Area Info for Capel (Kent)

Overview of Capel, Kent

Capel is a village and civil parish located in the county of Kent, South East England. It is situated approximately 4 miles south of Tonbridge and is part of the Sevenoaks district. The area is known for its rural character, scenic countryside, and historical significance.

History

The history of Capel dates back several centuries, with the village maintaining its traditional rural charm. The parish church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, is a notable historical building that has served the community for many years. The village has historically been involved in agriculture, with farming playing a significant role in its development.

Geography and Environment

Capel is characterized by its rolling hills, woodlands, and farmland. The landscape offers a peaceful environment, making it a desirable location for those seeking countryside living. The area is also close to the North Downs, providing opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking and cycling.

Community and Amenities

The village has a small but active community, with local events and societies that foster a sense of belonging. Amenities in Capel include a primary school, a village hall, and a few local shops and pubs. For more extensive services and shopping, residents often travel to nearby towns such as Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

Transport

Capel is accessible via road, with good connections to surrounding towns and the motorway network. The nearest railway station is in Tonbridge, providing regular services to London and other major cities. Public transport options within the village are limited, so private vehicles are commonly used.

Notable Features

The parish church of St. John the Baptist is a prominent feature of Capel, with historical architecture and a central role in village life. The surrounding countryside and rural setting also contribute to the area's appeal.
Education
School
Capel Primary School0.58 miles
Five Oak Green Road, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6RP
Kent College Pembury1.27 miles
Old Church Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4AX
Mascalls Academy1.72 miles
Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6LT
Paddock Wood Primary School1.74 miles
Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6JE
Pembury School1.91 miles
Lower Green Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4EB
The Schools At Somerhill2.07 miles
Somerhill, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0NJ
The Quest School2.56 miles
Bell 3, The Hop Farm, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PY
Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School2.59 miles
Market Heath, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 7NY
Hillview School for Girls2.89 miles
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
Weald of Kent Grammar School2.92 miles
Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JP
Oakley School2.95 miles
Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
St Stephen's (Tonbridge) Primary School3.00 miles
Royal Rise, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2DQ
Tonbridge Grammar School3.17 miles
Deakin Leas, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JR
East Peckham Primary School3.18 miles
Pound Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 5LH
Hadlow Rural Community School3.28 miles
Ashes Lane, Hadlow, Kent, TN11 0AN
Hadlow Primary School3.35 miles
Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0EH
Health
Clinic
Woodlands Health Centre1.66 miles
Allington Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6AR
Mtw Medical Records1.67 miles
Unit 34/36, Eldon Way, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6BE
Woodlands Health Centre1.68 miles
Health Visiting & School Nursing, Allington Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6AX
Paddock Wood Chiropractic Clinic1.74 miles
64 Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6DP
The Springs2.57 miles
18 Tonbridge Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 4QL
Branbridges Industrial Unit3.11 miles
Unit 3, Branbridges Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5HF
Pembury Road Surgery3.16 miles
Dunorlan House, 64 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JG
Tonbridge Cottage Hospital Stroke Unit3.18 miles
Vauxhall Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0NE
Tonbridge OOH Base 3.18 miles
QUEEN VICTORIA COTTAGE HOSPITAL, VAUXHALL LANE, TONBRIDGE, KENT,, TN11 0NE
Townlock Day Unit3.21 miles
Lockside,, Tonbridge, TN9 1EA
Warders Medical Centre3.27 miles
47 East Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1LA
1 The Pines3.56 miles
Sherwood Park, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QZ
2 The Pines3.56 miles
Sherwood Park, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QZ
3 The Pines3.56 miles
Sherwood Park, Pembury Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3QZ
Tonbridge School Centre3.74 miles
Tonbridge School, London Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3AD
St. Andrews Medical Centre3.90 miles
St. Andrews Court, Pinewood Gardens, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0LZ
GP
Dr Whillier D E & Partners1.68 miles
Woodlands Health Centre, Allington Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6AX
Dr Cameron A J & Partners2.09 miles
Waterfield House, 186 Henwood Green Road, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4LR
Howell Surgery Brenchley2.86 miles
Howell Surgery, High Street, Brenchley, Kent, TN12 7NQ
Dr Whillier D E & Partners3.03 miles
The Surgery, The Pound, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5AT
Tonbridge Medical Group - Pembury Road3.16 miles
64 Pembury Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2JG
Tonbridge Medical Group - Higham Lane3.25 miles
9 Higham Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, Tonbridge, TN10 4JB
Warders Medical Centre3.27 miles
Warders, East Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1LA
Dr Baldwin & Dr Jawaid3.36 miles
The Medical Centre, Hadlow Old School, School Lane, Hadlow Kent, TN11 0ET
Dr Sawyer & Partners3.50 miles
Medical Centre, Greggs Wood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3JL
Trenchwood Medical Centre3.85 miles
264 Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3ET
Dr Cottrell P & Partners3.90 miles
St Andrews Medical Centre, Pinewood Gardens, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0LZ
Dr Bowes R J & Partners4.32 miles
Kingswood Surgery, Kingswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4UH
Dr Hester J E & Partners4.35 miles
St James Medical Centre, 11 Carlton Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2HW
Horsmonden Surgery4.40 miles
The Surgery, Lamberhurst Road, Horsmonden, Kent, TN12 8LP
Dr H A Yates & Partners4.46 miles
Grosvenor Medical Centre, 23 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2DX
Clanricarde Medical Centre4.56 miles
Abbey Court, 7-15 St Johns Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9TF
Hospital
Kent and Sussex Hospital2.53 miles
THIS HOSPITAL HAS CLOSED, PLEASE VISIT THE TUNBRIDGE WELLS HOSPITAL, PEMBURY, Kent, TN2 4QJ
Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury2.53 miles
Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4QJ
Tonbridge Cottage Hospital3.18 miles
Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, Vauxhall Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0NE
Nuffield Health, Tunbridge Wells Hospital4.29 miles
Kingswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4UL
Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital7.45 miles
Fordcombe Road, Fordcombe, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0RD
Cygnet Hospital Godden Green8.30 miles
Cygnet Hospital Godden Green, Godden Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0JR
Burrswood Hospital8.57 miles
Burrswood, Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 9PY
Maidstone Hospital8.98 miles
Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 9QQ
Priory Hospital Ticehurst 9.03 miles
Ticehurst, Wadhurst, East Sussex, TN5 7HU
BMI The Somerfield Hospital9.86 miles
63-77 London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0DU
Sevenoaks Hospital10.16 miles
Sevenoaks Hospital, Hospital Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3PG
Hawkhurst Hospital10.74 miles
Hawkhurst Community Hospital, High Street, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4PU
Crowborough War Memorial Hospital11.86 miles
Southview Road, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 1HG
Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital12.17 miles
Edenbridge and District War Memorial Hospital, Mill Hill, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5DA
Spire Alexandra Hospital13.05 miles
Impton Lane, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9PG
benenden hospital13.22 miles
Goddards Green Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4AX
Pharmacy
Paddock Wood Pharmacy1.83 miles
12 Commercial Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6EL
Pembury Pharmacy2.61 miles
5 High Street, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4PH
Field Pharmacy3.02 miles
11 Old Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 5AS
East Street Pharmacy3.27 miles
East Street Pharmacy, East Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1LA
Hadlow Pharmacy3.31 miles
Hadlow Pharmacy, The Square, Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 0DA
Greggswood Pharmacy3.32 miles
106 Greggswood Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3JG
Gosrani Pharmacy3.37 miles
11 Martin Hardie Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 4AE
Boots3.41 miles
9 High Street, Tonbridge, TN9 1SG
Clarke & Coleman3.43 miles
140 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1BB
Hobbs Pharmacy3.48 miles
25 Quarry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2RN
Hollis Pharmacy3.70 miles
285 Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9EX
G Currie Chemists3.96 miles
4 York Parade, Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN10 3NP
Greens Chemists4.05 miles
140 London Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0PJ
Heath Pharmacy4.37 miles
Maidstone Road, Horsmonden, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN12 8JJ
Carrs Corner Chemists4.56 miles
94 Calverley Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2UN
Paydens4.56 miles
Abbeycourt Medical Centre, St John`s Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TF
Leisure
Park
FOAL HURST WOOD1.26 miles
SOMERHILL (Grade II Listed)2.06 miles
BARNETT'S WOOD3.20 miles
OAK ROAD3.41 miles
HILBERT WOODS3.80 miles
MABLEDON (Grade II Listed)3.96 miles
DUNORLAN PARK (Grade II Listed)4.10 miles
WOODBURY PARK CEMETERY (Grade II Listed)4.43 miles
HAYSDEN4.58 miles
OXEN HOATH (Grade II* Listed)4.63 miles
CALVERLEY PARK AND CALVERLEY GROUNDS (Grade II Listed)4.64 miles
BAYHAM ABBEY (Grade II Listed)4.71 miles
MEREWORTH CASTLE (Grade II* Listed)5.73 miles
NORTH DOWNS WAY5.81 miles
HALL PLACE (Grade II* Listed)6.16 miles
SCOTNEY CASTLE (Grade I Listed)6.34 miles
Shop
Groceries
Five Oak Green Village Stores0.68 miles
Badsell Road, Five Oak Green,, Tonbridge Kent, TN12 6RB
Tesco Tonbridge (Express)1.85 miles
14 Commercial Rd, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6EL
Waitrose Paddock Wood1.95 miles
Church Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6EX
Co-op Tunbridge Wells2.62 miles
Petrol Pembury, TN2 4NG
Tesco Tunbridge Wells (Superstore)2.67 miles
Woodsgate Corner, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4NE
ASDA Tunbridge Wells2.74 miles
Longfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3EY
M&S Blue Boys Tonbridge Bp2.86 miles
Matfield, Tonbridge, TN12 7HE
SPAR Tonbridge2.95 miles
Spar Store, Three Elms Service Station, Kent, TN11 0AB
M&S Fountains Retail Park Tunbridge3.04 miles
Unit 4 The Fountain Retail Park, Tunbridge Wells,kent, TN2 3FB
Co-op Tonbridge3.04 miles
East Peckham, TN12 5BQ
M&S Tonbridge Foodhall3.14 miles
Cannon Lane, Tonbridge, TN9 1PN
Co-op Tonbridge3.15 miles
Tonbridge, Petrol East Peckham, TN12 5WH
Greggswood Convenience & Off-Licence3.29 miles
104 Greggswood Road, Tunbridge Wells Kent TN2 3JG
Waitrose Tonbridge3.30 miles
Sovereign Way, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RG
Sainsbury's Tonbridge3.30 miles
Angel Centre, Tonbridge, TN9 1SF
Hadlow Superstore3.31 miles
4 The Broadway, Hadlow Kent TN11 0BZ
Transport
Airport
Biggin Hill Airport17.34 miles
London Gatwick Airport22.12 miles
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal22.17 miles
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal22.82 miles
London City Airport26.05 miles
Lydd London Ashford Airport30.17 miles
London Southend Airport31.05 miles
Shoreham Brighton City Airport36.52 miles
London Stansted Airport49.50 miles
Bus Stop
Capel Primary School (W)0.38 miles
Capel Primary School (E)0.39 miles
Sychem Lane (W)0.42 miles
Sychem Lane (E)0.42 miles
Ellis Close (SW)0.53 miles
Ellis Close (NE)0.57 miles
Post Office (SE)0.70 miles
Hawkwell Farm (NE)0.96 miles
Hawkwell Farm (SW)0.97 miles
Turmeric Gold (SE)1.23 miles
Turmeric Gold (NW)1.25 miles
Foal Hurst Wood (NW)1.34 miles
Foal Hurst Wood (SE)1.35 miles
Fuggles Close (E)1.39 miles
Fuggles Close (W)1.39 miles
All Saints Church (N)1.41 miles
Ferry Port
Gravesend Pier18.64 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal18.99 miles
Woolwich Arsenal Pier25.06 miles
Woolwich Ferry South Pier25.23 miles
Woolwich Ferry North Pier25.42 miles
Barrier Gardens Pier25.69 miles
Greenwich Pier26.23 miles
Masthouse Terrace Pier26.76 miles
North Greenwich Pier26.83 miles
East India Pier27.39 miles
Greenland Pier for Surrey Quays27.43 miles
Canary Wharf Pier27.94 miles
Hilton Docklands Nelson Dock Pier27.99 miles
St Katharine's Pier29.14 miles
Tower Pier29.37 miles
London Bridge City Pier29.46 miles
Railway Station
Paddock Wood Rail Station1.88 miles
Beltring Rail Station3.15 miles
Tonbridge Rail Station3.45 miles
High Brooms Rail Station3.53 miles
Yalding Rail Station4.48 miles
Tunbridge Wells Rail Station4.83 miles
Frant Rail Station5.48 miles
Hildenborough Rail Station5.80 miles
Leigh (Kent) Rail Station6.03 miles
Wateringbury Rail Station6.05 miles
Marden Rail Station6.34 miles
Wadhurst Rail Station7.25 miles
Penshurst Rail Station7.65 miles
East Farleigh Rail Station8.09 miles
Borough Green & Wrotham Rail Station8.27 miles
East Malling Rail Station8.57 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (TN12 6W*)
Number of Properties in Catchment13
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
1, REDWOOD PARK
CAPEL
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6WB		£975,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
37, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£650,000
2025-01-24
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-06-17   £268,000
16, BRAMPTON BANK
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PN		£641,000
2024-12-19
semidetached
freehold
47, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£345,000
2024-08-12
terraced
freehold
Sold 2024-01-16   £235,000
LINCOLNS INN COTTAGE, ALDERS ROAD
CAPEL
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6SU		£300,000
2024-10-02
semidetached
freehold
52, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£400,000
2024-09-24
terraced
freehold
12, BRAMPTON BANK
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PN		£620,000
2023-11-30
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-10-14   £490,000
OAKDENE HOUSE, ALDERS ROAD
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PP		£970,000
2023-10-13
detached
freehold
8, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£600,000
2023-08-31
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-03-19   £700,000
TATLINGBURY FARM (THE STABLES), FIVE OAK GREEN ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6RG		£750,000
2023-08-09
detached
freehold
7, TOLHURST ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TN		£390,000
2023-07-18
semidetached
freehold
TATLINGBURY FARM (THE GRANARY), FIVE OAK GREEN ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6RG		£650,000
2023-07-17
detached
freehold
7, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£595,000
2023-06-16
semidetached
freehold
34, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£695,000
2023-01-24
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2015-09-21   £385,000
4, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£850,000
2022-08-19
detached
freehold
6, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£655,000
2022-08-08
detached
freehold
1, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£785,000
2022-07-13
detached
freehold
15, BRAMPTON BANK
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PN		£675,000
2022-06-27
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2017-06-06   £275,000
THE ALDERS (5), ALDERS ROAD
CAPEL
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6SU		£317,500
2022-06-22
terraced
freehold
5, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£660,000
2022-06-20
detached
freehold
3, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£725,000
2022-05-13
detached
freehold
2, ROCHESTER PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6YW		£765,000
2022-04-27
detached
freehold
63, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£310,000
2021-06-29
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2021-02-24   £310,000
58, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£400,000
2021-06-11
semidetached
freehold
THE RUSSETTS, SYCHEM LANE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TL		£370,000
2021-03-31
semidetached
freehold
HALF MOON HOUSE, HALF MOON LANE
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PR		£1,250,000
2021-02-01
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2015-06-19   £927,000
GEORGE u0026 DRAGON, FIVE OAK GREEN ROAD
TUDELEY
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN11 0PW		£350,000
2020-08-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
6, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TR		£285,000
2020-07-09
semidetached
freehold
CAPEL COURT FARM, ALDERS ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6SU		£1,635,000
2020-02-06
detached
freehold
56, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£415,000
2019-07-11
semidetached
freehold
4, REDWOOD PARK
CAPEL
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6WB		£805,000
2018-09-27
detached
freehold
65, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£340,000
2018-05-29
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-08-05   £280,000
64, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£325,000
2018-05-14
terraced
freehold
10, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TR		£275,000
2016-12-02
semidetached
freehold
SANTANA, SYCHEM LANE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TL		£339,000
2016-07-21
semidetached
freehold
ALDERS COTTAGES (7), ALDERS ROAD
CAPEL
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6SU		£356,000
2016-04-26
terraced
freehold
44, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TS		£172,100
2016-02-29
semidetached
freehold
16, TOLHURST ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TN		£475,000
2015-09-18
semidetached
freehold
12, TOLHURST ROAD
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TN		£427,500
2015-06-26
detached
freehold
12, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TR		£295,000
2014-10-08
semidetached
freehold
14, SYCHEM PLACE
FIVE OAK GREEN
TONBRIDGE
KENT
TN12 6TR		£238,000
2014-06-13
semidetached
freehold
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