Plumstone Road Acol, Thanet
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (CT12,CT7), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 40301020.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £265,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 2, D: 11, E: 3).
- Flood: 4 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 Thanet costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Birchington-On-Sea, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Abbey Green, is about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Minster Surgery, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 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 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £328,750 | £282,500 | £375,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £237,500 | £220,000 | £255,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £226,500 | £216,000 | £308,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £217,498 | £199,995 | £235,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £236,250 | £202,500 | £270,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | LITTLE PUMPKINS CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2024 | ROSE BANK CT7 0JD | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 4, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2021 | CLEVELAND CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £282,500 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 1, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | BOUNDARY HOUSE CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2020 | THE OLD FORGE CT7 0JD | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2017 | HONEYMEAD CT7 0JD | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 7 Jan 2015 | GREENWAYS CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2014 | 1, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £308,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2014 | 2, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Terraced | £216,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2014 | BOUNDARY HOUSE CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £226,500 | |
| 4 May 2012 | DARENGELA CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2011 | LINDALE CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £199,995 | |
| 9 May 2011 | HONEYMEAD CT7 0JD | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2010 | 3, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Terraced | £202,500 | |
| 18 Mar 2010 | ROSE BANK CT7 0JD | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2006 | 4, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2005 | 3, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2004 | THE WILLOWS CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £193,000 | |
| 5 May 2004 | ROSEMARY CT7 0JD | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | 3, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2001 | LINDALE CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 13 Sep 1999 | CHERRY TREE CT7 0JD | Detached | £124,500 | |
| 3 Sep 1998 | HONEYMEAD CT7 0JD | Detached | £103,000 | |
| 4 Feb 1997 | 1, CHURCH COTTAGES CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £68,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | BOUNDARY HOUSE CT7 0JD | Semi-detached | £48,000 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (7); House, semi-detached (7); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (7); before 1900 (5); 2020 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 1 Church Cottages, Plumstone Road, Acol
- 4 Church Cottages, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Boundary House, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Church Cottage, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Darengela, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Greenways, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Honeymead, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Lindale, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Newlands, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Rose Bank, Plumstone Road, Acol
- Sujim, Plumstone Road, Acol
- The Old Forge, Plumstone Road, Acol
Council tax
What each band costs in Thanet in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,044 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,730 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): Birchington & Rural ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 September 2026 to 18 September 2026: UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN, New service connection, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT7 0JD | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| CT12 4BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 23 m and 34 m above sea level (26 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT12 4BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT7 0JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Minster 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nursery Fields Acol | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 49.1 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 95 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Minster Surgery | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Touchwood Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Abbey Dental Care | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Minster Monkton Road, Minster Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Abbey Green 2.4 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,760 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,470 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cleve Court and Cleve Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cleve Court and Cleve Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Enclosure and ring ditches 200yds (180m) ENE of Minster Laundry | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Epple Bay | Bay | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Clapper Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Minster Marshes | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Minnis Bay | Bay | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 31 |
17 of the street's 31 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 Thanet: see them on the Thanet page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Plumstone Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
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.