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On West Cliff Drive, in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
What it's like at CT6 8DA: every home that has sold on West Cliff Drive 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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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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on West Cliff Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, West Cliff DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £315,000 | 64 m² | £4,922/m² | 4 |
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| 2, West Cliff DriveDetached | Oct 2022 | £432,000 | 135 m² | £3,200/m² | 5 |
| 4, West Cliff DriveDetached | Aug 2021 | £340,000 | 94 m² | £3,617/m² | 2 |
| 5, West Cliff DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2009 | £168,000 | 92 m² | £1,826/m² | 1 |
| 7a, West Cliff DriveDetached | Jul 2015 | £285,000 | 100 m² | £2,850/m² | 3 |
| 8, West Cliff DriveDetached | Mar 2016 | £360,000 | 108 m² | £3,333/m² | 2 |
| 9, West Cliff DriveTerraced | Jul 2018 | £265,000 | 88 m² | £3,011/m² | 5 |
| 10, West Cliff DriveDetached | Mar 2007 | £315,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 11, West Cliff DriveTerraced | Feb 2018 | £249,995 | 80 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
| 15, West Cliff DriveTerraced | Aug 2017 | £275,000 | 112 m² | £2,455/m² | 3 |
| 19, West Cliff DriveDetached | Jun 2022 | £550,000 | 142 m² | £3,873/m² | 2 |
| 21, West Cliff DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £430,000 | 94 m² | £4,574/m² | 2 |
| 23, West Cliff DriveSemi-detached | Jan 2020 | £246,500 | 77 m² | £3,201/m² | 2 |
| 25b, West Cliff DriveDetached | Oct 2013 | £310,000 | 90 m² | £3,444/m² | 1 |
| Three Ways, West Cliff DriveDetached | Dec 2023 | £478,500 | 116 m² | £4,125/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Herne Bay, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is West Cliff Drive, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 917, 919, 911); 5 departures an hour from the 8 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 Hampton Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 50% 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, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 2.8% 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 Co-Op, 600 m away, with Hampton Store closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is A & E Mulvaney Chiropody Centre (1.3 km), with Sianora Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Matt's Cutting Room is 650 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.
Herne Bay Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Herne Bay Amateur Rowing Club the nearest pub (400 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 Oxenden Square, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Herne Bay Sports Hub (1.7 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).
32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| the Old Cottage | II | 100 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%.
27 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 8DA →
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" West Cliff Drive 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.
On this street: 1 of 24 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 | 2.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.5% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.5% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 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.