8 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
About 8 St Marys Close
8 St Marys Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Etchinghill, Folkestone, Folkestone (CT18 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sold September 2020 for £480,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
8 St Marys Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Erection of a tiled pitched roof over existing conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- Y11/0734/SH
- Jan 2010Garage ConversionConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission 97/0028/SH to allow use of garage as living accommodation.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- Y09/1087/SH
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
6 September 2020Most recent
£480,000
+47.7%over 5 years28 November 2014
£325,000
+30.0%over 8 years12 April 2006
£250,000
+73.6%over 5 years17 September 2000
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CT18 8NX: £440,000 (2025–2022).
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
£455,00013 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Nov 2023
£440,00022 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Nov 2023
£192,50027 St Marys Close, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NX
Sold Mar 2022
£485,000
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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
On epc rating, 8 St Marys Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,692
Street avg £2,723
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB