Station Road Snargate, Ashford
6 addresses across 4 postcodes (TN26,TN29), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long. USRN 34500558.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2012 the median was £325,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 C; 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 Appledore (Kent), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 1 to 3 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hamstreet Surgery, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £133,500 | £133,500 | £133,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 2022 | RHEE WALL HOUSE TN26 2DQ | Other | £610,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 May 2012 | WILLOW HOUSE TN26 2DQ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | WILLOW HOUSE TN26 2DQ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2005 | THE CHESTNUTS TN26 2DQ | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | THE CHESTNUTS TN26 2DQ | Terraced | £133,500 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (29% of about 2,340 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 20 November 2026 to 30 November 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 19 October 2026 to 22 October 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 2NH | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 2DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN26 2LS | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN29 0EL | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 1 m and 3 m above sea level (2 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN26 2DQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TN26 2LS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TN26 2NH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| TN29 0EL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Appledore (Kent) 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ham Street 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Rye (Sussex) 480,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 59.9 km (37 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 72.1 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hamstreet Surgery | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hamstreet Dental Clinic | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Rye Memorial Hospital | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Police station | Rye Police Station | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Ashford Hamstreet Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Appledore Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of the Rhee Wall, a medieval canal, at Snargate | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Royal Military Canal, Kenardington Bridge to Warehorne Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rushfield Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Butness Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Little Heron Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Pond Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Great Heron Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Cotton Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 Ashford: see them on the Ashford page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NETWORK RAIL: Works for Rail Purposes, 20 November 2026 to 30 November 2026 (road closure) 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.