5 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
About 5 Mayfield Road
5 Mayfield Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 31.7% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £375,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Mayfield Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Mayfield Road has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2008Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to the roof, alterations to two dormer windows to incorporate pitched roofs, removal of condition 2 of planning permission 85/0526/SH to allow use of garage as living accommodation and other external alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- Y08/0296/SH
- Jul 2003PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a single storey front extension and porch.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- Y03/0630/SH
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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 5 Mayfield Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 24 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2021Most recent
£375,000
+24.2%over 5 years11 March 2016
£302,000
+277.5%over 19 years16 December 1996
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8HL: £345,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CT18 8HL
13 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Sold Aug 2025
£318,00026 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Sold May 2024
£357,50028 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Sold Jan 2024
£490,0003 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Sold Nov 2023
£327,50011 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Sold Aug 2023
£345,000
Everything we know about 5 Mayfield Road, 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 Mayfield Road homes
On epc rating, 5 Mayfield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,301
Street avg £3,182
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.1 km
Mayfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB