Crabble Meadows Dover
1 address across 1 postcode (CT17), about 260 m long. USRN 11308736.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dover Priory, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 16 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 360 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 37% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 139 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (52% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW BUCKLAND, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Buckland Mill, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 135 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Buckland Mill, Service Station, Crabble Hill, Dover: up to 11 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 36A Coombe Valley Road, Dover (part SAP13): up to 10 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Factory Building, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land north of Coombe Valley Road, Dover (Remainder DOV022C, SAP13): up to 6 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adj. gas holder Coombe Valley, Dover (SAP8): up to 80 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Car Sales site, St Martins Yard, East Side, Lorne Road, Dover: up to 12 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Land off Dunedin Drive, Dover: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
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
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 this postcode: 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 16 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT17 0TR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dover Priory 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Martin Mill 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dodd's Lane Buckland | 150 m |
| Ferry terminal | Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Ladywell Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lewisham Road | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.6 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 103 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Buckland Medical Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cairns Chemist | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dover Priory Dental Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Buckland Community Hospital Cdc | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest J & H Convenience Store Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 26 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest River Recreation Ground 3.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pretoria Allotment Gardens 2.1 ha | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Andrew Buckland | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south-east |
| Crabble Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Maison Dieu | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| St Martin's Priory (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Kearsney Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coombe Down | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 590 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Whitfield Valley | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Samphire Hoe | Headland | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Green Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dover Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edmund's Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dover Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Priory Fields School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Astor Secondary School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| River Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| Dover Christ Church Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Nursery Ltd @ Crabble Hill CT17 0RX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Co-op CT17 0FA | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Yummy Chinese Takeaway CT17 0RY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Dover Express CT17 0RZ | Retailers - other | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Crabble Post Office CT16 2NR | Retailers - other | 280 m | 4 Good | 17 Jul 2026 |
| The Bull Inn CT17 0TG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| The Dover Rugby Club CT17 0QE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 4 Good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Dafc (Centre Spot) CT17 0QE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 22 Aug 2025 |
| Twyford House Residential Home CT16 2AG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Divitos Fish Bar CT17 0TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| The Cricketers CT17 0JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Gurkha Delight Takeaway CT17 0TG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| The Phoenix Railway Club CT17 0QD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2026 |
| 7 Day Week CT17 0TF | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Shiny snacks CT17 0TG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 61 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Crabble Meadows (66); On or near Mangers Lane (23); On or near Hillside Road (21); On or near Crabble Avenue (15); On or near Dodd'S Lane (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
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
- CT17 0TR: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mangers Lane · Dodd's Lane · Hillside Road · Mangers Place · Crabble Meadows · St Andrews Gardens · Bunker's Hill · Brookfield Road · Old Park Road · Crabble Avenue · Whitfield Avenue · Wood's Place
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.