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3 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE

Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Ark Cottages

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

3 Ark Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 47.9% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Ark Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Ark Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£207,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£140,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 July 2015Most recent

    £140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8DE: £522,500 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Canterbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Ark Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,745

Street avg £3,387

On par

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£287k

1 Kimberley Terrace, Lyminge

CT18 8JB

2 bed
£326k

1 Church Cottages, School Lane, Newington

CT18 8AX

2 bed1 bath
£353k

1 Little Beachborough Cottages, Beachborough, Newington

CT18 8BW

2 bed
£363k

1 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill

CT18 8DE

2 bed1 bath
£329k

1 Hillview Terrace, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill

CT18 8BX

3 bed1 bath
£333k

1 Dibgate Cottages, Newington

CT18 8BJ

3 bed1 bath
£344k

1 Longage Farm Cottages, Longage Hill, Lyminge

CT18 8HB

3 bed1 bath
£392k

1 Greenbanks, Lyminge

CT18 8HG

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Folkestone report

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

1.6 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 8DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.