13 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
About 13 St Marys Close
13 St Marys Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 48.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £440,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garageintegral
Energy performance
13 St Marys Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to planning permission 24/0714/FH to allow for front window increase in width.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/1597/FH/NMA
- Jun 2024Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to existing rear conservatory to provide new walls and roof
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/0714/FH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2023Most recent
£440,000
+218.8%over 23 years24 May 2000
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8NX: £405,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CT18 8NX
1 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Sept 2025
£405,0007 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Apr 2024
£455,00022 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Nov 2023
£192,50027 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Mar 2022
£485,00010 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Feb 2021
£350,000
Everything we know about 13 St Marys Close, 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 St Marys Close homes
13 St Marys Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,993
Street avg £2,762
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.1 km
St Marys Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Lyminge Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB