18 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
About 18 Ethelburga Drive
18 Ethelburga Drive is a semi-detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and a loft conversion, 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
18 Ethelburga Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2016AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension to form annexe following partial demolition of existing garage.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- Y16/0081/SH
- Apr 2002Loft ConversionFullIn report
Installation of a rear dormer window.
- Reference
- Y02/0171/SH
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Ethelburga Drive
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
18 Ethelburga Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8JJ: £355,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CT18 8JJ
6 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Feb 2025
£360,00017 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Sold Aug 2023
£329,95026 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
£425,000
Everything we know about 18 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 18 Ethelburga Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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.
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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB