Dorset House, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
About Dorset House
Dorset House is a property in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8HU). It has council tax band C.
It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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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
- Jan 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Continued use of the property as a single self-contained residential unit together with erection of replacement single storey extension, installation of a dormer window and roof lights to side (south east) roof slope, installation of bay window to front elevation, replacement windows and other external alterations.
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- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- Y09/0894/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dorset House was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 February 1995Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8HU: £380,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in CT18 8HU
The Mount, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
Sold Apr 2021
£460,000Glenfield, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
Sold Oct 2016
£470,000Colwood, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
Sold Apr 2016
£320,000Clevedon, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
Sold Dec 2015
£355,000Korf House, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HU
Sold Jul 2006
£235,000
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- 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
0.1 km
Wesley Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB