Downsview Way Chartham, Canterbury
19 addresses across 1 postcode (CT4), about 190 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 5605832.
- Energy: 18 homes have an energy certificate (B: 18).
- 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 C; Band D in Canterbury costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chartham, about 570 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Village Green, is about 450 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old School Surgery, about 800 m away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 39% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
18 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, detached (6). Built: 2019 (13); 2020 (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Canterbury in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 970 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.
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.
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 19 addresses are between 28 m and 38 m above sea level (32 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT4 7EQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chartham 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Canterbury East 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Pomfret Road Chartham | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Canterbury | 5.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 42.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 84.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old School Surgery | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 3.8 km |
| NHS dentists | A1 Dental Surgery | 4.8 km |
| Hospital | The Bmi Chaucer Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Nackington Police Station | 4.7 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Wincheap Cashzone | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Village Green 2,960 m² | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Memorial Field Playing Field 1.8 ha | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m north. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m north |
| Dovecote at Burnt House Farm | Scheduled monument | 660 m north |
| The Deanery | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Horton Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Langdane Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Perry Hill Shaw | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Beech Toll | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| North Downs | Hills | 2.1 km south-west |
| Swan Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-east |
| Bingley Island | Island | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 19 |
2 of the street's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartham Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 580 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Artichoke CT4 7JQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 4 Good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Chartham Community Fridge CT4 7JA | Distributors/Transporters | 410 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| St Mary's Church | Other catering premises | 440 m | Exempt | |
| The Local CT4 7PT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Firs Nursery CT4 7QN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Baker'S Lane (21); On or near Pomfret Road (16); On or near Summer Piece Grove (15); On or near Rentain Road (10); On or near Highland Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- CT4 7EQ: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Woodside Avenue · Rentain Road · Summer Piece Grove · Baker's Lane · Highland Road · Pomfret Road · Cremer Close · Stour Road · Brice Avenue · Rattington Street · Stour Close · Shalmsford Street
All the streets in CT4 and across Canterbury.
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.