Crabble Close Dover
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (CT17), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 11300334.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £280,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 9, E: 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 D; Band D in Dover costs £2,462 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kearsney (Kent), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Kearsney Park, is about 820 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Buckland Medical Practice, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £296,500 | £260,000 | £333,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £206,500 | £200,000 | £213,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £199,950 | £184,950 | £205,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £170,000 | £167,000 | £172,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 2010 | 3 | £146,000 | £143,750 | £155,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £164,000 | £164,000 | £164,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £158,998 | £156,995 | £161,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2025 | 3 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2025 | 12 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 18 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2022 | 10 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £333,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 20 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £240,000 | |
| 22 Nov 2019 | 3 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 17 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £213,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 20 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2016 | 17 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £199,950 | |
| 10 Jun 2016 | 12 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2016 | 20 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £184,950 | |
| 31 Jul 2014 | 17 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 10 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2014 | 1 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £172,500 | |
| 8 May 2013 | GARDENIA, 1A CT17 0LX | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2011 | 16 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £144,000 | |
| 7 May 2010 | 3 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £146,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 1 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2010 | 11 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £143,750 | |
| 27 Aug 2009 | 7 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £164,000 | |
| 4 May 2007 | 20 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £161,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2007 | 16 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £156,995 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 7 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £184,995 | |
| 7 Jul 2005 | 12 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £179,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2004 | 17 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 12 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2003 | 1 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 19 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £99,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 4 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £94,950 | |
| 27 Mar 2000 | 17 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £65,000 | |
| 1 Jan 1999 | 8 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £64,000 | |
| 2 May 1997 | 12 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £56,000 | |
| 14 Feb 1997 | 13 CT17 0LX | Semi-detached | £62,950 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (11); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
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 D (45% of about 670 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)
- Buckland Mill, Service Station, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 11 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Buckland Mill, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 135 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Barwick Road Industrial Estate, Dover (SAP9) (remainder): up to 43 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Barwick Road Dover: up to 220 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Land At Barwick Road, Dover: up to 30 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT17 0LX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| CT17 0NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 43 m and 48 m above sea level (46 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT17 0LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT17 0NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest River Drive | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Western Docks Ferry Terminal | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Ladywell Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lewisham Road | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.1 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 103 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Buckland Medical Practice | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest River Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food River, River Cashzone | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Kearsney Park 13 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest River Recreation Ground 3.4 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Pretoria Allotment Gardens 2.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Crabble Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crabble Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Kearsney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bob's Dean Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Hunger Down Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Whitfield Valley | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Samphire Hoe | Headland | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dover Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Green Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Astor Secondary School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Barton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Priory Fields School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Martin's School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dover Christ Church Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Vale View Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Bowling Club CT17 0LW | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2019 |
| The Rec CT17 0LW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Crabble Corn Mill Restaurant CT17 0UY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| The Phoenix Railway Club CT17 0QD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| The Cricketers CT17 0JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| The Dover Rugby Club CT17 0QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Dafc (Centre Spot) CT17 0QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lewisham Road (6); On or near Crabble Lane (4); On or near Lyndhurst Road (2); On or near River Drive (2); On or near The Spinney (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
River Drive · Briar Close · Hawthorn Close · Woodland Close · Ash Close · The Ridgeway · Lyndhurst Road · The Spinney · Deanwood Road · Westdean Close · Lewisham Road · Crabble Lane
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.