Spicers Farm, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
About Spicers Farm
Spicers Farm is a detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 is 12.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £665,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Spicers Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at Spicers Farm in 2024.
- Sept 2024AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed single storey extension, internal alterations & external repairs. A proposed new build annexe, a new car port and associated external landscaping works, including a new site entrance.
Extension- Documents
- 53 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/1147/FH
- Jun 2024ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey
Listed Building Consent for proposed single storey extension, internal alterations and external repairs to Spicers Farmhouse. A proposed new build annexe, a new car port and associated external landscaping, including a new site entrance.
Listed- Documents
- 52 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0606/FH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Spicers Farm
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Spicers Farm valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£749,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£665,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 March 2023Most recent
£665,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8DE: £465,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CT18 8DE
7 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Nov 2025
£355,000Cherry Tree Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Jul 2024
£522,5001 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Sept 2022
£350,000The Nook, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Jun 2022
£699,950The Studio Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Feb 2021
£325,000
Everything we know about Spicers Farm, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

Versus other Canterbury Road homes
EPC Rating for Spicers Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £3,322
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB