Pluckley Road Ashford
148 addresses across 13 postcodes (TN26,TN27), about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 1300945.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £1,050,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 28 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 7, D: 8, E: 11, F: 1).
- Flood: 9 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 G; Band D in Ashford costs £2,410 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pluckley, about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 148 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodchurch Surgery, about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,430 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £1,050,000 | £1,050,000 | £1,050,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £917,500 | £410,000 | £1,425,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £1,130,000 | £1,130,000 | £1,130,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £865,000 | £865,000 | £865,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £810,000 | £810,000 | £810,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £136,500 | £81,250 | £191,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | THE OLD SAW MILL TN26 3DD | Other | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Oct 2024 | BARNHURST FARM TN26 3EG | Detached | £1,050,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | FRIDLAND TN26 3DD | Detached | £1,425,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2022 | OLD MILL COTTAGE TN26 3DD | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2021 | FRIDLAND TN26 3DD | Detached | £1,130,000 | |
| 28 May 2020 | BECKETS TN26 3DD | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2018 | RUNSELL OAST TN26 3DD | Detached | £865,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | FRIDLAND TN26 3DD | Detached | £810,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | OLD MILL COTTAGE TN26 3DD | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2003 | BARNHURST FARM TN26 3EG | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 24 May 1999 | RUNSELL OAST TN26 3DD | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1997 | RUNSELL OAST TN26 3DD | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1996 | FRIDLAND TN26 3DD | Detached | £81,250 | |
| 8 Aug 1996 | RUNSELL OAST TN26 3DD | Detached | £191,750 |
Energy performance certificates
28 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 184 m². Most common: House, detached (18); Bungalow, detached (6); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 2021 (5); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 4 Batemans Corner, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Barnhurst Farm Barn, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Beckets, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Flanders Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Fridland, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Homelands, Bethersden
- Jubilee Cottage, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- New England, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- Runsell Cottage, Bethersden
- Runsell Hall, Bethersden
- Runsell Oast, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
- The Ranch Bungalow, Pluckley Road, Bethersden
Council tax
What each band costs in Ashford in 2026-27: Band D £2,410 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,607 | £1,875 | £2,142 | £2,410 | £2,946 | £3,481 | £4,017 | £4,820 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (23% of about 1,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- PIMPHURST FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- 4-8, BATEMANS CORNER, grade II
- FRID COTTAGES, grade II
- OASTHOUSE AT FRID FARM TO NORTH EAST OF FRID COTTAGES (NOS 1 AND 2), grade II
- RUNSELL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WILLOW COTTAGE, grade II
- Winifreds Cottage, 2 and 3 Mill Road, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 23 October 2026 to 4 November 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN, Disconnection or alteration of supply, two-way signals, on the verge (standard works)
- 16 November 2026 to 20 November 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the verge (standard works)
- 25 January 2027: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026 to 8 October 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
- 6 September 2026 to 8 September 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
- 4 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
- 17 August 2026 to 19 August 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 15 August 2026 to 19 August 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 3DD | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| TN26 3EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DE | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| TN26 3EG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN26 3EW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN27 0RX | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 3EE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN27 0RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 148 addresses are between 30 m and 51 m above sea level (43 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 3AA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DD | 92% | 13% | 13% | 3% |
| TN26 3DE | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3DX | 40% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3EE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3EF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TN26 3EG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| TN26 3EQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| TN26 3ET | 14% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| TN26 3EU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 3EW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| TN27 0RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN27 0RX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pluckley 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Charing (Kent) 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Headcorn 578,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 65.2 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodchurch Surgery | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Singleton Pharmacy | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Singleton Dental Practice | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | West View Hospital | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| Police station | Ashford Police Station | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ring Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m (0.6 miles) west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ring Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Pimphurst Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lamberden Wood | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Odiam Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Frid Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Bliberry Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Millpond Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 128 | 148 |
20 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 Ashford: see them on the Ashford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethersden Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN: Utility asset works, 16 November 2026 to 20 November 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: SOUTH EAST WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 7 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 25 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- TN26 3DD: 66 addresses of 67 in the postcode
- TN26 3ET: 22 addresses
- TN26 3EF: 17 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- TN26 3EU: 14 addresses
- TN26 3DE: 9 addresses
- TN26 3EG: 5 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- TN26 3EQ: 5 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- TN26 3EW: 3 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- TN26 3DX: 2 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- TN27 0RX: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- TN26 3AA: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- TN26 3EE: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- TN27 0RU: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
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.