Littlestone-on-Sea

Littlestone-on-Sea is covered by postcode districts TN28 and TN29. It is in the Folkestone and Hythe council area, Kent.

Typical price £343,498 Homes sold in Littlestone-on-Sea, last 12 months Gigabit broadband 99 of 139 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 63 of 139 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 195 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Littlestone-on-Sea, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Littlestone-on-Sea, by flood risk Of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea that ONS places, 23 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst, 34 are at very low risk only and 76 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 19 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Littlestone-on-Sea, New Romney. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. TN28 8EH: not on the flood risk listTN28 8FL: not on the flood risk listTN28 8LN: not on the flood risk listTN28 8LU: not on the flood risk listTN28 8LZ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8NA: not on the flood risk listTN28 8NE: not on the flood risk listTN28 8NF: not on the flood risk listTN28 8NJ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PA: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PH: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PJ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PN: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PW: not on the flood risk listTN28 8PX: not on the flood risk listTN28 8QB: not on the flood risk listTN28 8QS: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RF: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RG: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RH: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RJ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RL: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RN: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RP: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RQ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RS: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RT: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RU: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RW: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RX: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RY: not on the flood risk listTN28 8RZ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SA: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SB: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SH: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SJ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SL: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SN: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SP: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SS: not on the flood risk listTN28 8ST: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SW: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SX: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SY: not on the flood risk listTN28 8SZ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8TA: not on the flood risk listTN28 8UA: not on the flood risk listTN28 8UG: not on the flood risk listTN28 8UJ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8UL: not on the flood risk listTN28 8UQ: not on the flood risk listTN28 8XA: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NG: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NH: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NL: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NN: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NP: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NS: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NT: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NU: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NW: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NX: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NY: not on the flood risk listTN29 9NZ: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PA: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PB: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PD: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PE: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PF: not on the flood risk listTN29 9PG: not on the flood risk listTN29 9YE: not on the flood risk listTN29 9YF: not on the flood risk listTN29 9YG: not on the flood risk listTN28 8AD: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8AE: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8FR: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8LP: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8LR: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8LS: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8LT: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8LY: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NB: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8ND: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NH: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NN: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NQ: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NT: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NU: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NW: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NX: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PF: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PP: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PR: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PS: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PT: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PU: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PY: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8PZ: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8QA: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8QR: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8RB: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8RD: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8SE: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8SF: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8SG: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8SQ: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8SR: very low flood risk onlyTN28 8NY: low flood risk at worstTN28 8PB: low flood risk at worstTN28 8NS: medium flood risk at worstTN28 8NZ: medium flood risk at worstTN28 8QP: medium flood risk at worstTN28 8EL: high flood riskTN28 8FB: high flood riskTN28 8FD: high flood riskTN28 8NL: high flood riskTN28 8NP: high flood riskTN28 8NR: high flood riskTN28 8PD: high flood riskTN28 8PQ: high flood riskTN28 8QG: high flood riskTN28 8QN: high flood riskTN28 8QT: high flood riskTN28 8QU: high flood riskTN28 8QX: high flood riskTN28 8QY: high flood riskTN28 8QZ: high flood riskTN28 8RA: high flood riskTN28 8RE: high flood riskTN28 8SU: high flood risk Littlestone-on-SeaNew Romney 19 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to TN28 8EL, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk19 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Littlestone-on-Sea, by flood risk Of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea that ONS places, 23 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst, 34 are at very low risk only and 76 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 19 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Littlestone-on-Sea, New Romney. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A259 Littlestone-on-SeaNew Romney
  • A home or business at high risk: 23
  • At medium risk at worst: 4
  • At low risk at worst: 2
  • At very low risk only: 34
  • Not on the at-risk list: 76
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea that ONS places, 23 have a home or business at high risk, 4 are at medium risk at worst, 2 are at low risk at worst, 34 are at very low risk only and 76 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 200 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.9699, longitude 0.9640. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

The postcodes at high risk

23 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

TN28 8EL18 at high riskTN28 8QW13 at high riskTN28 8QZ13 at high riskTN28 8QJ12 at high riskTN28 8QX10 at high riskTN28 8QU8 at high riskTN28 8FD7 at high riskTN28 8QH7 at high riskTN28 8NP6 at high riskTN28 8QL6 at high riskTN28 8SU5 at high riskTN28 8QT5 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 19 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TN28 8EL, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Littlestone-on-Sea?

Homes sold for a typical £343,498 in the 12 months to September 2026. At 99 of the 139 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 195 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 63 of its 139 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Church Lane Health Centre, 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Appledore (Kent), 12.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Ofcom Connected Nations; Environment Agency flood risk; Get Information about Schools; NHS GP practices; NaPTAN. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.

What do homes cost in Littlestone-on-Sea?

Homes in Littlestone-on-Sea sold for a typical £343,498 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 96 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £328,000 from 93 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£343,498 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£328,000 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £400,000 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £297,500 16 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 14 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TN28 district, Littlestone-on-Sea's main postcode district: a typical £340,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Littlestone-on-Sea: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

Are new homes being built in Littlestone-on-Sea?

None of the 139 postcodes now in use in Littlestone-on-Sea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 0 of the 93 homes sold in Littlestone-on-Sea were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TN28 district, 14%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Littlestone-on-SeaAcross the TN28 district
The 12 months to September 2026 0 of 96 (0%) 1 of 132 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to September 2025 0 of 93 (0%) 21 of 149 (14%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

What broadband can you get in Littlestone-on-Sea?

Ofcom reports on 139 of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea. At 99 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit99 of 139
Postcodes where every home can get superfast103 of 139

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

Is Littlestone-on-Sea at risk of flooding?

63 of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 195 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 63 of 139 postcodes High: 138Medium: 57Low: 52Very low: 596

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

Which schools are in Littlestone-on-Sea?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

How far is the station from Littlestone-on-Sea?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea is Appledore (Kent) Rail Station, 12.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Appledore (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 12.5 kmDrive
  • Ham Street Rail Station Railway station 13.4 kmDrive
  • Westenhanger Rail Station Railway station 14.8 kmDrive
  • Romney Sands Station (RHDR) Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmWalk
  • New Romney Station (RHDR) Underground, metro or tram 1.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Which GP surgeries are in Littlestone-on-Sea?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Is Littlestone-on-Sea safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 119 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 13 September 2025
  2. 8 October 2025
  3. 14 November 2025
  4. 14 December 2025
  5. 14 January 2026
  6. 6 February 2026
  7. 11 March 2026
  8. 6 April 2026
  9. 7 May 2026
  10. 5 June 2026
  11. 12 July 2026
  12. 9 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences68 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Other crime8 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order3 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: drugs 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: police.uk, data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026.

Who runs Littlestone-on-Sea?

District, borough or city council
Folkestone and Hythe
County council
Kent
Parliamentary constituency
Folkestone and Hythe
Police force area
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Tony Vaughan (Labour)

All 139 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

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Littlestone-on-Sea postcodes

139 postcodes in use in Littlestone-on-Sea, by district:

TN28 postcode district,116 postcodesTN29 postcode district,23 postcodes

Those districts are all in the TN postcode area.

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Places near Littlestone-on-Sea

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Littlestone-on-Sea's £343,498. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

New Romney2.5 km, £320,000Lydd4.5 km, £248,000St Mary's Bay4.6 km, £296,500Dymchurch7.6 km, £322,500Hamstreet13.0 km, £425,000Hythe13.9 km, £350,000Sellindge15.3 km, £395,000Rye16.3 km, £342,000 All places A to Z

Quick answers about Littlestone-on-Sea

What is the postcode for Littlestone-on-Sea?
Postcode districts TN28 and TN29, with 139 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
Which council is Littlestone-on-Sea in?
Folkestone and Hythe, with Kent as its county council. Source: ONS.
Who is the MP for Littlestone-on-Sea?
Tony Vaughan (Labour), for Folkestone and Hythe. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
How much are houses in Littlestone-on-Sea?
A typical £343,498 in the 12 months to September 2026, from 96 sales. Source: HM Land Registry.
What schools are in Littlestone-on-Sea?
Primary schools at its postcodes include Greatstone Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Marsh Academy, 2.3 km away. Source: Department for Education.
Does Littlestone-on-Sea have a railway station?
The nearest is Appledore (Kent) station, 12.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
What broadband can you get in Littlestone-on-Sea?
Ofcom reports on 139 of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea. At 99 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
Is Littlestone-on-Sea at risk of flooding?
63 of the 139 postcodes in Littlestone-on-Sea have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 195 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. River and sea risk for the land, not surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Littlestone-on-Sea?
None of the 139 postcodes now in use in Littlestone-on-Sea came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 0 of the 93 homes sold in Littlestone-on-Sea were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TN28 district, 14%. Source: ONS and HM Land Registry.

Where the facts on this page come from

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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