Foundry Close Hurst Green, Rother
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN19), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 32502604.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Etchingham, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 70 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 Oldwood Surgery, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 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
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2023 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (29% of about 680 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): Town and Country Planning (County of East Sussex) Direction, 1959.
- 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN19 7FH | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| TN19 7QP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 70 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN19 7FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN19 7QP | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Etchingham 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Robertsbridge 274,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Stonegate 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal George Hurst Green | 270 m |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 48.2 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oldwood Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Robertsbridge Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Robertsbridge Dental Practice | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Hawkhurst Hospital | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cranbrook Police Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Drewett Cricket Field 2.3 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | Hurst Green Allotments 3,450 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Iridge Place, a listed building (Grade II*), 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Iridge Place | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Huntley Wood | Wood | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Wet Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Peagle Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Hackwood Gill | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 9 | 9 |
None of the street's 9 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 Rother: see them on the Rother page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 380 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jathu Fried Chicken TN19 7QP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Hurst Green Local TN19 7PL | Retailers - other | 270 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jan 2026 |
| The George Hurst Green Ltd TN19 7PN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Man Yee Fish, Chips & Chinese TN19 7PN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mcmichaels Way (9); On or near Foundry Close (2); On or near Vicarage Way (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Foundry Close · Pringle Close · Mcmichaels Way · Great Oak · Vicarage Way · London Road · Acorn Way
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.