Thornleigh, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
About Thornleigh
Thornleigh is a detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 313 m² (around 3369 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (April 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2022 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good.
It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 313 m² the property is well over the postcode median (152 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,028,000 sits 229.5% above the 2001 sale of £312,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Thornleigh ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Mar 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of side and rear extensions and extension to existing rear dormer window.
- Reference
- Y01/1196/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Thornleigh's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£1,028,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2001Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8HA: £460,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CT18 8HA
Honeywood House, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
Sold Mar 2021
£675,000Matlock, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
Sold Oct 2018
£385,000Summerbell, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
Sold Dec 2016
£415,000Queensway, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
Sold Mar 2016
£460,000Middleton, Brady Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HA
Sold Aug 2015
£532,500
Everything we know about Thornleigh, 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 Brady Road homes
Floor Area for Thornleigh runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£997
Street avg £2,894
Floor Area
313 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.3 km
Sibton Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB