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2 Rock Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DB

4 planning records
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 2 Rock Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

2 Rock Cottage is a property in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DB). It has council tax band D.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

No EPC on record

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Rock Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Rock Cottage sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Aug 2025
    Conditions
    In report

    Variation of Condition 2 (plans) to allow an increased ridge height and eaves and Condition 3 (materials) to allow for a profiled metal sheet roof covering to be installed of planning permission 24/0580/FH

    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    25/1277/FH
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  2. Jun 2024
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    The erection of a log cabin styled garden room of timber construction within a conservation area

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    28 docs on file
    Reference
    24/0580/FH
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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Latest sale on 2 Rock Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Last sold (1997)

£57,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 1997Most recent

    £57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8DB: £592,000 (2023–2018).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Folkestone district page.

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

0.0 km

The Gatekeeper — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT18 8DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CT18 8DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 8DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.
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