Is Underhill Road in Folkestone and Hythe safe?

Underhill Road has an area-safety proxy score of 40/100. It uses recorded incident counts for the associated LSOA, not a population-adjusted crime rate or a prediction of personal safety. Based on police.uk open data.

Underhill Road

Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, England

Mapped street Green-space proximity 5/100 Transport proximity 30/100 Risk indicators: Data incomplete Low confidence

Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 40/100; transport-stop proximity 30/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 90/100; green-space proximity 5/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.

Compare Profile Scores

Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.

All available profile scores are below 45/100.

Review the component scores and missing data against your own requirements.

Families

Low

Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; family indicators 45/100; green-space proximity 5/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Young Professionals

Poor

Available components: transport-stop proximity 30/100; amenity proximity 25/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: market proxy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Retirees

Poor

Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; green-space proximity 5/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 25/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

First-time Buyers

Low

Available components: transport-stop proximity 30/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 40/100. Data unavailable: sale price. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.

How this is calculated

Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.

Liveability Score

Indicative · relative within Folkestone and Hythe

Low confidence Based on no transaction data, 4 data sources

Flood mapping

The mapped street point is classified as Zone 1 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.

Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.

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Things You Should Know

Low area-safety score

Score 40/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.

Limited mapped green-space access

Score 5/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.

How Life Works Here

Underhill Road is located in Folkestone and Hythe, near Folkestone, Kent. The associated LSOA area has 289 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: bus. The nearest mapped stop (Longport Police Station) is 471m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The price sample is too small to publish a median; at least eight recorded transactions are required. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,955; owner-occupied homes 30.6%; social housing 11%; retired population 18.8%; average household size 2.6. There are 1 schools within 2 km. Primary schools are nearby, though secondary options may require travel. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. The highest available weighted profile is families at 33/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 36/100. Its recorded district percentile is 6. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.

Nearby Services (5 km)

Score Breakdown

Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.

Safety (area) Low (40)

police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted

Daily Access Low (30)

OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km

Transport Low (30)

DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops

Green-space proximity Poor (5)

OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality

Market Value Data unavailable

HM Land Registry price paid data

Family Fair (45)

GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators

Amenity proximity Poor (25)

Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment

Energy Data unavailable

EPC Register — awaiting public API access

Flood Risk Excellent (90)

English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately

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Public Services Nearby

Public facilities within walking distance from Underhill Road, with detailed information for each.

libraries (1)

Cheriton Library 1498m · 19 min walk

All libraries in Folkestone and Hythe →

parks & green spaces (4)

Cheriton Recreation Ground 1321m · 16 min walk
Golden Valley Park 1649m · 21 min walk
Staff Memorial Garden 1829m · 23 min walk
Sandgate Park and Sandgate Recreation Ground 1881m · 24 min walk

schools (4)

Harcourt Primary School 1476m · 18 min walk
All Soul's Church of England Primary School 1492m · 19 min walk
Seabrook Church of England Primary School 1678m · 21 min walk
Turner Free School 1935m · 24 min walk

All schools in Folkestone and Hythe →

Transport Links

Longport Police Station bus_stop471m

Broadview bus_stop523m

Roman Way bus_stop560m

Folkestone Eurotunnel Terminal ferry1055m

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Data Transparency

4 open data sources

45% data uniqueness

View all data sources

OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0

All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.