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Guide Price£595,000

Rhodes Minnis, Canterbury, CT4

Land size
5 acres
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Price Range £595,000 - £625,000
  • FANTASTIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH LAND
  • A two bedroom detached bungalow in an idyllic location
  • Now in need of renovation or replaced subject to necessary planning permissions
  • The property has gardens and grounds approximately 5 acres in total
  • Driveway parking
  • Large mature garden, fenced paddocks, five stables, field shelter, orchard including apples and fruit

Description

Price Range £595,000 - £625,000 - FANTASTIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH LAND! A two bedroom detached bungalow in an idyllic location and now in need of renovation or replaced subject to necessary planning permissions. After sixteen years of living in the beautiful setting the vendor is relocating. The property has gardens and grounds approximately 5 acres in total. Accommodation comprises: ground floor - entrance porch, bathroom/WC, kitchen, side lobby, bedroom one, bedroom two, sitting room. First floor - Landing and large loft room. Outside - Garage, large mature garden, fenced paddocks, separate field access located to the far end of the land, five stables, double field shelter, workshop, orchard including apples. Driveway parking.

Porch

Kitchen

Sitting Room

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Attic landing

Attic room

Agents Note

Mortgages on this property may be difficult to arrange due to the timber frame construction and asbestos in the internal walls and ceilings.

Garden

Large mature garden, large mature garden, fenced paddocks, separate field access located to the far end of the land, five stables, double field shelter, workshop, orchard including apples.

Parking - Driveway

Plenty of driveway parking to the front and side of the property

Parking - Garage

Disclaimer

These property details are for guidance only and do not form part of any offer or contract. All measurements are approximate. While prepared with care, Laing Bennett Ltd and the Vendor/Landlord accept no liability for any statements herein. Services, appliances, and facilities have not been tested, and no warranty is given regarding their condition or the property’s structural integrity. Applicants should carry out their own investigations before exchange of contracts or entering a tenancy. Contents, furnishings, or furniture shown in photos may not be included. No employee of Laing Bennett Ltd has the authority to make representations or warranties about this property.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
C
Date Posted
2026-08-12

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 462 Homes with Land listings in South East England (5+ acres).

This Property£119,000 / acre
Homes with Land Average (5+ acres) £136,905 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Electric Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

6 Mbps

Under 10 Mbps here

Suitable for

  • Basic browsing & email

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Elham Church of England Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Lyminge Church of England Primary School1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    191
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stowting Church of England Primary School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    106
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Bodsham Church of England Primary School3 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    70
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stelling Minnis Church of England Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    79
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Brockhill Park Performing Arts College4.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,314
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Turner Free School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    997
    Type
    Free schools
  • Folkestone Academy5.7 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    936
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Harvey Grammar School5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,005
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • The Folkestone School for Girls6.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,145
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Hawkinge Express, Hawkinge4.5 miles
Lidl Hawkinge, Hawkinge4.6 miles
Co-op Sellindge, Sellindge4.6 miles

GP surgery

Hawkinge And Elham1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Lyminge Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

Royal Victoria Hospital6.1 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces480 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Sandling Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lord Whisky Animal Sanctuary509 metres

Typical drive times

Dover19 min · 14 miles
Hythe14 min · 8.6 miles
Folkestone14 min · 8.8 miles
Canterbury (city)16 min · 10 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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