Draffin Lane Camber, Rother
21 addresses across 3 postcodes (TN31), about 190 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 32501284.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £381,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Rother cost £335,680 in August 2026 (-1.9% on a year); private rents averaged £1,164 a month.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 2, E: 3, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: 14 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 5 times (16 hours) in 2025.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 380 m from its postcodes.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 701 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rye (Sussex), about 4.3 km (2.6 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 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 21 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ferry Road Health Centre, about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, and it was serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £381,000 | £381,000 | £381,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £695,000 | £695,000 | £695,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £610,000 | £610,000 | £610,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £292,500 | £215,000 | £370,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £185,000 | £120,000 | £250,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £210,000 | £190,000 | £230,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £144,500 | £144,500 | £144,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2021 | AIREL TN31 7RA | Detached | £325,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Oct 2003 | BANCROFT TN31 7RA | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2001 | BANCROFT TN31 7RA | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2020 | CEDAR COTTAGE TN31 7RA | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2014 | CEDAR COTTAGE TN31 7RA | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2022 | CHRISANNE TN31 7RA | Detached | £381,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2021 | CROMPTON TN31 7RA | Other | £578,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jul 2003 | DOVEDALE TN31 7RA | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | HERGA CROFT TN31 7RA | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2016 | LUMLEYS TN31 7RA | Detached | £610,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | MAY CROFT TN31 7RA | Detached | £695,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2012 | SYCAMORE COTTAGE TN31 7RA | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2015 | THE DUNES TN31 7RA | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2015 | THE DUNES TN31 7RA | Detached | £110,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Jun 2012 | THE DUNES TN31 7RA | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2018 | THRIFT COTTAGE TN31 7RA | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2014 | WHYTECROFT TN31 7RA | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2000 | WHYTECROFT TN31 7RA | Detached | £144,500 | |
| 24 Aug 1999 | WHYTECROFT TN31 7RA | Detached | £34,500 | |
| 5 Jan 2022 | WILLOWDALE TN31 7RA | Detached | £436,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Rother
A typical home in Rother cost £335,680 in August 2026, 1.9% less than a year before. That is 7% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £562,175 |
| Semi-detached | £366,684 |
| Terraced | £290,456 |
| Flat or maisonette | £181,563 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £257,185 |
Private renters in Rother paid £1,164 a month on average in September 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 25% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £802 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,029 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,294 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,910 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (3); House (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 2015 (2); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- AIREL, DRAFFIN LANE, CAMBER
- Cedar Cottage, Draffin Lane, Camber
- CRISSANNE, DRAFFIN LANE, CAMBER
- Crompton, Draffin Lane, Camber
- Dovedale, Draffin Lane, Camber
- Lumleys, Draffin Lane, Camber
- May Croft, Draffin Lane, Camber
- Sycamore Cottage, Draffin Lane, Camber
- The Dunes, Draffin Lane, Camber
- Thrift Cottage, Draffin Lane, Camber
- Whytecroft, Draffin Lane, Camber
- WILLOWDALE, DRAFFIN LANE, CAMBER
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 26 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (12 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN31 7RA | 14 6 Economy 7 | 4,569 kWh | none recorded | |
| TN31 7QX | 12 6 Economy 7 | 4,554 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is TN31.
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (29% of about 1,870 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): East Sussex (Battle Rural District) Direction, 1959.
- 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)
- Land at the Former Putting Green Site, Camber: up to 10 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Febe, Old Lydd Road, Camber: up to 5 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Lydd Road Garage, Lydd Road, Camber: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm Folkestone and Hythe YO2/1278/SH | Wind 26 turbines | 59.8 MW | Operational Jun 2009 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 16 medium, 0 low and 15 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN31 7RA | zone 3 | 0 / 10 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN31 7QX | zone 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN31 7US | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
The nearest projected erosion zone is 380 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2055, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line South Foreland to Beachy Head | up to 8 m | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| By 2105, with the shoreline management plan carried out | Hold the line South Foreland to Beachy Head | up to 33 m | 380 m |
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention South Foreland to Beachy Head | up to 33 m | 380 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 5 times, for 16 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The Guldeford Sewer.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydd Road Pumping Station Southern Water | The Guldeford Sewer | 5 | 16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 3 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN31 7QX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN31 7RA | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| TN31 7US | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rye (Sussex) 480,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Winchelsea 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Appledore (Kent) 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farm Lane Camber | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Winchelsea - New Inn | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 70.7 km (44 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 72.1 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ferry Road Health Centre Good Feb 2017 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Rye Memorial Hospital | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Camber Lodge Good Mar 2022 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Camber Police Box (Sussex Police) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Winchelsea, Winchelsea Beach Cashzone | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,480 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Johnsons Field 7,410 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,740 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wooden Wreck on Camber Sands, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden Wreck on Camber Sands | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Martello tower no 28 at Rye Harbour | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Sands | Beach | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Rye Bay | Bay | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Broomhill Sands | Beach | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Point Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
| Gibbet Marsh | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) west |
| Cliff Wood | Wood | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 |
1 of the street's 21 addresses is 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 Rother: see them on the Rother page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 147 childminders and 44 home childcarers (nannies) in East Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallivant Hotel TN31 7RB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| TGM's TN31 7QU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2025 |
| The Owl TN31 7RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Draffin Lane (3); On or near Camber Road (1); On or near Farm Lane (1); On or near Skylark Lane (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 100% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2021 00:30 | Serious | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, no street lights |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 701 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 290 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 701 counted 2025 | 2% | 290 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 3 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
- TN31 7RA: 19 addresses
- TN31 7QX: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- TN31 7US: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lapwing Close · Sandy Way · Whitesand Drive · Eider Walk · Skylark Lane · Badger Way · Linnet Lane · Links Way · Baker Way · Scotts Acre · Shearers Way · Sea Holly Walk
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.