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On The Laurels, in Biddenden, Smarden & High Halden
What it's like at TN26 3NA: every home that has sold on The Laurels 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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 Laurels; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Bourne CottageDetached | Nov 2016 | £355,000 | 113 m² | £3,142/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne FarmDetached | Mar 2010 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| ChennellsDetached | Jun 1996 | £176,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Monarch HouseDetached | Sept 2000 | £285,000 | – | – | 1 |
| OaklandsDetached | Jan 2012 | £325,000 | 113 m² | £2,876/m² | 1 |
| TawnywoodDetached | Feb 2019 | £480,000 | 115 m² | £4,174/m² | 4 |
| Verrall CottageDetached | Feb 2026 | £890,000 | 243 m² | £3,663/m² | 2 |
| Hope House, Ashford RoadDetached | Jul 2005 | £603,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 1, The LaurelsSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £249,300 | 91 m² | £2,740/m² | 1 |
| 2, The LaurelsSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £265,000 | 109 m² | £2,431/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pluckley, a drive away (6.6 km), with 115k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is The Chennells, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 2); 1 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 62 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
Central London is 70 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is High Halden Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 42% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, 3.0 km away; Attainment 8: 39.7 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Cranbrook School (9.7 km) and Highworth Grammar School (13.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Jennings Plantry, 1.8 km away, with One Stop closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ivy Court Surgery (4.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.9 km).
For a haircut, Mastercutters is 3.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is William Harvey Hospital, 17 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Harbourne vineyard is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and Chequers on the Green the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 295 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 256 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hookstead Green, 150 m away; for exercise, Tenterden Leisure Centre (4.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 50 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 60 km.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Verrall Cottage | II | 40 m |
| Hope House | II | 40 m |
| Chennells | II | 40 m |
| Bourne Cottage | II | 60 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.
Weald of Kent constituency: Katie Lam MP (Conservative), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 8,422 (16.6%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Conservative 40%, Labour 23%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 9%.
3 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 TN26 3NA →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" The Laurels in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 60.2% | 79.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 29.2% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.6% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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
Nearest: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park · about 31 min
Nearest: Gallagher Stadium · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.