Swiss Way Folkestone
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (CT19), about 500 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 34501127.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £775,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 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 B; 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 Central, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, East Cliff and Warren Country Park, is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The New Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £775,000 | £775,000 | £775,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £900,000 | £900,000 | £900,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £665,000 | £665,000 | £665,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £615,000 | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £408,000 | £408,000 | £408,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £337,400 | £337,400 | £337,400 |
| 2001 | 6 | £236,750 | £225,000 | £285,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | 6 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 12 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 8 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2017 | 12 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £615,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2014 | 14 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £408,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2011 | 4 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2008 | 10 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2006 | 8 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2003 | 8 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £337,400 | New build. |
| 6 Dec 2001 | 10 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £275,000 | New build. |
| 26 Oct 2001 | 14 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £225,000 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2001 | 12 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £285,000 | New build. |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 6 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £236,500 | New build. |
| 16 Aug 2001 | 4 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £237,000 | New build. |
| 7 Mar 2001 | 2 CT19 6PJ | Detached | £235,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 166 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1996-2002 (4); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (40% of about 1,460 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Martello Tower No. 1, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent 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: 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 73 m and 81 m above sea level (76 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT19 6PJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT19 6PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Folkestone Central 817,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Folkestone West 970,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Kearsney (Kent) 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Valiant Sailor Capel le Ferne | 330 m |
| Ferry terminal | Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Shellons Street Car Park | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 63.7 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 97.3 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The New Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mcardle Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Folkestone Dental Clinic | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Victoria Hospital (Folkestone) | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Folkestone Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mfg - Priory Service Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Cliff and Warren Country Park 91 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Canterbury Road Recreation Ground 1.8 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 91 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and Roman villa, 60m ESE of No.64 Wear Bay Road, a scheduled monument, 620 m (0.4 miles) south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and Roman villa, 60m ESE of No.64 Wear Bay Road | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Two Martello towers, East Cliff | Scheduled monument | 730 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dover Hill | Hill | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Warren | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| East Cliff | Cliff or slope | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| East Wear Bay | Bay | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Folkestone Beach | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Bayle Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martello Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Castle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mundella Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Capel-le-Ferne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valiant Sailor CT18 7JJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 4 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
The Warren · Hollands Avenue · Dover Hill
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.