3 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
About 3 Ethelburga Drive
3 Ethelburga Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 265.8% above the 2000 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 54.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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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 gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Ethelburga Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2001ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a rear conservatory.
Extension- Reference
- Y01/0321/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Ethelburga Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 July 2000Most recent
£89,950
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 3 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
On price per m², 3 Ethelburga Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,199
Street avg £3,797
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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