Stone Cross area report

Highlights

Stone Cross is a small neighbourhood in Kent with a population of 1,719. The median house price is £285,000, with prices rising 12.6 per cent over five years. Detached properties command £457,500 median, while flats average £120,000. The area scores moderately on deprivation indices; about 35 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Crime in the latest month totalled 27 incidents, led by violent crime and anti-social behaviour. Sandwich Junior School is 0.2 km away and Sandwich Technology School 0.7 km distant. Air quality is good: nitrogen dioxide is low and particulate matter moderate. Broadband connectivity is strong, with 89.9 per cent gigabit-capable coverage. The neighbourhood contains 24 listed buildings and falls within two conservation areas: Sandwich - Walled Town and Sandwich - St Barts. Council tax band D is £2,370.90 under Dover District Council.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Stone Cross, Kent — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

This district. Figures below lead with Stone Cross’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Kent, Stone Cross ranks 2nd cheapest of 13, 6th safest and 1st most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £285,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Stone Cross have risen 13% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 116,409 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 35% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Stone Cross (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 4 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 5 then).

Schools

• 86% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 90% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Stone Cross that changed hands in the last five years, 8.2% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 8.9 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 34.03% over 7.44 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.9% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/stone cross.

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Nearby areas we cover: Sandwich, Worth, Woodnesborough.