No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
Skip to main content

This property is no longer on the market

Photo 17
Photo 1
Photo 2

Property

Save
Property
12 bed
0 bath
3,163 sq ft / 294 sq m

Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 7 Flats
  • Converted in 2021
  • £67,500 p.a Income
  • 5.5% Yield
Description
Motis Estates are proud to advertise an investment opportunity of 7 flats which have an income of £67,500 per annum which equates to an approx 5.5% yield.

The property is close to Bouverie Village and the Town Centre and has fantastic connections to local transport links, and Folkestone Central, taking you to London in less than an hour within a 5 minute walk.

Folkestone has a number of regeneration projects with the development of Folkestone Seafront with over 700 apartments and the town of Otterpool as a new Garden Town in the next 25 years. and . The property is also 50 yards from the former Debenhams site which has been acquired by Folkestone & Hythe District Council for redevelopment.

It was announced on 18/01/2023, that Folkestone and Hythe District Council have been awarded £19.7 million for a major overhaul of Folkestone's town centre to improve shopping areas, an upgraded bus station and a new public green space to encourage businesses and visitors into the area.

The funding is for the three following projects:

1. Station Arrival and Town Centre Connections:

This element of the project aims to improve the links from the railway station for pedestrians and cyclists to encourage use of active travel and public transport and to improve connections for visitors and residents alike.

2. Improved Gateway to the Town Centre and Bouverie Square:

This component of the project will unlock transformational change around the town centre. The focus will be to reconfigure the main bus station in the town centre and implement changes to the legacy gyratory road system to the north.

The money will enable a sustainable, attractive and welcoming gateway to be created for Folkestone town centre with a green park replacing the bus station in Bouverie Square.

The exciting and ambitious project will see Shellons Street become two-way with bus stops and bays replacing the bus station. Better signage and obvious walking links will connect visitors to a greener, more vibrant Sandgate Road and Guildhall Street shopping area.

3. Folca, Sandgate Road and Town Centre Public Realm:

This element of the project will refurbish the Folca building (the former Debenhams building) into a 'town lab' which will encourage and bring new and experimental uses into the town centre. The phased refurbishment of this building will bring a currently redundant building back into use in the town centre and reactivate this part of the high street. It will also improve the public realm on Sandgate Road to encourage footfall in this area of the town centre.

The funding will also enable the second phase of Folca to be progressed by establishing new uses for the site, with an intended focus on public services, retail, leisure and business uses for the rejuvenated building.

The property has 7 flats and has the following accommodation:

Property Beds GIA SQM Rent PCM
Flat 1 - Orchard House 1 28.6 £650
Flat 2 - Orchard House 1 24.5 £650
Flat 3 - Orchard House 2 45.8 £890
Flat 4 - Orchard House 2 46.8 £850
Flat 5 - Orchard House 2 50.8 £875
Flat 6 - Orchard House 2 47.7 £860
Flat 7 - Orchard House 2 49.8 £850

Each flat has a dedicated parking space.

The property was converted in 2021 to form 7 high quality apartments. Each property was fitted with new kitchen including integrated fridge freezers and oven/hobs as well as new UPVC double glazing and gas central heating systems.

The property has conformed to Building Control and has a certificate dated July 2021.

Photos are for reference of the condition.

Tenure: Freehold Terms:

The property is subject to 7 Assured Shorthold Tenancies with a total income of £67,500 per annum. Full statement of accounts for each flat can be made available.

Energy Performance Certificate: All 7 flats have a rating of C and are valid until 2031.

Services: Water, Drainage, Gas and Electricity Council Tax - The one bedroom flats have a Council Tax rating of A and the two bedroom flats have a Council Tax rating of B.

Viewing Strictly by appointment through Motis Estates Chartered Surveyors in Folkestone.[use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button]

SUBJECT TO CONTRACT (This firm operates a Complaints Handling Procedure, details of which are available upon request).

Places of interest

    Request viewing/info
    Motis Estates incorporating H. Wald & Co is independently owned and first opened for business in 1963, making it Folkestone’s longest established firm of Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors. If you are looking for an estate agent with unrivalled local knowledge, wide experience and who can offer a highly professional service tailored to achieve the best possible price for your house, we are the right choice for you. We strive to be able to provide you a professional service but an affordable price. As a Lifestyle Agent, we aim to assist in all aspects of moving to Folkestone with recommendations from your mortgage broker, to removal company, to kitchen and bathroom specialists. As the team are all local to Folkestone and the surrounding area, we can also recommend independent restaurants, bars and music venues. We can offer: - Free no obligation advice - Free EPC - Free Floor plan - Free Photography We have just installed an interactive touch screen on our shop window so pop down to Sandgate Road to view all our properties 24/7.

    See more properties like this:

    *DISCLAIMER

    Property reference MOTIS_005474. The information displayed about this property comprises a property advertisement. OnTheMarket.com makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the advertisement or any linked or associated information, and OnTheMarket.com has no control over the content provided by the agent or developer. This property advertisement does not constitute property particulars. The information is provided and maintained by Motis Estates - Folkestone.

    OnTheMarket may have applied supplementary data to this property listing, including:

    Broadband availability and predicted speed

    Broadband speed is measured in megabits per second, with the number returned showing how fast the connection is. Each reading is based on the highest predicted speed of any major broadband network for services that deliver the download speeds. The following are the different readings that we may display:

    Basic: Up to 30 Mbit/s
    Super-fast: Between 30 Mbit/s and 300 Mbit/s
    Ultra-fast: Over 300 Mbit/s

    The data is updated three times a year. The checker results are predictions and should not be regarded as guaranteed. For more information, see: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/about-checker#Answer_0_2

    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength

    Mobile signal predictions are provided by the four UK mobile network operators: EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. Predictions can vary significantly from the coverage you may actually experience as a result of local factors (especially terrain). Ofcom has tested the actual coverage provided in various locations around the UK to help ensure that these predictions are reasonable. The values shown against a property can be broken down as follows:

    Clear: No bars, no signal predicted
    Red: One bar, reliable signal unlikely
    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
    Green: Three bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web services
    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

    Energy Performance data and Internal floor area

    Any supplementary data should not be relied upon as forming part of any property particulars and OnTheMarket cannot be held responsible for any incorrectness in this data. See here for more information.

    *Call rate information

    Calls to 0843 numbers will be charged at 4p/min from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may vary, and calls from mobiles and outside the UK will be higher. Calls to local numbers beginning with 01, 02 and 03 numbers will incur standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles.