Stablemead Folkestone
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CT19), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 34501575.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 Folkestone and Hythe costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Folkestone West, about 820 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Radnor Park, is about 740 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is White House Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 147 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 C (41% of about 880 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 6 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT19 5TT | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| CT19 5TS | zone 3 | 0 / 3 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT19 5TS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT19 5TT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Folkestone West 970,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Sandling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stiles Close Broadmead | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Premier Inn - Folkstone GeniePoint | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 62.6 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 94.5 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest White House Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cheriton Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Folkestone Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cheriton, Cheriton Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Radnor Park 7.9 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,130 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morehall Recreation Ground 4.5 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle Hill, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow and pillbox on Cherry Garden Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Martello tower no 5 at Folkestone School for Girls | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Boating Pond | Lake or reservoir | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Fishing Pond | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Radnor Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Argrove Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Folkestone Beach | Beach | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is 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 Folkestone and Hythe: see them on the Folkestone and Hythe page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Folkestone Primary | Primary | 2–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Harvey Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Morehall Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Turner Free School | Secondary | 11–18 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mundella Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandgate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| All Soul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harcourt Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Folkestone School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Master Brewer CT19 5UD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Village Mini Mart CT19 5UD | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2021 |
| Folkestone Academy CT19 5FP | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2024 |
| Folkestone Primary Academy CT19 5FP | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Three Hills Sports Park | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2024 |
| Docker Bakery CT19 5EU | Manufacturers/packers | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2024 |
| Kent Food Hubs CT19 5EU | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Premier Inn Folkestone (Channel Tunnel) CT19 4AP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Upton Close (5); On or near Perries Mead (5); On or near Middle Mead (5); On or near Shireway Close (2); On or near Pike Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Little Mead · Stiles Close · Lucy Avenue · Lucy Avenue · Martha Close · Perries Mead · Belinda Court · Lucy Avenue · Old Mead · Cornwallis Avenue · Pent Vale Close · Norrington Mead
All the streets in CT19 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 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.