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8 recorded sales · median £218,500 · Ashford
Ashford Council · Independent / Green coalition 22/47 seats · 47% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£219k
median price
6.9
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£219k
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
Not enough history to chart yet.
⌄ 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 £218,500. That's about 10.2× local earnings — around the 10.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
Not enough history to chart yet.
Median sold price · median of all 8 sales£218,500
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 Ebony Cottages 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 Ebony Cottages — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £460,000 | Sep 2021 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £355,000 | Jun 2016 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £320,000 | Nov 2011 |
| 2 EBONY COTTAGES | Semi-detached | — | — | £161,238 | Nov 2006 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £270,000 | Jun 2005 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £167,000 | Jun 2003 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £116,000 | Jun 2000 |
| 5 EBONY COTTAGES EBONY ROAD STONE | Semi-detached | — | — | £72,000 | Nov 1998 |
8 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 9 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wittersham Church of England Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 2.4 km |
| Holiday Club at Kench Hill | Nursery | — | 3.4 km |
| Little Pickles Nursery Tenterden Limited | Nursery | Outstanding ('21) | 3.7 km |
| Tenterden Church of England Junior School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 5.1 km |
| Tenterden Infant School | Primary | — | 5.1 km |
| Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | Good ('23) | 5.9 km |
| Home Farm Children's Nursery Ltd | Nursery | Good ('23) | 5.9 km |
| Woodchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 6.7 km |
| Woodchurch Windmills & Fun Club | Nursery | Good ('23) | 6.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
2
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 5.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest dentists · nearest 5.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
3
nearest pharmacies · nearest 5.3 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Court Surgery | GP | Good ('23) | 5.2 km |
| Easy Smile (The Cellars) | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
| Woodbury Dental And Laser Clinic | Dentist | — | 5.3 km |
| Paydens Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 5.3 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 5.3 km |
| The Dental Centre | Dentist | — | 5.4 km |
| Woodchurch Surgery | GP | Good ('23) | 6.2 km |
| Jempson'S Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 6.4 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 62 min from Pluckley Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appledore (Kent) Rail Station | 3.9 mi | — | no direct train |
| Rye Rail Station | 5.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Ham Street Rail Station | 6.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Winchelsea Rail Station | 6.6 mi | — | no direct train |
| Pluckley Rail Station | 8.9 mi | London Bridge | 62 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Pluckley Rail Station (62 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