53, Capel Street
53, Capel Street
Description & Estimates
53, Capel Street, Folkestone is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 645 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 248 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 53, Capel Street, Folkestone is £261,438 and its rental estimate is £1,556 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Capel Street, Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18 falls within the CT18 postal district, in the borough of Dover.
Our Data Sources
53, Capel Street, Folkestone has 61 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2015.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 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 53, Capel Street, Folkestone, we estimate a market value of £274,509 and a rental value of £1,634 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £243,137 and £1,447 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 53, Capel Street, Folkestone has seen its estimated sale value decline by £11,340 (4.3%) and its estimated rental value climb by £41 per month (2.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 53, Capel Street, Folkestone as measuring 248 m2.
That makes it the 15th largest plot in the postcode, where 34 of the 35 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
53, Capel Street, Folkestone has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 05 Feb 2015.
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 53, Capel Street, Folkestone completed on 10th March 2025 at £285,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 6 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 2.8% over the period since March 2025.
- Sold Mar 2025£285,000
- Sold Mar 2020£210,000
- Sold Jun 2017£185,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 53, Capel Street, Folkestone have sold within a radius of 2.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 13th March 2026, was 56A, Capel Street, Folkestone, CT18 7LY, a freehold house which sold for £260,000.
Read more about house prices in CT18.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 156 addresses on Capel Street, Capel-Le-Ferne, Folkestone, CT18, 53, Capel Street, Folkestone comes out as the 144th largest and the 146th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £123k less expensive than the average property across the CT18 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mCapel-le-Ferne Primary School
- 2.0kmMartello Primary
- 2.3kmFolkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
- 3.3kmFolkestone Academy
- 4.2kmThe Harvey Grammar School
- 4.6kmTurner Free School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 53, Capel Street, Folkestone, the nearest station is Folkestone Central, 3.7 kilometres away.
- 3.7kmFolkestone Central
- 4.5kmFolkestone West
- 6.6kmKearsney (Kent)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
