Shenley Road Lashenden, Ashford
27 addresses across 5 postcodes (TN27), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long. USRN 1301064.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £885,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, E: 1, G: 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 G; Band D in Ashford costs £2,410 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Headcorn, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sutton Valence Group Practice, about 7.7 km (4.8 miles) away.
- People: About 1,020 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £885,000 | £885,000 | £885,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £157,000 | £157,000 | £157,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2023 | EBONY BARN TN27 8PS | Other | £935,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Oct 2020 | SHENLEY HOUSE TN27 9HX | Detached | £885,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2001 | EBENEZER FARM TN27 8PS | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 15 Nov 1995 | EBENEZER FARM TN27 8PS | Detached | £157,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 179 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2024 (1); before 1900 (1); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (18% of about 1,680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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
- WEST HOY FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- EBENEZER FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HAYLAND FARMHOUSE, grade II
- OASTHOUSE TO NORTH WEST OF HAYLAND FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WHITE HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 16/504892: up to 14 homes, completing (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 October 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 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: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN27 8PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN27 9HX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| TN27 9HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| TN27 9JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN27 8PP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 21 m and 26 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN27 8PP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN27 8PS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN27 9HX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| TN27 9HY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TN27 9JF | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headcorn 578,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pluckley 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Staplehurst 731,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 46.7 km (29 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 58.5 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sutton Valence Group Practice | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Headcorn Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Wealden Dental Practice | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Benenden Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Cranbrook Police Station | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,800 m² | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West Hoy Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m (0.4 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| West Hoy Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wick Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Standen Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| High Cross Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Cackle Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Deadman's Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Hegg Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 27 |
9 of the street's 27 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings Bar TN27 9HX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 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) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 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: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 21 October 2026 to 23 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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.