Cherry Tree Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
About Cherry Tree Cottage
Cherry Tree Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 100.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £522,500.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cherry Tree Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees situated in a conservation area comprising of T1 Sycamore 3 metre reduction and T2 Ash Tree's to remove down to ground level.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/1281/FH/TCA
- Dec 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising felling of two Ash trees and pollard two Ash trees to approximately 8 metres.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- Y17/1439/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Cherry Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£522,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2024Most recent
£522,500
+12.4%over 3 years18 February 2021
£465,000
+405.4%over 21 years20 October 1999
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8DE: £355,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Mar 2023
£665,0001 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Sept 2022
£350,000The Nook, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
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£699,950The Studio Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
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£325,000
Everything we know about Cherry Tree Cottage, 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 Canterbury Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Cherry Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,123
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.0 km
The Gatekeeper — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB