8, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone occupies a 464 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 14 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 2nd largest.

8, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Aug 2015.

The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

8, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone last changed hands on 3rd August 2018, selling for £350,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 3 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 9.5% since August 2018.

• Sold Aug 2018£350,000
• Sold Jan 2016£255,000
• Sold Sep 2006£220,000

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 41 sales of comparable properties within 810 metres of 8, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone since 2015.

Most recently, 75, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EB, a freehold house, sold at £500,000 on the 28th January 2026.

Read more about house prices in CT19.

• Sold Jan 2026£500,000 | 4 Bed House75, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EB75, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EB
• Sold Mar 2025£385,000 | 4 Bed House3, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NB3, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NB
• Sold Aug 2024£525,000 | 4 Bed House62, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EB62, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EB
• Sold Apr 2024£398,500 | 5 Bed House10, Berkeley Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NA10, Berkeley Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NA
• Sold Sep 2023£500,000 | 4 Bed House46, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EA46, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EA
• Sold Nov 2022£510,000 | 4 Bed House100, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AQ100, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AQ
• Sold Sep 2022£416,000 | 4 Bed House83, Morehall Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 4EE83, Morehall Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 4EE
• Sold Jun 2022£560,000 | 5 Bed House207, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AT207, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AT
• Sold Sep 2021£260,000 | 4 Bed House6, Perries Mead, Folkestone, CT19 5UD6, Perries Mead, Folkestone, CT19 5UD
• Sold Jun 2021£457,500 | 4 Bed House98, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AQ98, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AQ
• Sold Apr 2021£345,000 | 5 Bed House115, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EP115, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EP
• Sold Dec 2020£310,000 | 4 Bed House20, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EN20, Chart Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EN
• Sold Sep 2020£330,000 | 4 Bed House29, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL29, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL
• Sold Jan 2019£370,000 | 4 Bed House76, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AG76, Surrenden Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AG
• Sold Jul 2018£335,000 | 4 Bed House14, Berkeley Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NA14, Berkeley Close, Folkestone, CT19 5NA
• Sold Jun 2018£315,000 | 5 Bed House1, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EJ1, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EJ
• Sold Dec 2017£362,000 | 4 Bed House4, The Terrace 14, Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LD4, The Terrace 14, Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LD
• Sold Nov 2017£300,000 | 5 Bed House21, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL21, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL
• Sold Oct 2017£365,000 | 4 Bed House1, The Terrace 14, Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LD1, The Terrace 14, Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LD
• Sold Oct 2015£287,500 | 5 Bed House14, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL14, Trimworth Road, Folkestone, CT19 4EL

Our analysis of the public data ranks 8, Gainsborough Close, Folkestone as the 3rd largest and the 3rd most expensive of the 14 addresses on Gainsborough Close, Folkestone, CT19.

Against the CT19 postcode district average, it is £112k more expensive than the typical property.

• Morehall Primary School and Nursery

  600 m away
• Folkestone Primary

  700 m away
• Stella Maris Catholic Primary School

  1.1 km away

• The Harvey Grammar School

  600 m away
• Turner Free School

  700 m away
• Folkestone Academy

  700 m away

• Folkestone West

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  800 m away
• Folkestone Central

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  1.2 km away
• Sandling

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  6.4 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.