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On Highbury Walk, in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone
What it's like at CT12 6QJ: every home that has sold on Highbury Walk since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Highbury Walk; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 4 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Highbury WalkTerraced | Dec 2014 | £125,000 | 70 m² | £1,786/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Highbury WalkTerraced | Mar 2020 | £190,000 | 103 m² | £1,845/m² | 2 |
| 5, Highbury WalkTerraced | Nov 2013 | £124,000 | 95 m² | £1,305/m² | 2 |
| 7, Highbury WalkTerraced | Feb 2022 | £225,000 | 67 m² | £3,358/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ramsgate, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Charlton Close, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 945); 41 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 57 minutes away by public transport (39 by car).
The nearest primary school is Dame Janet Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Mildred's Primary Infant School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is The Royal Harbour Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 28.9 · 1.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Dane Court Grammar School (1.1 km) and Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School (2.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 400 m away, with Best One closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Summerhill Surgery (750 m), with Sainsbury's Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Scruffs Hair Studio is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 2 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ramsgate Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Hare & Hounds the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 165 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 583 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Jackey Bakers Recreation Ground, 350 m away; for exercise, The Gym (850 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Broadstairs, Viking Bay, 2.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.9 µg/m³).
31 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
East Thanet constituency: Ms Polly Billington MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 6,971 (16.3%), turnout 57%. Vote shares: Labour 40%, Conservative 24%, Reform UK 20%, Green Party 11%.
88 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CT12 6QJ →
For holidays, London Southend is 55 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 100 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 29% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Highbury Walk in the last 12 months.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.6% | 88.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.5% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Faversham Swimming Pools · about 35 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.