The Nook, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
About The Nook
The Nook is a four-bedroom detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 16 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 112.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £699,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Nook's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A solar panel installation application was refused at The Nook in 2025.
- Jul 2025Solar PanelsOutlineIn report
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the installation of photovoltaic panels to the south and east pitched roofs and flat roof to the rear.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1076/FH
- Mar 2025Solar PanelsFullIn report
Proposed Installation of photovoltaic panels on southern and western orientated pitched roof slopes, and flat roof to the rear.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/0190/FH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Nook
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
Latest sale on The Nook was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£733,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.
£699,950
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£699,950
+100.0%over 17 years26 May 2005
£350,000
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
£522,500Spicers Farm, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Mar 2023
£665,0001 Ark Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Sept 2022
£350,000The Studio Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Sold Feb 2021
£325,000
Everything we know about The Nook, 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
The Nook outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,343
Street avg £3,127
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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