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Dean Mead

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8 recorded sales · median £177,000 · Folkestone and Hythe

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Folkestone and Hythe Council · Green / Liberal Democrat coalition 13/30 seats · 43% · OCD 2026

Overview Cost Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

61/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£177k

median price

7.2

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£177k

median sold price

8.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

53 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

7.2

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

249

Violence — most

6.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

20%

in a flood zone

1,079

green spaces

6.2

PM2.5 · WHO 5

402

eat & drink

shops

63.9%

gigabit

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 Folkestone and Hythe, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-05

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 £177,000. That's about 8.1× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 8 sales£177,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.1× · five-year average 9.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership66%

Owned outright

39%

With a mortgage

27%

Private rented

23%

Social rented

11%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,457

Your band:

Folkestone & Hythe District Council£314

Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759

Police & Crime Commissioner£285

Fire & Rescue£100

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,638

Band B£1,911

Band C£2,184

Band D (baseline)£2,457

Band E£3,004

Band F£3,550

Band G£4,096

Band H£4,915

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 Folkestone and Hythe how Dean Mead compares · from Folkestone and Hythe

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Sandgate +29%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Sandgate	£315,000	+29%	194
Golden Valley	£321,500	+25.8%	157
Foord	£228,000	+25%	215
Morehall	£323,000	+24.6%	119
East Cliff	£260,000	+22.7%	129
Hawkinge	£340,000	+20.5%	116
Folkestone	£187,470	+17.7%	384
Lydd	£257,000	+14.2%	110
St Marys Bay	£295,000	+12%	80
Greatstone on Sea	£332,500	+10.1%	90
Cheriton	£266,000	+9.4%	93
Lynwood	£350,000	+6.7%	127
Hythe	£330,000	+6.5%	200
New Romney	£285,000	-7.6%	123

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 Dean Mead — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
6 DEAN MEAD FOLKESTONE	Detached	—	—	£425,000	Dec 2020
8 DEAN MEAD	Detached	—	—	£300,000	Aug 2012
6 DEAN MEAD FOLKESTONE	Detached	—	—	£295,000	Dec 2006
2 DEAN MEAD	Detached	—	—	£178,000	Aug 2002
8 DEAN MEAD	Detached	—	—	£176,000	Oct 2000
1 Dean Mead	Semi-detached	—	—	£135,000	Dec 1999
1 Dean Mead	Semi-detached	—	—	£51,500	Feb 1999
6 DEAN MEAD FOLKESTONE	Detached	—	—	£130,000	Jan 1999

Show all sales ↓

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 Folkestone and Hythe

Crime runs at 7.2 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 / month7.2

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Folkestone and Hythe

Violence & sexual offences

249

Anti-social behaviour

184

Criminal damage & arson

Shoplifting

Other theft

Drugs

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Folkestone and Hythe 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 Folkestone and Hythe

Population109,758

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 4/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 35% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 4/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 4/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 35% 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 5 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

5.0/10

Employment

4.3/10

Education & skills

4.4/10

Health & disability

4.5/10

Crime

4.8/10

Housing & services

3.8/10

Living environment

5.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe — 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+52%

Unemployment · economically active residents5.8%

Degree-level (Level 4+)27%

Good or very good health78%

Own their home66%

Median age47.4

Born outside the UK11%

See the full Folkestone and Hythe report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 9 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

9 of 9 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 9 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 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Folkestone Academy	Secondary	Good ('22)	0.2 km
Folkestone Primary	Primary	Good ('23)	0.2 km
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	0.8 km
Little Oaks Pre School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.8 km
The Harvey Grammar School	Secondary	—	0.8 km
Morehall Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Good ('19)	1.0 km
The Nursery at Folkestone College	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.0 km
Mundella Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.1 km
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)	Secondary	—	1.2 km
Turner Free School	Secondary	Good ('22)	1.2 km
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone	Primary	Good ('22)	1.2 km
Kiddiwinx Ltd	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.2 km
Little Stars Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Christchurch Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.3 km
Castle Hill Community Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.4 km
Goldilocks Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.5 km
Castle Hill Village Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Kip McGrath Folkestone & Hythe Education Centre	Nursery	—	1.5 km
All Soul's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Radnor Park Kindergarten	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Sandgate Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	1.7 km
Greenfields Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.7 km
Little Oaks Sandgate	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.7 km
First Learners' Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.7 km
Harcourt Primary School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	1.7 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.1 km
NHS ODS

4 of 4 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Blackbull Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Central Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.1 km
Mistvale Chemists	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
The New Surgery	GP	—	1.2 km
Guildhall Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Guildhall Street Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	1.4 km
White House Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	1.4 km
Manor Clinic	GP	—	1.4 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Folkestone Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Mcardle Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Cheriton Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Harbour Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	1.5 km
Guildhall Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.6 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Superdrug Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Total Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Sandgate Road	GP	—	1.7 km
Folkestone Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Leas Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.8 km
Vision Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Folkestone Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Pennypot Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.8 km
High Street Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.8 km
Sun Lane	GP	—	5.8 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.9 km
Eakins Chemist	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Country Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	6.1 km
Oaklands Health Centre	GP	—	6.3 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.3 km
New Lyminge Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	6.3 km
Lyminge Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.4 km
Church Road	GP	—	6.8 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 Folkestone and Hythe

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 53 min from Folkestone West Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Folkestone Central Rail Station	0.6 mi	London St Pancras	56 min
Folkestone West Rail Station	0.7 mi	London St Pancras	53 min
Sandling Rail Station	4.3 mi	London Bridge	87 min
Westenhanger Rail Station	5.5 mi	London Bridge	83 min
Kearsney Rail Station	6.1 mi	London Victoria	119 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Folkestone West Rail Station (53 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

54%

Work from home

29%

Walk or cycle

10%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging18 points

Per 10,000 residents1.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Folkestone and Hythe

Air quality

NO₂

6.5

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.2

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.6%

Flood zone20% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)

Coal miningin/near a coalfield (37.2%)

Historic landfill28 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 buildings921

Conservation areas21

Green belt0%

Green spaces1,079

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Folkestone and Hythe

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	402	94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	82	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	29	—
Green spaces & parks	1,079	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

63.9%

Superfast

88.7%

Ultrafast

63.9%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Folkestone and Hythe

Figures for the wider Folkestone and Hythe — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5.8%

In work (employment rate)52.2%

Companies registered here6,617

New incorporations (12m)861

Property companies (SPVs)625

See the full Folkestone and Hythe report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district