1 Hillview Terrace, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
About 1 Hillview Terrace
1 Hillview Terrace is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 43% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Hillview Terrace sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of loft with hip to gable extension and insertion of rooflight to front and rear roof slope.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0409/FH
- Jul 2022ConditionsIn report
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (landscape works), 4 (materials & height of retaining walls), 5 (ecological enhancements) & 6 (lighting details) of planning permission 20/1015/FH (APP/L2250/W/21/3279889) Creation of new hard standing with stepped access to number 1 Hillview Terrace.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0690/FH/CON
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Sales history & valuation
1 Hillview Terrace valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 September 2016Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8BX: £380,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in CT18 8BX
Bella Vista, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
Sold Feb 2021
£380,000High Bank, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
Sold Aug 2019
£438,500Aurora, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
Sold Sept 2018
£312,000Greenwich, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
Sold Dec 2017
£610,000Greengates, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
Sold Apr 2017
£268,000
Everything we know about 1 Hillview Terrace, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Westfield Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Hillview Terrace runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,706
Street avg £2,689
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.2 km
St Marys Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB