B2089 Broad Oak, Rother
41 addresses across 3 postcodes (TN32), about 710 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 32500244.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rother cost £335,680 in August 2026 (-1.9% on a year); private rents averaged £1,164 a month.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 7, F: 2, G: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Hazelwood, Cripps Corner, is 130 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 94% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Robertsbridge, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 52 to 99 m above sea level.
- Noise: 33 of its 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sedlescombe & Westfield Surgeries, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 12 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 6 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Rother
A typical home in Rother cost £335,680 in August 2026, 1.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £562,175 |
| Semi-detached | £366,684 |
| Terraced | £290,456 |
| Flat or maisonette | £181,563 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £257,185 |
Private renters in Rother paid £1,164 a month on average in September 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £802 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,029 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,294 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,910 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (7); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (11); 1900-1929 (4); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 1 North Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- 1 Swailes Cottages, Battle Road, Staplecross
- 2 North Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- 2 Swailes Cottages, Battle Road, Staplecross
- 6 Swailes Cottages, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Archway Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Bay Tree Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Ingleden, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Laurel Bank, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Lilac Cottage, Swailes Green, Staplecross
- Lime Tree Cottage, Swailes Green
- Little Footlands, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Little Swailes Green Farm, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Penny Grove, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Pond Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Swailes Cottage, Battle Road, Staplecross
- The Candles, Battle Road, Staplecross
- The Oast, Little Swailes Green Farm, Battle Road, Staplecross
- Windermere, Battle Road, Staplecross
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,533 kWh of it on average in 2024, 12% more than the district's 12,920 kWh, and 5,196 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 50% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN32 5QT | 11 | 3,809 kWh | 10 | 13,703 kWh |
| TN32 5QU | 9 | 4,000 kWh | under 5 |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TN32.
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (22% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- FORGE HOUSE, grade II
- SWAILES GREEN COTTAGES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Sedlescombe Sawmills, Sedlescombe: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN32 5QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN32 5QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN32 5FN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 130 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood, Cripps Corner Hazelwood, Northside Yard, Cripps Corner | from 1994 | Not recorded | 130 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 41 addresses are between 52 m and 99 m above sea level (91 m on average); the ground rises about 47 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN32 5FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN32 5QT | 94% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| TN32 5QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Robertsbridge 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Battle 512,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Doleham 1,710 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compasses Lane Swailes Green | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Park Battle | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sedlescombe & Westfield Surgeries Good Jun 2016 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Robertsbridge Pharmacy | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Robertsbridge Dental Practice | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Uckfield Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Glottenham Manor Nursing Home Good Oct 2021 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Battle Police station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 650 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7,640 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 300 m south |
| Anderson's Shaw | Wood | 390 m north-east |
| Badland Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Badland Shaw | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Powdermill Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Yewtree Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 41 |
33 of the street's 41 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 Rother: see them on the Rother page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staplecross Methodist Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 50% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 82% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.5 km (0.9 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staplecross Pre-School Playgroup TN32 5QG | Sessional day care | 20 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 147 childminders and 44 home childcarers (nannies) in East Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Junction Road (7).
Road safety
12 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 6 serious and 6 slight, in which 6 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 3 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 25% happened in the dark, and 17% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2025 00:50 | Slight | 1 person | B2244, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
| 28 Aug 2025 14:50 | Slight | 2 people: 1 child | B2165, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 21 Jun 2025 15:49 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | B2165, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 22 Aug 2024 19:36 | Serious | 1 person | B2244, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
| 27 Jul 2024 16:30 | Slight | 1 person | B2244, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 3 Jul 2022 14:48 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2089, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 28 Feb 2022 10:38 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2089, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 1 Feb 2022 16:33 | Serious | 1 person | B2244, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Oct 2021 21:08 | Slight | 2 people | B2165, 40 mph | Dark, no street lights |
| 31 Jul 2021 13:30 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2089, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
- TN32 5QT: 20 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- TN32 5QU: 20 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- TN32 5FN: 1 address
Nearby streets
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.