CT19 5PS

Last sold £340,000 in May 2021

68, Downs Road, Folkestone

Property type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 3 (est.)
Tenure: Freehold
Floor area: 926 sq ft / 86 sq m
EPC rating: C

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
January 1995	£56,000		6.125%
June 1998	£79,000	+41.1%	7.5%	+16 pts
May 2021	£340,000	+330.4%	0.1%	+71 pts

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Jan 1995 — £56,000
Jun 1998 — £79,000 · +41.1% · 16 pts ahead of the UK market
May 2021 — £340,000 · +330.4% · 71 pts ahead of the UK market

paid well above the local norm at the time

vs 63 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km

The life around it

Mundella Primary School is 481m away.
The Beacon Folkestone is 270m away.
Folkestone Central station is 1.1km away.
Killing Wood is 1.9km away.
The coast (coastline) is 1.6km away.
The Hart Reservoir is 1.5km away.
Boating Pond is 723m away.
Canal is 4.4km away.
Pent Stream is 575m away.
Radnor Park is 608m away.
Play Area is 234m away.

Broadband

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
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Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.

Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data

Commute by train

From Folkestone Central, 1.1km away

56 min London

Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.

Schools nearby

1 The Beacon Folkestone 0.2 miles State Attainment 8: 0.5 (2023)
2 Mundella Primary School · Primary 0.3 miles State Ofsted Good
3 Folkestone Academy · Secondary 0.4 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 31.0 (2023)
4 Folkestone Primary · Primary 0.4 miles State Ofsted Good
5 Stella Maris Catholic Primary School · Primary · Roman Catholic 0.4 miles State
6 Castle Hill Community Primary School · Primary 0.5 miles State Ofsted Good
7 Compass Community School Coastal Park 0.5 miles State Attainment 8: 6.0 (2023)
8 Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone · Primary · Church of England 0.7 miles State Ofsted Good
9 Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.9 miles State
10 Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd) 0.9 miles Independent

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Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 74 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

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Planning activity nearby

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/1215/FH to allow for… — Conditions, Aug 2025 source
Variation of conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) of planning permission… — Conditions, May 2025 source
Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage into additional living… — Conditions, May 2026 source
Single storey front porch extension and new roof to existing bay window. — Conditions, Oct 2025 source
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/1415/FH to allow for removal of… — Permitted, Feb 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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