Densole

18°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 17° · 70% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:22Sunset 19:21

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

31US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Outreau, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

19 reported · July 2026▲ 46% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour4
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: North Downs East · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

162 reported road collisions (2024)

53 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

29 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Folkestone West (5.0 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£1,176 average monthly rent▲ 11.1% YoY

• 1 bed £804
• 2 bed £1,030
• 3 bed £1,283

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (9.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 139.9p · BP (10.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 146.9p · BP (10.6 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

28 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Hawkinge Community Centre (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

109,759 residents in Folkestone and Hythe · 308/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 84 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,539 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 53,780)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

48 schools · 15,076 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

44inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Folkestone and Hythe

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

166 applications decided

82.5% granted · 137 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sojan Joseph

Labour

Ashford

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 8
• Con 5
• LD 2
• Grn 11
• Ref 1
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens244

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,440 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£755 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,977 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 62,831 certificates

12.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

74% low-carbon electricity

Wind 57% · Gas 26% · Nuclear 9% · Biomass 7%

110 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.1
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ashford:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership431 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s372 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test346 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office341 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership309 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Hawkinge · 1.5 km

  Hawkinge is a town and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England. The original village of Hawkinge is actually just less than a mile due east of the present village centre; the village of Hawk…

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  Acrise · 1.7 km

  Acrise is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England, located between Elham and Densole and about six miles north of Folkestone. The settlement derives its name from Old Eng…

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  St Martin's Church, Acrise · 1.7 km

  St Martin's Church is an Anglican church in the village and parish of Acrise in Kent, England. The church dates back to the Norman era, and was designated a Grade I listed building in 1966.

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  Acrise Place · 1.8 km

  Acrise Place is a mainly 18th-century house located about 6 miles (9.6 km) north of Folkestone in the village of Acrise, Kent, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Kent Battle of Britain Museum · 1.9 km

  The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is an aviation museum located in Hawkinge, Kent, focused on the Allied and Axis men of the Battle of Britain. The Spirit of the Few Monument is in the grounds of the museum.

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  RAF Hawkinge · 1.9 km

  Royal Air Force Hawkinge or more simply RAF Hawkinge is a former Royal Air Force station located 13.23 miles (21.29 km) east of Ashford, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north of Folkestone, Kent and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west of Dov…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)