Kingfishers, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
About Kingfishers
Kingfishers is a three-bedroom property in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8DF). It has council tax band E. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sold September 2022 for £660,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Kingfishers has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2025OutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for laying of hard standing for existing vehicular access.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/1294/FH
- Apr 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Car Port & Log Store
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/0209/FH
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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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Kingfishers has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£660,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2022Most recent
£660,000
+88.0%over 10 years23 August 2012
£351,000
+95.5%over 11 years3 July 2001
£179,500
+91.0%over 3 years27 February 1998
£94,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8DF: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CT18 8DF
1 Ridgehill Cottages, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
Sold Oct 2025
£420,000Stourbrook, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
Sold Nov 2022
£595,000Ridgehill Barn, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
Sold Oct 2022
£770,000Lindene, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
Sold Feb 2021
£400,000Orchard End, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DF
Sold Jan 2021
£399,995
Everything we know about Kingfishers, 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
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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
0.2 km
The Gatekeeper — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 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