CT5 3LB
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Property report — CT5 3LB
Open-data due diligence for CT5 3LB and the area around it.
CT5 3LB in brief: 15 recorded sales (£45,500–£1,250,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for CT5 3LB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the CT5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£470,243
Population
15,205
Crimes recorded
25
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
62%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in CT5 3, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (28 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | £600,000 | ROSENLIEU THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2024-10-30 | £1,175,000 | BRABOURNE HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2023-03-29 | £1,250,000 | PENBOURNE HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2018-10-19 | £800,000 | BRABOURNE HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2014-11-25 | £420,000 | STARLINGS THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2008-10-15 | £660,000 | APRIL COTTAGE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2007-02-13 | £350,000 | WHYTE GABLES THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2002-10-08 | £480,000 | BRAMLEY HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2002-08-12 | £330,000 | MULBERRY HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2002-01-18 | £353,000 | BRABOURNE HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2001-07-12 | £370,000 | PENBOURNE HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 2001-02-12 | £365,000 | BRAMLEY HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
| 1999-11-30 | £143,000 | STARLINGS THE LEAS | Detached |
| 1998-02-23 | £45,500 | STARLINGS THE LEAS | Detached |
| 1995-11-10 | £159,000 | MULBERRY HOUSE THE LEAS | Detached |
15 recorded sales on CT5 3LB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swalecliffe Community Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Whitstable School | 1.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whitstable | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Westmeads Community Infant School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Thornden Wood Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School | 1.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WHITSTABLE MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.5 mi) · THE HERON MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.7 mi) · PARK SURGERY (2.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WHITSTABLE & TANKERTON HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · WHITSTABLE AND TANKERTON HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL (HERNE BAY) (3.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GAS LANTERN AND COLUMN WEST OF NORTH AND SOUTH TYTHE BARN (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · NORTH AND SOUTH TYTHE BARN (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · THE BARN TEA ROOMS (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SWALECLIFFE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · TANKERTON PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Chestfield & Swalecliffe (0.4 mi) · Whitstable (1.4 mi) · Herne Bay (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.3 mi) · Tesco Extra (1.1 mi) · Co-op Food (1.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 6,544
Owned 84% · Social rent 2% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for CT5 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in CT5 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 28/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for CT5 3LB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictCT5 | SectorCT5 3 | PostcodeCT5 3LB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £469,159 | £470,243 | £500,033 |
| Population | 35,806 | 15,205 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 212 | 25 | — |
| Schools | 11 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 77% | 62% | 33% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (CT5 3); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.