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28 recorded sales · median £280,000 · Ashford
Ashford Council · Independent / Green coalition 22/47 seats · 47% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£280k
median price
6.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£280k
median sold price
10.2 yrs
of local pay to buy
36 min
London — fastest
10
rail stations
3
grammar schools
62
schools total
6.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
316
Violence — most
7.1
NO₂ · WHO 10
5.3%
in a flood zone
808
green spaces
6.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
283
eat & drink
74
shops
58.1%
gigabit
17
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£81,500 in 1996 → £470,000 in 2021
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Ashford, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £280,000. That's about 10.2× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2021 · 3 sales
Median sold price · median of all 28 sales£280,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.2× · five-year average 10.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership66%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,343
Ashford Borough Council£199
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,562
Band B£1,822
Band C£2,083
Band D (baseline)£2,343
Band E£2,864
Band F£3,384
Band G£3,905
Band H£4,686
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Ashford how Bells Lane compares · from Ashford
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Bybrook +24.7%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bybrook | £324,250 | +24.7% | 86 |
| Kennington | £390,000 | +23.2% | 144 |
| Park Farm | £370,000 | +20.7% | 92 |
| Willesborough | £320,000 | +19.1% | 117 |
| Stanhope | £275,000 | +19.1% | 200 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Bells Lane — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Bells Lane | Terraced | — | — | £545,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 2 Bells Lane | Terraced | — | — | £500,000 | Mar 2024 |
| 6 BELLS LANE | Terraced | — | — | £385,000 | Nov 2023 |
| WINCHELSEA COTTAGE, 7 BELLS LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £600,000 | Oct 2022 |
| 19, Bells Lane | Terraced | — | — | £500,000 | Oct 2021 |
| 12, Bells Lane | Detached | — | — | £470,000 | Mar 2021 |
| 3 BELLS LANE | Terraced | — | — | £325,000 | Jan 2021 |
| WINCHELSEA COTTAGE, 7 BELLS LANE | Semi-detached | — | — | £380,000 | Dec 2018 |
| 6 BELLS LANE | Terraced | — | — | £215,000 | Apr 2016 |
| 5, Bells Lane | Terraced | — | — | £390,000 | Nov 2013 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Ashford
Crime runs at 6.9 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Ashford
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Ashford district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Ashford
Population132,747
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.4/10
Employment
5.3/10
Education & skills
4.9/10
Health & disability
6.1/10
Crime
4.7/10
Housing & services
3.2/10
Living environment
6.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Ashford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+60%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.6%
Degree-level (Level 4+)30%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home66%
Median age41.8
Born outside the UK13%
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 2 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
2 of 2 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
of the 2 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 16 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenterden Church of England Junior School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.2 km |
| Tenterden Infant School | Primary | — | 0.2 km |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | Good ('23) | 1.1 km |
| Home Farm Children's Nursery Ltd | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.1 km |
| Little Pickles Nursery Tenterden Limited | Nursery | Outstanding ('21) | 1.7 km |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 2.1 km |
| St Michael's Pre School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 2.1 km |
| Holiday Club at Kench Hill | Nursery | — | 2.4 km |
| OSHN Limited | Nursery | Good ('25) | 3.0 km |
| Rolvenden Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 4.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
1
nearest GP surgery · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest dentists · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
2
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paydens Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Easy Smile (The Cellars) | Dentist | — | 0.1 km |
| Ivy Court Surgery | GP | Good ('23) | 0.2 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.2 km |
| The Dental Centre | Dentist | — | 0.3 km |
| Woodbury Dental And Laser Clinic | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Ashford
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 56 min from Headcorn Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore (Kent) Rail Station | 6.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Pluckley Rail Station | 6.6 mi | London Bridge | 62 min |
| Ham Street Rail Station | 7.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Headcorn Rail Station | 7.3 mi | London Bridge | 56 min |
| Rye Rail Station | 8.2 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Headcorn Rail Station (56 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging8 points
Per 10,000 residents0.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Ashford
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1002%
Flood zone5.3% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Historic landfill90 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings2,408
Conservation areas44
Green belt0%
Green spaces808
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Ashford
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 283 | 97% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 74 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 17 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 808 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Ashford
Figures for the wider Ashford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.6%
In work (employment rate)59.6%
Companies registered here10,855
New incorporations (12m)1,119
Property companies (SPVs)1,152
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district