A257 Dover, Canterbury
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (CT3), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 5600217.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Canterbury costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Adisham, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Village Green, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 28 m above sea level.
- Noise: 36 of its 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Canterbury Medical Practice, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 2007-2011 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Council tax
What each band costs in Canterbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (21% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, The Bramling (Ickham) Conservation Area reg 05.02.1996 (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- APPLETREE COTTAGES, grade II
- APRIL COTTAGE, grade II
- BAKER'S COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 10 METRES SOUTH WEST OF TRAPHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BUCKETT, grade II
- LAUNDRY COTTAGE, grade II
- THE HAYWAIN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WHITE COTTAGE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 1 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT3 1NB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT3 1LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 13 m and 28 m above sea level (18 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT3 1LZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT3 1NB | 88% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Bekesbourne 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Aylesham 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Haywain Bramling | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 48.2 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 95.3 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Canterbury Medical Practice | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wingham Dental Practice | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Village Green 1,050 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,580 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale Cottage, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wingham Roman villa, 100m south of Glendale Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Vineyards Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Appleton Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Broome Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Bramling Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Horse Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 38 |
36 of the street's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Canterbury: see them on the Canterbury page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Littlebourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Haywain CT3 1NB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 4 Good | 12 Jul 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
All the streets in CT3 and across Canterbury.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.