70, Wear Bay Road
70, Wear Bay Road
Description & Estimates
70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,323 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 666 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone is £530,979 and its rental estimate is £1,948 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
70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has a single entry in the Land Registry from January 2013 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2015.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, we estimate a market value of £557,528 and a rental value of £2,045 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £493,810 and £1,811 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £21,352 (4.0%) and its estimated rental value grow by £39 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone as measuring 666 m2.
That makes it the 8th largest plot in the postcode, where 20 of the 21 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 01 Dec 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 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone completed on 28th January 2013 at £430,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 39.0% over the period since January 2013.
- Sold Jan 2013£430,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone have sold within a radius of 850 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 21st March 2025, was 50, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, CT19 6PU, a freehold house which sold for £555,000.
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, 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone comes out as the 60th largest and the 47th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £244k more expensive than the average property across the CT19 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 100mMartello Primary
- 300mFolkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
- 800mCastle Hill Community Primary School
- 2.1kmFolkestone Academy
- 2.8kmThe Harvey Grammar School
- 3.4kmTurner Free School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 70, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, the nearest station is Folkestone Central, 2.0 kilometres away.
- 2.0kmFolkestone Central
- 3.1kmFolkestone West
- 8.6kmKearsney (Kent)
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.
