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On Merrywood Grove, in Herne & Broomfield
What it's like at CT6 7BQ: every home that has sold on Merrywood Grove 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Merrywood Grove; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Merrywood GroveDetached | Aug 2010 | £235,000 | 98 m² | £2,398/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Merrywood GroveDetached | Mar 2015 | £345,000 | 123 m² | £2,805/m² | 6 |
| 3, Merrywood GroveDetached | Jun 1998 | £81,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Merrywood GroveDetached | Jul 1998 | £82,950 | 85 m² | £976/m² | 1 |
| 5, Merrywood GroveDetached | May 2021 | £500,000 | 124 m² | £4,032/m² | 1 |
| 6, Merrywood GroveDetached | Jul 2019 | £467,500 | 133 m² | £3,515/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Herne Bay, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Hoopers Lane, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 921, 917); 1 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km).
The closest top-rated primary is Herne Church of England Junior School (0.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Herne Bay High School, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (9.3 km) and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (10.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 700 m away, with Broomfield Post Office & Stores closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Herne and Broomfield Surgery (800 m), with Hollytree Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Inspirations is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 10 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Huntsman And Horn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 45 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 237 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Broomfield BMX Track, 650 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (450 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Herne Bay, 2.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Farmhouse | II | 180 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%.
28 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 7BQ →
For holidays, London Southend is 39 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
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" Merrywood Grove in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 5 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.