Old Robus, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW

Old Robus is a six-bedroom detached house in Lyminge, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 297 m² (around 3197 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 297 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,017,000 sits 133.8% above the 2002 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 45.4% below the postcode norm. 12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.