London Road Dunkirk, Swale
141 addresses across 7 postcodes (ME13), about 260 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39000727.
- Sales: 77 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £312,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 45 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 10, D: 24, E: 6, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 15 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 Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 33% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Selling, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 67 of its 148 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Old School Surgery, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £312,500 | £305,000 | £320,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £468,750 | £325,000 | £612,500 |
| 2021 | 4 | £374,000 | £265,000 | £485,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £510,670 | £510,670 | £510,670 |
| 2019 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £420,000 | £200,000 | £435,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £229,950 | £229,950 | £229,950 |
| 2016 | 4 | £177,000 | £115,000 | £320,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | £215,000 | £156,000 | £292,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £248,000 | £145,000 | £351,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £196,500 | £125,000 | £268,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | FLAT G, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2025 | 1, NEW COTTAGES ME13 9LL | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2024 | MAY COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2024 | DUNKIRK GARAGE ME13 9LG | Other | £620,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Feb 2024 | ANTHONY HOUSE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £612,500 | |
| 18 Nov 2021 | FLAT G, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2021 | FLAT A, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2021 | HOGS BREATH HOUSE ME13 9LG | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2021 | MARISDENE ME13 9LF | Detached | £473,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2021 | COURTENAY GARDENS ME13 9LF | Other | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Oct 2020 | COURTENAY COTTAGE ME13 9LF | Detached | £510,670 | |
| 27 Mar 2019 | MAY COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2018 | FLAT B, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Feb 2018 | MARISDENE ME13 9LF | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2018 | RED LION BUNGALOW ME13 9LL | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2017 | GOUDHURST COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Terraced | £229,950 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | WHITE COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2016 | FLAT J, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £159,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2016 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE ME13 9LF | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | IRVINGTON COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2015 | WILLOW COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2015 | PROSPECT COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £156,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2015 | FORGE HOUSE ME13 9LL | Detached | £292,500 | |
| 21 Jan 2015 | RED LION BUNGALOW ME13 9LL | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2014 | PROSPECT HOUSE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2013 | NEW HOUSE ME13 9LL | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2013 | ST MARGARETS ME13 9LF | Detached | £351,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2012 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE ME13 9LF | Detached | £268,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2012 | 18A, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Dec 2011 | OAKFIELD ME13 9LF | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2011 | GOUDHURST COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2010 | OAKFIELD ME13 9LF | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2010 | LIME TREE COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £277,500 | |
| 16 Apr 2010 | SUMMER COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £212,500 | |
| 21 Aug 2009 | FLAT B, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Aug 2009 | MAY COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £181,500 | |
| 7 Sep 2007 | KNIGHTSBRIDGE ME13 9LF | Detached | £248,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2007 | FLAT J, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £117,500 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Nov 2006 | IRVINGTON COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2006 | FLAT K, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jun 2006 | GORDON COTTAGE ME13 9LL | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 19 May 2006 | ANTHONY HOUSE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £430,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2006 | FLAT B, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £112,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jan 2006 | FLAT D, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £96,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Aug 2005 | FORESTERS LODGE FARM HOUSE ME13 9LG | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | MAY COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2004 | FLAT K, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Nov 2003 | MAY COTTAGE ME13 9LG | Semi-detached | £172,500 | |
| 5 Sep 2003 | FLAT L, COURTENAY HOUSE ME13 9LF | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jul 2003 | MARISDENE ME13 9LF | Detached | £193,000 |
Energy performance certificates
45 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, detached (10). Built: before 1900 (18); 1900-1929 (7); 1950-1966 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (25); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (25 addresses)
- Antony House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Courtenay Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Flat A Courtenay House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Flat B Courtenay House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Flat F Courtenay House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Foresters Lodge Farmhouse, London Road, Dunkirk
- Forge House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Gordon Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Goudhurst Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Hogs Breath House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Irvington Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Knightsbridge, London Road, Dunkirk
- Lime Tree Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Marisdene, London Road, Dunkirk
- New House Nurseries, London Road, Dunkirk
- Oakfield, London Road, Dunkirk
- Prospect House, London Road, Dunkirk
- Red Lion Bungalow, London Road, Dunkirk
- St. Margarets, London Road, Dunkirk
- Sunnyside, Gate Hill, Dunkirk
- The Cardinals, London Road, Dunkirk
- The Glen, Gate Hill, Dunkirk
- Waratah, London Road, Dunkirk
- White Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
- Willow Cottage, London Road, Dunkirk
Council tax
What each band costs in Swale in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (28% of about 750 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, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 9LG | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 8 / 4 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME13 9LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 148 addresses are between 74 m and 118 m above sea level (107 m on average); the ground rises about 44 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME13 9LE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME13 9LF | 100% | 24% | 24% | 0% |
| ME13 9LG | 28% | 28% | 28% | 0% |
| ME13 9LL | 33% | 33% | 33% | 56% |
| ME13 9LN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| ME13 9LW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Selling 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Chartham 103,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Chilham 66,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Gate Services Dunkirk | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Keynes College University of Kent | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 37.5 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 83.8 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Old School Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Giles Lane Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Castle Street Dental Practice | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Kent & Canterbury Hospital | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Canterbury Police Station | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Gate Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 970 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Cheyney Field Allotments 4,300 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ Church, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| A World War II Chain Home Radar station at Dunkirk, 200m north east of Christ Church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Mount Ephraim | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Wood | Wood | 220 m north-east |
| Brotherhood Woods | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Poundfall Wood | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Boughton Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Swan Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
| Fox's Cross Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 7 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 81 | 148 |
67 of the street's 148 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 Swale: see them on the Swale page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londis - Gate ME13 9LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 4 Good | 27 Oct 2025 |
| Costa Coffee (London Bound) ME13 9LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (24); On or near Gate Services (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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
- ME13 9LG: 50 addresses of 59 in the postcode
- ME13 9LF: 42 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- ME13 9LL: 39 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- ME13 9LN: 5 addresses of 70 in the postcode
- ME13 9LW: 3 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- ME13 9LE: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- ME13 9LR: 1 address
Nearby streets
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.