3, BENSON LANE, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7AQ - £156,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

3 BENSON LANE is a very small detached house of 84m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £303,045. It was last sold for £156,000 in January 2005, which was around 43% below the average January 2005 detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2015, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

3 BENSON LANE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 3 BENSON LANE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 3 BENSON LANE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2005 12 JAN	£156,000	£271,710	43% below HPI
2004 14 JAN	£135,000	£247,819	46% below HPI
2002 19 DEC	£127,950	£209,579	39% below HPI
2001 4 MAY	£94,000	£154,550	39% below HPI

3 BENSON LANE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 3 BENSON LANE sales between May 2001 and January 2005 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the January 2004 sale was for 46% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 46% below the HPI over time, until the January 2005 sale, where it rises to 43% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 43% below the HPI.

What might 3 BENSON LANE be worth now?

3 BENSON LANE might now be worth an estimated £303,045.

This is based on house price inflation of 94.3%, between January 2005 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 94.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 3 BENSON LANE of £156,000 on 12th January 2005. For the value to have increased from £156,000 to £303,045 over the nineteen years and eleven months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 3 BENSON LANE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
• The January 2005 sale price of £156,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 3 BENSON LANE has not materially changed since January 2005.

How Large is 3 BENSON LANE?

3 BENSON LANE is 84m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2015. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Hawkinge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hawkinge, and where 3 BENSON LANE lies on this distribution: 11% of detached houses houses are smaller than 3 BENSON LANE, and 88% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hawkinge.

3 BENSON LANE: Plot and Title Map

3 BENSON LANE sits on a plot of roughly 0.068 of an acre, or 274m². The below map shows the location of 3 BENSON LANE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 3 BENSON LANE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 3 BENSON LANE?

3 BENSON LANE is located in HAWKINGE, in the CT18 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 3 on BENSON LANE.