The Larches, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BX
About The Larches
The Larches is a detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1255 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 sits 83% above the 2014 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 15.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Larches's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Larches has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- Y03/0842/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Larches valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 September 2014Most recent
£235,000
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 The Larches, 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
CO₂ Emissions for The Larches lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,016
Street avg £2,747
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB