Leafield Sellindge, Folkestone and Hythe
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN25), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34500627.
7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £402,500 across 2 sales. 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, F: 3). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Westenhanger, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 69 to 70 m above sea level. 3 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Sellindge Surgery, about 320 m away. About 1,000 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £402,500 | £395,000 | £410,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £173,000 | £173,000 | £173,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £167,500 | £167,500 | £167,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £87,500 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2021 | 2 TN25 6ER | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2021 | 7 TN25 6ER | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2018 | 9 TN25 6ER | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2017 | 6 TN25 6ER | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2010 | 1 TN25 6ER | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 5 TN25 6ER | Semi-detached | £167,500 | |
| 14 Dec 1999 | 2 TN25 6ER | Detached | £87,500 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 D (32% of about 970 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
Finished in the last three months
- 12 August 2026 to 25 August 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 69 m and 70 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN25 6ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN25 6ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westenhanger 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Sandling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Ashford International 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Downs Way Sellindge | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 7.8 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 56.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 83.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sellindge Surgery | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | Lyminge Pharmacy | 6.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Pennypot Dental Surgery | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | Gstt @ William Harvey Hospital | 7.6 km |
| Police station | Hythe Police Station | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | Stop 24 Services Cashzone | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 2.6 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Trust Allotments 4,020 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Horton Priory, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horton Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Barrow cemetery to the south-west of Barrowhill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Bell barrow approximately 750m to the south-west of Westenhanger Castle, also known as barrow 44 | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Wood | Wood | 870 m south |
| Great Priory Wood | Wood | 920 m north |
| Little Priory Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Rabbits' Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| Trout Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 |
3 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellindge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellindge Convenience Store TN25 6FW | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Notion Coffee Lounge TN25 6FW | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| NurturingNests TN25 6HD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 4 Good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| NurturingNests TN25 6HB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 270 m | 4 Good | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Sellindge Sports & Social Club TN25 6HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m | 4 Good | 20 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Cygnets (6); On or near Swan Green (3); On or near Whitehall Way (3); On or near Downs Way (2); On or near Siegfried Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Forge Close · Whitehall Way · Swan Green · Odile Place · Main Road · Lourdes Manor Close · Siegfried Close · Downs Way · Odette Close · St Katherines Crescent · Meadow View · Homelands Close
All the streets in TN25 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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.