Lollipops, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
About Lollipops
Lollipops is a three-bedroom detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 19.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £330,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2020RenovationFullIn report
Roof alterations to increase head height to interconnecting doorway
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/1645/FH
- Aug 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension of roof and replacement cladding to existing rear addition, replacement of roof tiles, omission of x2 rear windows and enlargement of existing rear roof lights and existing side window.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- Y19/0808/FH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Lollipops
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 3 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2020Most recent
£330,000
+11.9%over 2 years27 September 2017
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8HT: £220,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in CT18 8HT
2a, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
Sold Apr 2024
£192,5001 Wesley Terrace, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
Sold Jun 2021
£295,000Brook Cottage, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
Sold Jun 2021
£540,0002 Wesley Terrace, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
Sold Apr 2021
£220,000Nailbourne, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HT
Sold Jan 2016
£240,000
Everything we know about Lollipops, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Canterbury Road homes
Price per m² for Lollipops runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £2,525
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Wesley Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB