Castle Lea, Folkestone
Castle Lea, Folkestone
Description & Estimates
Castle Lea, Folkestone is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 2,131 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 4,439 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Castle Lea, Folkestone is £385,987 and its rental estimate is £2,235 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Crete Road West, Folkestone, CT18 falls within the CT18 postal district, in the borough of Folkestone and Hythe.
Our Data Sources
Castle Lea, Folkestone has a single entry in the Land Registry from February 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2025.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 Castle Lea, Folkestone, we estimate a market value of £405,286 and a rental value of £2,347 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £358,968 and £2,078 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Castle Lea, Folkestone has seen its estimated sale value move down by £24,079 (6.2%) and its estimated rental value increase by £11 per month (0.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Castle Lea, Folkestone as measuring 4,439 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where all 26 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Castle Lea, Folkestone has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Jan 2025.
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 Castle Lea, Folkestone completed on 12th February 2025 at £400,000 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 dropped by 6.1% over the period since February 2025.
- Sold Feb 2025£400,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 1 property similar to Castle Lea, Folkestone has sold within a radius of 1.2 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 10th July 2018, was 3, Snowdrop Close, Folkestone, CT19 5TJ, a freehold house which sold for £350,000.
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 28 addresses on Crete Road West, Folkestone, CT18, Castle Lea, Folkestone comes out as the 2nd largest and the 26th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £2k more expensive than the average property across the CT18 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 900mFolkestone Primary
- 1.4kmThe Churchill School
- 1.6kmStella Maris Catholic Primary School
- 900mFolkestone Academy
- 1.6kmTurner Free School
- 1.7kmThe Harvey Grammar School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Castle Lea, Folkestone, the nearest station is Folkestone West, 2.0 kilometres away.
- 2.0kmFolkestone West
- 2.0kmFolkestone Central
- 7.0kmSandling
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
