Upgrade Plan
This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.
Running costs
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2013, states £916 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £422,004 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
The Orchards: 10 sales since 1995 · £388,500 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elham Church of England Primary School | Primary | under 0.1 mi | — |
| Lyminge Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.0 mi | — |
| Selsted Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.8 mi | — |
| Turner Free School | Secondary | 4.4 mi | Progress 8 -0.55 · well below average (2023/24) |
| Folkestone Academy | Secondary | 4.7 mi | Progress 8 -1.11 · well below average (2023/24) |
| The Harvey Grammar School | Secondary | 4.9 mi | Progress 8 +0.24 · above average (2023/24) |
Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.
Area context
Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01024490, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
The Orchards
How this home sits against its street.