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On Lincoln Close, in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
What it's like at CT5 2NU: every home that has sold on Lincoln Close 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 Lincoln Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| 1, Lincoln CloseTerraced | Oct 2019 | £200,000 | 77 m² | £2,597/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Lincoln CloseTerraced | Dec 2024 | £220,000 | 74 m² | £2,973/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Chestfield & Swalecliffe, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 108k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is The Plough, 200 m away, with a bus about every 25 minutes on weekdays (routes 400, 905, 903, 906); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Swalecliffe Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 52% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Whitstable School, 2.6 km away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (9.7 km) and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (11.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Family Food Store, 450 m away, with The West-Wood Table closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chestfield Medical Centre (700 m), with Swalecliffe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Mad. is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 11 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Swalecliffe Social Education Centre is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Plough the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 40% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 39% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 231 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Long Rock, 200 m away; for exercise, Whitstable Leisure Centre (2.7 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Herne Bay Central, 2.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
26 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Canterbury constituency: Rosie Duffield MP (Independent), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,653 (18.3%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 14%, Green Party 13%.
12 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 CT5 2NU →
For holidays, London Southend is 36 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 83 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" Lincoln Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Central Park Stadium · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.5% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 7.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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.