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On Cromwell Road, in Whitstable West
What it's like at CT5 1NA: every home that has sold on Cromwell Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cromwell Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
9 of the 165 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 152, Cromwell RoadDetached | Aug 2008 | £285,000 | 156 m² | £1,827/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 - 158, Cromwell RoadOther · company-owned | Jul 2018 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 160, Cromwell RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £415,000 | 97 m² | £4,278/m² | 5 |
| 162, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Jun 2017 | £320,995 | 83 m² | £3,867/m² | 4 |
| 164, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Sept 2011 | £263,000 | 94 m² | £2,798/m² | 4 |
| 170, Cromwell RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2004 | £105,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 172, Cromwell RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2014 | £260,000 | 87 m² | £2,989/m² | 4 |
| First Floor Flat, 174, Cromwell RoadFlat | Aug 2015 | £134,500 | – | – | 4 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 174, Cromwell RoadFlat | Jun 2013 | £142,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 178, Cromwell RoadOther | Oct 2021 | £1,000 | 63 m² | £16/m² | 2 |
| 178a, Cromwell RoadFlat | Mar 2021 | £247,500 | 69 m² | £3,587/m² | 1 |
| 180a, Cromwell RoadFlat | Jan 2011 | £79,700 | – | – | 1 |
| 183, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Apr 2009 | £245,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 185, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £470,000 | 109 m² | £4,312/m² | 4 |
| 187, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Oct 2004 | £215,000 | 109 m² | £1,972/m² | 1 |
| 191, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Nov 2011 | £312,000 | 113 m² | £2,761/m² | 1 |
| 193, Cromwell RoadSemi-detached | Mar 1998 | £69,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 195, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £337,500 | 124 m² | £2,722/m² | 1 |
| 197, Cromwell RoadTerraced | Feb 2007 | £222,500 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Whitstable, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 877k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Westmeads School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 5, 5A, 914); 27 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Westmeads Community Infant School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School (0.2 km).
The nearest secondary is The Whitstable School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (9.9 km) and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (9.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 400 m away, with Whitstable Masonic Club closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitstable Health Centre (200 m), with Tyrrell & Jones Whitstable the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Hair By Buddies is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 51 restaurants and cafés and 29 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Thirst Love Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and New Inn the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 56% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (WHITSTABLE TOWN, SOUTH WHITSTABLE).
There are 68 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Kingsdown Park Gardens, 900 m away; for exercise, Pilates Movement Matters (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: West Beach, Whitstable, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
51 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Canterbury constituency: Rosie Duffield MP (Independent), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,653 (18.3%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 13%.
34 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CT5 1NA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
For holidays, London Southend is 33 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 80 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 1 of 112 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.2% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 165 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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