— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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4,592 people · median £266,000 · Folkestone and Hythe
High wellbeingMore affordable than most
Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£266,000 median 5th cheapest of 14 neighbourhoods
among 14 neighbourhoods in Folkestone and Hythe
A typical home here sells for £266,000, up 9.4% over five years. That's about 8.1× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 21 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£266,000
5-year change+9.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.1× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Folkestone and Hythe11.5%
Of the homes across Folkestone and Hythe that sold again within five years, 11.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses4.8%
Semi-detached houses5.3%
Terraced houses1.6%
Flats12.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new18.2%
Bought second-hand10.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+32.5% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,458 resale pairs) across Folkestone and Hythe — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership64%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,457
Folkestone & Hythe District Council£314
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,638
Band B£1,911
Band C£2,184
Band D (baseline)£2,457
Band E£3,004
Band F£3,550
Band G£4,096
Band H£4,915
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,455 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Cheriton 34 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Road | £138,725 | 224 | -31% |
| Cheriton High Street | £115,000 | 219 | +33% |
| Firs Lane | £122,750 | 214 | +60.4% |
| Somerset Road | £153,500 | 164 | +11.6% |
| Shaftesbury Avenue | £133,750 | 160 | +20% |
| Pine Way | £130,000 | 114 | — |
| Ashley Avenue | £168,000 | 97 | — |
| Wood Cottage Lane | £125,000 | 93 | +5.2% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Folkestone and Hythe how Cheriton compares · from Folkestone and Hythe
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Sandgate +29%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandgate | £315,000 | +29% | 194 |
| Golden Valley | £321,500 | +25.8% | 157 |
| Foord | £228,000 | +25% | 215 |
| Morehall | £323,000 | +24.6% | 119 |
| East Cliff | £260,000 | +22.7% | 129 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Cheriton — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53, Firs Lane | Flat | 1 | C | £162,500 | Jul 2026 |
| 165 Cheriton High Street | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £249,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 6, Weymouth Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £307,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 113, Somerset Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £290,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 60 Laurel Court 24, Stanley Road | Flat | 2 | C | £79,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 171 Cheriton High Street | Terraced | 3 | E | £150,000 | May 2026 |
| 16, Woodfield Close | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £285,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 70 Laurel Court 24 Stanley Road | Flat | 2 | C | £70,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 1 Somerset Road | Terraced | 4+ | D | £328,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 128, Cheriton High Street | Terraced | 3 | D | £262,000 | Mar 2026 |
93 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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