What type of property is 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ last sold for £347,500 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £140,000 in January 2013, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between January 2013 and October 2022, 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ rose from £140,000 to £347,500, a change of £207,500. That works out to roughly +9.7% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ have?

The current EPC rating for 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in September 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (614 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CT18 8JJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ heated?

The latest EPC at 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

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

Where is 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ located?

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

How safe is the area around 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

Police records around 26 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.

Which schools serve 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

The closest primary school to 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is Lyminge Church of England Primary School (364m).

What transport links are near 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ?

The closest bus stop to 26 Ethelburga Drive, CT18 8JJ is Silverlands Road, 295m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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26 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

57 m²

614 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 26 Ethelburga Drive

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

26 Ethelburga Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 133.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £347,500. 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

Outside

Private gardenrear
Garageen_bloc
Summer houseYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

26 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 28 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Ethelburga Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

26 Ethelburga Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£347,500

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2022Most recent
£347,500
+148.2%over 9 years
7 January 2013
£140,000

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.

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

Price per m²

£6,096

Street avg £3,575

Strongly above

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

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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

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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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