Cooting Road Aylesham, Dover
56 addresses across 5 postcodes (CT3), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 11300309.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Dover costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aylesham, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Aylesham Medical Practice, about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2024 | FLAT 13, COOTING HOUSE CT3 3NZ | Flat or maisonette | £56,398 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Sep 2024 | FLAT 18, COOTING HOUSE CT3 3NZ | Flat or maisonette | £58,498 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2024 | FLAT 15, COOTING HOUSE CT3 3NZ | Flat or maisonette | £81,213 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jun 2024 | FLAT 17, COOTING HOUSE CT3 3NZ | Flat or maisonette | £62,698 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jun 2024 | FLAT 16, COOTING HOUSE CT3 3NZ | Flat or maisonette | £60,886 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 61 m². Most common: Flat (2). Built: 2017 (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Dover in 2026-27: Band D £2,462 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,641 | £1,915 | £2,188 | £2,462 | £3,009 | £3,556 | £4,103 | £4,923 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (65% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Dorman Avenue South, Aylesham: up to 6 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026: AFFINITY WATER - SOUTH EAST, Permanent reinstatement, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 9 October 2026 to 10 October 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 1 October 2026: AFFINITY WATER - SOUTH EAST, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 59 addresses are between 79 m and 89 m above sea level (87 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT3 3DW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT3 3EP | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| CT3 3NX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT3 3NY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT3 3NZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aylesham 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Snowdown 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Adisham 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakside Road Aylesham | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 14.4 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kent Secure Parking | 150 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 51.9 km (32 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 96.7 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aylesham Medical Practice | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Martin's Hospital | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Aylesham, Aylesham | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,200 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,910 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church, a World Heritage Site, 9.6 km (6 miles) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km (6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Aylesham Wood | Wood | 390 m south-west |
| Ackholt Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Willow Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Well Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Leighgate Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Kelk Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 59 |
6 of the street's 59 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 Dover: see them on the Dover page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Aylesham Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Adisham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pit stop CT3 3EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tricky traves CT3 3BU | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Sunshine Corner Nursery CT3 3BS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Aylesham Breakfast Club CT3 3BS | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Caterlink @ Aylesham Primary CT3 3BS | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Newman Road (8); On or near Elm Road (6); On or near Colliers Way (4); On or near Ash Road (2); On or near Sycamore Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 2 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: AFFINITY WATER - SOUTH EAST: Permanent reinstatement, 29 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Caterlink @ Aylesham Primary (school/college/university, CT3 3BS) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CT3 3DW: 27 addresses
- CT3 3EP: 19 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- CT3 3NX: 6 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- CT3 3NZ: 3 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- CT3 3NY: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ash Road · Sycamore Avenue · Wilcox Close · Elm Road · Boulevard Courrieres · Oakside Road · Easington Place · Colliers Way · Aegle Close · Bevan Way · Newman Road · Rhondda Vale
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.