What kind of home is 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ sell for?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ last sold for £355,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £55,000 in September 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 1996 and September 2022, 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ rose from £55,000 to £355,000, a change of £300,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ have?

The current EPC rating for 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in February 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CT18 8JJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ use?

The latest EPC at 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in May 2023 under ref. 23/0511/FH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ in?

25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ sits in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone. It falls within the CT18 postcode district in Kent.

Is 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ in a safe area?

Police records around 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

The closest primary school to 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is Lyminge Church of England Primary School (364m).

How well connected is 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

The closest bus stop to 25 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is Silverlands Road, 295m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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25 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 25 Ethelburga Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Ethelburga Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 128.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2023
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Removal of existing garage and erection of a part side, part rear, single storey extension along with the insertion of 4 roof lights
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
23/0511/FH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 25 Ethelburga Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£347,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£355,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2022Most recent
£355,000
+86.8%over 6 years
28 March 2016
£190,000
+245.5%over 19 years
26 September 1996
£55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8JJ: £360,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Ethelburga Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

25 Ethelburga Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,917

Street avg £3,583

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Folkestone district page.

Full Folkestone report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CT18 8JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CT18 8JJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.

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