Bethersden Road Snoadhill, Ashford
48 addresses across 8 postcodes (TN26), about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1300104.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 4).
- 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 B; Band D in Ashford costs £2,410 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 67% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pluckley, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 33 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingsnorth Medical Practice, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 35% 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
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 60 m². Most common: Flat (3); House, detached (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (3); before 1900 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Ashford in 2026-27: Band D £2,410 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,607 | £1,875 | £2,142 | £2,410 | £2,946 | £3,481 | £4,017 | £4,820 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (20% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hothfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- DYNE'S FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ETCHDEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SNOAD HILL COTTAGE, grade II
- SNOAD HILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SPARROW HATCH, grade II
- WEATHERBOARDED BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF ETCHDEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WEATHERBOARDED BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF SNOAD HILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 30 September 2026
- 25 March 2025 to 31 October 2026: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY, Remedial works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 20 August 2026 to 26 August 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 3DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DS | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3ED | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 1EP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 48 addresses are between 33 m and 47 m above sea level (37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 1EP | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| TN26 3DB | 100% | 27% | 27% | 0% |
| TN26 3DS | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DX | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3ED | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pluckley 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Charing (Kent) 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Ashford International 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 47.3 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 67.5 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingsnorth Medical Practice | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Singleton Pharmacy | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Singleton Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | One Ashford Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Ashford Police Station | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Hothfield Cashzone | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Land Wood | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Hoad's Wood | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| March Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Etchden Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Hurst Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Mill Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 47 |
7 of the street's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 Ashford: see them on the Ashford page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 4 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
- TN26 3DY: 31 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- TN26 3DB: 6 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- TN26 3DS: 3 addresses of 46 in the postcode
- TN26 3DU: 2 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- TN26 3DZ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- TN26 3ED: 2 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- TN26 1EP: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- TN26 3DX: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
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.