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Beltinge & Bishopstone
What it's like at CT6 6TA: every home that has sold on the street 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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Forge HouseSemi-detached | Sept 2021 | £363,500 | 87 m² | £4,178/m² | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys CottageDetached | Mar 2017 | £265,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The FarriersDetached | Feb 2002 | £112,000 | – | – | 1 |
The nearest station is Herne Bay, a drive away (4.0 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Reculver School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 36); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 55 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
The nearest primary school is Reculver Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Herne Bay High School, 4.4 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (11.2 km) and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (12.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 1.3 km away, with St Mary The Virgin Reculver Church closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beltinge & Reculver Surgery (450 m), with Hollytree Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Fresh Hair is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 12 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Hathats Coffee Company is the closest café or restaurant (1.7 km), and Rising Sun Beltinge the nearest pub (1.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 16 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 61% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 34% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 234 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sanderling Park, 450 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Herne Bay (1.7 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Herne Bay, 1.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary'S Cottage | II | 0 m |
| Forge House | II | 40 m |
| Reculver War Memorial | II | 100 m |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | II | 140 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.
Herne Bay and Sandwich constituency: Sir Roger Gale MP (Conservative), since June 1983. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 2,499 (5.1%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 35%, Labour 30%, Reform UK 22%, Green Party 7%.
13 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 CT6 6TA →
For holidays, London Southend is 39 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 37% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.3% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 7.6% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.