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On Hampton Pier Avenue, in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
What it's like at CT6 8EW: every home that has sold on Hampton Pier Avenue 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Hampton Pier Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 36 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Jan 2013 | £239,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Feb 2004 | £499,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Jul 2020 | £595,000 | 219 m² | £2,717/m² | 1 |
| 7, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Jul 2014 | £390,000 | 139 m² | £2,806/m² | 1 |
| 9, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Aug 2020 | £390,000 | 78 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 11, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Apr 2022 | £605,000 | 102 m² | £5,931/m² | 1 |
| 15, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Feb 2001 | £136,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Oct 1995 | £68,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Aug 2025 | £730,000 | 135 m² | £5,407/m² | 4 |
| 21, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Dec 2006 | £330,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Apr 2024 | £595,000 | 118 m² | £5,042/m² | 3 |
| 25, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Nov 2016 | £320,000 | 109 m² | £2,936/m² | 3 |
| 27, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Jul 2010 | £275,000 | 219 m² | £1,256/m² | 1 |
| 29, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Sept 2013 | £318,500 | 97 m² | £3,284/m² | 1 |
| 31, Hampton Pier AvenueDetached | Aug 2025 | £870,000 | 161 m² | £5,404/m² | 3 |
The nearest station is Herne Bay, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Grand Drive, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes 36, 917, 919, 911); 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 45 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Hampton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 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, 1.4 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, 950 m away, with Hampton Store closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Heron Medical Practice (1.5 km), with Sianora Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Matt's Cutting Room is 1.0 km 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 (1.0 km), and The Hampton Inn the nearest pub (100 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, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Herons Leisure Centre (2.0 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).
12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer Vent Column | II | 120 m |
| Sewer Vent Column | 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%.
23 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 8EW →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 36 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 2 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 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.
Nearest: Central Park Stadium · about 31 min
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