5 Hillview Terrace, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
About 5 Hillview Terrace
5 Hillview Terrace is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 698 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 65 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 58.1% above the 2014 sale of £159,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Parkingallocated
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hillview Terrace has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 17 years.
£159,995
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2014Most recent
£159,995
+166.7%over 17 years21 August 1997
£60,000
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 5 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
5 Hillview Terrace is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,469
Street avg £2,709
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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