Hayward's Close New Romney, Folkestone and Hythe
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN28), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34500531.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 1).
- 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 B; Band D in Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Appledore (Kent), about 10.5 km (6.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 370 m away, and St Martins Field (1.0 hectares) is about 390 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Church Lane Health Centre, about 360 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 110 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: Bungalow, mid-terrace (6); Bungalow, end-terrace (5); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (10); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
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 (35% of about 1,050 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 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 36 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 18 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN28 8LA | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 11 | unlikely |
| TN28 8JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN28 8JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN28 8LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Appledore (Kent) 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) |
| Ham Street 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Westenhanger 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | New Romney Station (RHDR) | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Romney Warren Halt (RHDR) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Marsh Academy New Romney | 80 m |
| Car parks | Coast Drive Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Road Car Park | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 67.3 km (42 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 81.3 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Lane Health Centre | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy New Romney | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oradent Dental Care Mayden | 230 m |
| Hospital | Rye Memorial Hospital | 15.2 km (9.4 miles) |
| Police station | Camber Police Box (Sussex Police) | 12 km (7.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - New Romney Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | St Martins Field 9,700 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,970 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 330 m south-west. 59 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m south-west |
| St John's Priory, Including the Ruins of the Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Part of a Cistercian grange, north of New Romney High Street, also known as Romney Priory | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| 3 and 4, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Romney Sands | Beach | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Apple Tart Orchard | Wood | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
| Ketchley Copse | Wood | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 13 |
5 of the street's 13 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 Folkestone and Hythe: see them on the Folkestone and Hythe page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marsh Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 200 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 350 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ship Hotel TN28 8AZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Esso / Londis TN28 8AZ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Greggs TN28 8AZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Cosy Cafe TN28 8AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Romney Spice TN28 8AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2024 |
| That Pet Shop TN28 8AU | Retailers - other | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| La Vinci TN28 8AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 16 Nov 2017 |
| Diamond BBQ TN28 8AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2026 |
| The Coach House TN28 8AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Allied Pharmacy - New Romney TN28 8AL | Retailers - other | 290 m | Exempt | |
| New Romney Butchers TN28 8AT | Retailers - other | 320 m | 4 Good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Dominos Pizza TN28 8AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 16 May 2024 |
| Bakery 64 TN28 8AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Savages TN28 8AT | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 8 Nov 2023 |
| Savages Veg Limited TN28 8AH | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 24 Oct 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (26); On or near Daglish Close (20); On or near Supermarket (15); On or near St Martins Road (14); On or near Marsh Crescent (12).
Road safety
6 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 4 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 17% happened in the dark, and 17% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2025 18:40 | Slight | 2 people: 2 motorcyclists | B2071, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 2 May 2025 08:19 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2071, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Nov 2023 18:06 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2071, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 14 Apr 2023 13:10 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B2071, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Jan 2023 15:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | B2071, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 28 Sep 2022 06:00 | Slight | 1 person | A259, 30 mph | Daylight |
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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
Nearby streets
The Churchlands · Daglish Close · Marsh Crescent · Marsh Crescent · High Street · George Lane · Carey Close · Tritton Lane · Wiles Avenue · Mabledon Close · Maude Close · Church Villas
All the streets in TN28 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.