DOLPHIN COTTAGE, RECTORY LANE, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8EG - £585,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

DOLPHIN COTTAGE is a very large extended detached house of 174m², built sometime between 2007 and 2011, which could now be worth an estimated £846,033. It was last sold for £585,000 in April 2016, which was around 58% above the average April 2016 detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2023, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

DOLPHIN COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for DOLPHIN COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the four DOLPHIN COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2016 19 APR	£585,000	£371,301	58% above HPI
2010 9 DEC	£445,000	£292,202	52% above HPI
2006 15 DEC	£250,000	£294,174	15% below HPI
1997 31 OCT	£114,000	£100,658	13% above HPI

DOLPHIN COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four DOLPHIN COTTAGE sales between October 1997 and April 2016 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the December 2010 sale was for 52% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 52% above the HPI over time, until the April 2016 sale, where it rises to 58% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 58% above the HPI.

What might DOLPHIN COTTAGE be worth now?

DOLPHIN COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £846,033.

This is based on house price inflation of 44.6%, between April 2016 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 44.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for DOLPHIN COTTAGE of £585,000 on 19th April 2016. For the value to have increased from £585,000 to £846,033 over the seven years and four months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of DOLPHIN COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Folkestone and Hythe local authority area.
• The April 2016 sale price of £585,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of DOLPHIN COTTAGE has not materially changed since April 2016.

How Large is DOLPHIN COTTAGE?

DOLPHIN COTTAGE is 174m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2023. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Lyminge, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Lyminge, and where DOLPHIN COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 88% of detached houses houses are smaller than DOLPHIN COTTAGE, and 12% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Lyminge.

DOLPHIN COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

DOLPHIN COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.195 of an acre, or 790m². The below map shows the location of DOLPHIN COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of DOLPHIN COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is DOLPHIN COTTAGE?

DOLPHIN COTTAGE is located on RECTORY LANE in LYMINGE, in the CT18 postcode district. The below map shows the position of DOLPHIN COTTAGE on RECTORY LANE.