Highlands, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
About Highlands
Highlands is a detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £951,000 is 22.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 92.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £775,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Highlands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2023RenovationFullIn report
Removal of the existing external steps and creation of new steps to include gates and wall. Driveway together with 2 No. new parking spaces and car turntable.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/1802/FH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£951,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£775,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 March 2022Most recent
£775,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8JW: £280,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in CT18 8JW
6 Robus Terrace, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Sold Jun 2023
£269,950North Cottage, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Sold Sept 2021
£399,900Mount Pleasant, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Sold Oct 2018
£930,0004 Robus Terrace, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Sold Oct 2015
£204,0001 Fernbank, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Sold Dec 2013
£280,000
Everything we know about Highlands, 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 Canterbury Road homes
On price per m², Highlands stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,905
Street avg £2,603
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.0 km
Silverlands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 2 schools 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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB