3 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
About 3 The Orchids
3 The Orchids is a property in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8AR). It has council tax band G.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in March 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
3 The Orchids has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey rear and side extensions.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- Y04/0928/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 The Orchids has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 March 1998Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8AR: £455,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in CT18 8AR
7 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
Sold Aug 2023
£725,0004 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
Sold Dec 2016
£560,0006 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
Sold Oct 2014
£455,0001 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
Sold Jul 2011
£220,0005 The Orchids, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8AR
Sold Sept 1998
£199,500
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Gatekeeper — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB