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On Old Orchard, in Beaver & Singleton
What it's like at TN23 4PY: every home that has sold on Old Orchard 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Old Orchard; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 28 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Old OrchardTerraced | Sept 2002 | £122,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Old OrchardTerraced | Mar 2006 | £139,950 | 61 m² | £2,294/m² | 3 |
| 3, Old OrchardTerraced | Jun 2023 | £315,000 | 79 m² | £3,987/m² | 2 |
| 4, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Oct 2022 | £475,000 | 950 m² | £500/m² | 3 |
| 6, Old OrchardTerraced | May 2012 | £150,500 | – | – | 5 |
| 7, Old OrchardTerraced | Sept 2015 | £182,000 | 57 m² | £3,193/m² | 4 |
| 8, Old OrchardTerraced | May 2019 | £235,000 | 69 m² | £3,406/m² | 5 |
| 9, Old OrchardTerraced | May 2005 | £154,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Old OrchardTerraced | Jun 2020 | £225,000 | 57 m² | £3,947/m² | 1 |
| 11, Old OrchardDetached | Sept 2013 | £226,500 | 100 m² | £2,265/m² | 1 |
| 12, Old OrchardTerraced | Mar 2003 | £143,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Old OrchardTerraced | Nov 2023 | £253,000 | 61 m² | £4,148/m² | 4 |
| 14, Old OrchardTerraced | Jun 2007 | £192,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 15, Old OrchardDetached | Oct 2019 | £310,000 | 94 m² | £3,298/m² | 2 |
| 16, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Mar 2022 | £401,016 | 123 m² | £3,260/m² | 4 |
| 17, Old OrchardSemi-detached | May 2000 | £79,500 | 53 m² | £1,500/m² | 1 |
| 18, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £209,500 | 66 m² | £3,174/m² | 1 |
| 19, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £251,000 | 76 m² | £3,303/m² | 3 |
| 20, Old OrchardTerraced | Jan 2020 | £350,000 | 100 m² | £3,500/m² | 3 |
| 21, Old OrchardSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2010 | £157,950 | 62 m² | £2,548/m² | 1 |
| 22, Old OrchardTerraced | May 2026 | £250,000 | 58 m² | £4,310/m² | 3 |
| 23, Old OrchardTerraced | Jan 2012 | £163,000 | 77 m² | £2,117/m² | 1 |
| 24, Old OrchardSemi-detached | May 2018 | £215,000 | 57 m² | £3,772/m² | 2 |
| 25, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £287,000 | 57 m² | £5,035/m² | 4 |
| 26, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £217,500 | 106 m² | £2,052/m² | 2 |
| 27, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £345,000 | 110 m² | £3,136/m² | 3 |
| 28, Old OrchardSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £141,000 | 58 m² | £2,431/m² | 2 |
| 29, Old OrchardSemi-detached | May 2014 | £225,000 | 76 m² | £2,961/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ashford International, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Old Orchard, 100 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 501, 501E, 967, 501C); 19 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 79 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Great Chart Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 77% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The John Wallis Church of England Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 30.6 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Highworth Grammar School (1.9 km) and The Norton Knatchbull School (3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Food, 750 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Singleton Doctors Surgery (250 m), with Singleton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Tip Top Hair Design is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is William Harvey Hospital, 4.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Thai Basil is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Singleton Barn the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 89 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Watercress Fields, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Courtside Sports Facility (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 49 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 72 km.
Most households own their home, 22% 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.
22 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Singleton Manor | II* | 150 m |
| The Singleton Barn | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Ashford constituency: Sojan Joseph MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,779 (3.8%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 33%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 9%.
18 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 TN23 4PY →
On this street: 0 of 23 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 91.8% | 79.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.1% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.8% | 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.
Nearest: Faversham Swimming Pools · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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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 28 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.