Farmer Road Hythe
31 addresses across 1 postcode (CT21), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34503494.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Folkestone and Hythe cost £302,106 in August 2026 (-0.7% on a year); private rents averaged £1,189 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7).
- Flood: At least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 104 times (555 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A259, carries 17,976 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandling, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Holman's Field, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oaklands Health Centre, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 48% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other crime.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Folkestone and Hythe
A typical home in Folkestone and Hythe cost £302,106 in August 2026, 0.7% less than a year before. That is 10% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £522,768 |
| Semi-detached | £337,304 |
| Terraced | £270,182 |
| Flat or maisonette | £166,395 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £245,379 |
Private renters in Folkestone and Hythe paid £1,189 a month on average in September 2026, 10% more than a year before. That is 54% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £812 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,041 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,298 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,739 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Flat (5); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2024 (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
Council tax
What each band costs in Folkestone and Hythe in 2026-27: Band D £2,539 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,693 | £1,975 | £2,257 | £2,539 | £3,103 | £3,667 | £4,231 | £5,078 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (42% of about 860 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: the 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 104 times, for 555 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into The English Channel.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hythe Wwtw Southern Water | The English Channel | 14 | 13 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| West Hythe Wwtw Southern Water | The English Channel | 90 | 542 | 760 m (0.5 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
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 31 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Westenhanger 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Folkestone West 970,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hythe Station (RHDR) | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fort Road Hythe | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fishermans Beach Car Park | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 88.8 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oaklands Health Centre Good Aug 2021 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Country Dental LTD | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) Good Nov 2015 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 10 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hythe View Good Jul 2017 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hythe Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Stop 24 Services | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holman's Field 1.4 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Grove 2.1 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 6.5 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,280 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges, a scheduled monument, 400 m (0.2 miles) south. 102 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Martello tower no 14 at Hythe Ranges | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) south |
| Royal Military Canal, Scanlon's Bridge to Town Bridge | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Martello tower no 15 at Hythe Ranges | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hythe War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Centuries, 1 and 2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| The Parish Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Sandling Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Fishermans Landing Beach | Beach | 380 m south-east |
| Redbrooks Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Little Redbrooks Shaw | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Hythe Beach | Beach | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Black Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Temple Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 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 Folkestone and Hythe: see them on the Folkestone and Hythe page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Bay CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | No published inspection | 49% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| Saltwood CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 87% in 2023) |
| Brockhill Park Performing Arts College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 36.1 (37.4 in 2025 and 33.3 in 2024); 16.6% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D-; 0% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Palmarsh Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 300 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Bay CT21 6HS | Full day care | 69 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 300 m |
| Little Explorers Hythe CT21 6PE | Full day care | 65 | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Beetles and Blossom CT21 4BE | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 757 childminders and 217 home childcarers (nannies) in Kent. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Bay Church of England Primary School and Children Centre CT21 6HS | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2024 |
| Hythe Bay Children's Centre Nursery CT21 6HS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Hythe Youth Centre CT21 6HS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Shepway Foodbank CT21 6JS | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2022 |
| Hythe Town Football Club CT21 6JS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2023 |
| Lazy Shack CT21 6HG | Retailers - other | 360 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Mac’s Snacks CT21 6QD | Mobile caterer | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Three Mariners CT21 6BH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2021 |
| Hythe Albion Club CT21 6BY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wakefield Way (3).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 A259 between A259/A2008 and A261/A2008, with 17,976 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 410 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A259 | A2008 to A261 | 11,652 estimated; counted 2020 | 1% | +9% since 2015 | 350 m |
| A259 | A259/A2008 to A261/A2008 | 17,976 estimated; counted 2021 | 2% | +7% since 2015 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| A259 | A2008 to A259 | 11,360 estimated; counted 2022 | 1% | -7% since 2015 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
- CT21 6FY: 31 addresses of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wakefield Way · Hay Close · Range Road · Cinque Ports Avenue · Boundary Road · St Leonards Mews · St Leonards Road · Fishermans Beach · St Nicholas Road · Fort Road · Frampton Road · New Road
All the streets in CT21 and across Folkestone and Hythe.
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.