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Cheriton

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

2025 · 50 sales
£121k£165k£208k£252k£296k2010201720252022 +14%−8%£266,000
Median sold price£266,000
5-year change+9.4%
Price per square metre£2,455 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£13k£87k£160k£234k£307k1995201020252003 +32%−16%£266,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Semi-detached
£285k
Terraced
£270k
Flat
£70k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.1× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership64%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
33%
Private rented
20%
Social rented
15%
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Cheriton 34 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Stanley Road£139,950223-31%
Cheriton High Street£114,000218+29.1%
Firs Lane£122,500213+30.8%
Somerset Road£152,000163+20.8%
Shaftesbury Avenue£133,750160+20.9%
Pine Way£130,000113
Ashley Avenue£168,00097
Wood Cottage Lane£125,00093+3%
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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