1 Kent Cottages, Church Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8EJ
About 1 Kent Cottages
1 Kent Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Sold April 2022 for £450,000. 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Kent Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Kent Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 April 2022Most recent
£450,000
+63.9%over 7 years15 April 2014
£274,500
+83.0%over 11 years6 June 2002
£150,000
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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
0.3 km
Mayfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB