Harvey Drive Whitstable, Canterbury
218 addresses across 9 postcodes (CT5), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 5601852.
- Flood: 37 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 Canterbury costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 83% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chestfield and Swalecliffe, about 780 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 44 of its 220 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whitstable Medical Practice, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 75 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 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 (36% of about 810 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 226A and 226B Tankerton Road, Whitstable, CT5 2AY, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
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, 34 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT5 3QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 12 | unlikely |
| CT5 3QY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CT5 3QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 27 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| CT5 3RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| CT5 3RA | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CT5 3QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT5 3HW | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| CT5 3QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CT5 3QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 223 addresses are between 8 m and 13 m above sea level (10 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT5 3HW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3QT | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| CT5 3QW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3QY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3QZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT5 3RB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chestfield and Swalecliffe 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Whitstable 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Herne Bay 835,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highgate Road South Tankerton | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Keynes College University of Kent | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 34.8 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 81.9 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitstable Medical Practice | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Swalecliffe Pharmacy | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chestfield Dental Practice | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kent Police | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Whitstable Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chestfield Recreation Ground 1.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Intertidal Wreck at Tankerton Beach, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Intertidal Wreck at Tankerton Beach | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tankerton Slopes | Cliff or slope | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Rabbit Shaw | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Tankerton Beach | Beach | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Long Rock | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Shrub Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Brook's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 42 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 176 | 220 |
44 of the street's 220 addresses are 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 Canterbury: see them on the Canterbury page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swalecliffe Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Whitstable School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathats Coffee Company CT5 3QT | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2024 |
| FAR Skate CT5 3QT | School/college/university | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Wiltshire Farm Foods CT5 3RB | Distributors/Transporters | 210 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2024 |
| TNINE @ The Bubble CT5 3JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Riverside Cafe CT5 3JQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Chestfield House CT5 3JT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Sainsbury's CT5 3QS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 310 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Starbucks Whitstable CT5 3QS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Whitstable Rugby Football Club CT5 3QS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Larkins Snack Bar CT5 3QS | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| The Oyster Bed CT5 3JE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Chestfield Womens Institute CT5 3LD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Reeves Way (43); On or near Harvey Drive (30); On or near The Ridgeway (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 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) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- CT5 3QT: 85 addresses
- CT5 3QY: 56 addresses of 57 in the postcode
- CT5 3QZ: 43 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- CT5 3RB: 14 addresses
- CT5 3RA: 9 addresses
- CT5 3QP: 8 addresses
- CT5 3HW: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- CT5 3QJ: 1 address
- CT5 3QW: 1 address of 52 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Ridgeway · Bermuda Road · Citronella Road · Barley Drive · Nassella Gardens · Reeves Way · Buffalo Way · Darnell Avenue · The Ridgeway · The Heath · Laxton Way · Thanet Way
All the streets in CT5 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 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.