4, Wear Bay Road
4, Wear Bay Road
Description & Estimates
4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,894 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 276 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone is £513,245 and its rental estimate is £2,190 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, CT19 falls within the CT19 postal district, in the borough of Folkestone and Hythe.
Our Data Sources
4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in February 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated July 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, we estimate a market value of £538,908 and a rental value of £2,299 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £477,318 and £2,036 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has seen its estimated sale value drop by £31,872 (6.2%) and its estimated rental value rise by £9 per month (0.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone as measuring 276 m2.
That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where 11 of the 15 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Jul 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone completed on 23rd February 2018 at £388,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 20.4% over the period since February 2018.
- Sold Feb 2018£388,500
- Sold May 2002£163,000
- Sold May 1996£83,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone have sold within a radius of 440 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 7th March 2024, was 29, Wear Bay Crescent, Folkestone, CT19 6AX, a freehold house which sold for £535,000.
Read more about house prices in CT19.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 165 addresses on Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, CT19, 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone comes out as the 32nd largest and the 52nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £226k more expensive than the average property across the CT19 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mFolkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
- 500mFolkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
- 700mSt Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
- 1.9kmFolkestone Academy
- 2.4kmThe Harvey Grammar School
- 2.8kmThe Folkestone School for Girls
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Public Transport Nearby
From 4, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, the nearest station is Folkestone Central, 1.5 kilometres away.
- 1.5kmFolkestone Central
- 2.6kmFolkestone West
- 8.7kmSandling
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
