17 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
About 17 Ethelburga Drive
17 Ethelburga Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £329,950.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
17 Ethelburga Drive has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension incorporating a garage and porch.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- Y11/0989/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Ethelburga Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 12 years.
£329,950
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2023Most recent
£329,950
+69.2%over 11 years30 August 2011
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8JJ: £360,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CT18 8JJ
6 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Feb 2025
£360,00026 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Oct 2022
£347,50025 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Sept 2022
£355,0009 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Jun 2022
£425,00021 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Mar 2022
£395,000
Everything we know about 17 Ethelburga Drive, 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 Ethelburga Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Ethelburga Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,707
Street avg £3,683
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Silverlands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB