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Beaver & Singleton
What it's like at TN23 5LB: every home that has sold on the street 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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Ashford International, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Bradbridge Green, 200 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes 501, 501C, 501E, 967); 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 (under 50 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, 900 m away, with Ashford BME Association closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Singleton Doctors Surgery (50 m), with Singleton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Tip Top Hair Design is 150 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.
Grow 19 is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Singleton Barn the nearest pub (100 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, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Courtside Sports Facility (1.3 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.
26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Singleton Barn | II | 120 m |
| Singleton Manor | II* | 150 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%.
19 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 5LB →
| 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
Nearest: Faversham Swimming Pools · about 33 min
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