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On West Hill Road, in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe
What it's like at CT6 8HQ: every home that has sold on West Hill Road 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on West Hill Road; 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.
| 34, West Hill RoadDetached | Aug 2024 | £575,000 | 119 m² | £4,832/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36, West Hill RoadDetached | Sept 2015 | £285,000 | 114 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 37, West Hill RoadDetached | Feb 2018 | £439,995 | 117 m² | £3,761/m² | 2 |
| 39, West Hill RoadDetached | Jan 2007 | £205,000 | – | – | 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 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Ridgeway Cliff, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 36, 917, 919, 911); 3 departures an hour from the 7 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 (700 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, 1.1 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 Tesco, 400 m away; The Beacon Church (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Heron Medical Practice (900 m), with Sianora Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Passion Hair is 500 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.
Lunch Club is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Herne Bay Amateur Rowing Club the nearest pub (300 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, 750 m away; for exercise, Herons Leisure Centre (1.3 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).
28 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.
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 8HQ →
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 Hill Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 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.
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.