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On Sandown Drive, in Herne Bay South & Greenhill
What it's like at CT6 8QH: every home that has sold on Sandown 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Sandown Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 65 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Sandown DriveDetached | Feb 2004 | £150,000 | 52 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Sandown DriveDetached | May 2016 | £219,000 | 100 m² | £2,190/m² | 3 |
| 3, Sandown DriveDetached | May 2018 | £267,000 | 56 m² | £4,768/m² | 1 |
| 4, Sandown DriveDetached | Feb 2006 | £185,000 | 98 m² | £1,888/m² | 2 |
| 5, Sandown DriveDetached | Jan 1996 | £53,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Sandown DriveDetached | Jun 2022 | £300,000 | 78 m² | £3,846/m² | 3 |
| 7, Sandown DriveDetached | Apr 2014 | £205,000 | 92 m² | £2,228/m² | 3 |
| 8, Sandown DriveDetached | Apr 2021 | £260,000 | 76 m² | £3,421/m² | 2 |
| 9, Sandown DriveDetached | Jun 2013 | £210,000 | 75 m² | £2,800/m² | 1 |
| 10, Sandown DriveDetached | May 2008 | £217,500 | 68 m² | £3,199/m² | 4 |
| 11, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2017 | £230,000 | 63 m² | £3,651/m² | 1 |
| 12, Sandown DriveDetached | Jun 1997 | £52,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £310,000 | 47 m² | £6,596/m² | 2 |
| 17, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2016 | £250,000 | 59 m² | £4,237/m² | 2 |
| 19, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2005 | £148,000 | 62 m² | £2,387/m² | 1 |
| 20, Sandown DriveDetached | Jul 2008 | £194,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | May 2021 | £275,000 | 64 m² | £4,297/m² | 2 |
| 22, Sandown DriveDetached | Jul 2012 | £174,000 | 93 m² | £1,871/m² | 1 |
| 24, Sandown DriveDetached | Jun 2017 | £250,000 | 61 m² | £4,098/m² | 4 |
| 26, Sandown DriveDetached | Apr 2016 | £265,000 | 69 m² | £3,841/m² | 2 |
| 27, Sandown DriveDetached | Jan 2022 | £430,000 | 98 m² | £4,388/m² | 3 |
| 29, Sandown DriveDetached | Feb 2019 | £320,000 | 92 m² | £3,478/m² | 1 |
| 30, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2005 | £189,000 | 80 m² | £2,363/m² | 2 |
| 31, Sandown DriveDetached | Jun 2007 | £195,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £249,995 | 90 m² | £2,778/m² | 1 |
| 32a, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2016 | £275,000 | 90 m² | £3,056/m² | 1 |
| 33, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £370,000 | 93 m² | £3,978/m² | 2 |
| 34, Sandown DriveDetached | Jul 2019 | £400,000 | 148 m² | £2,703/m² | 3 |
| 35, Sandown DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2001 | £87,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Sandown DriveDetached | Aug 2013 | £200,000 | 86 m² | £2,326/m² | 1 |
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 few minutes' walk (200 m), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Bullers Avenue, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 917, 919); 31 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 44 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Hampton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 50% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Herne Church of England Junior School (1.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Herne Bay High School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (9.8 km) and Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School (11.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 350 m away; Sianora Pharmacy (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is A & E Mulvaney Chiropody Centre (550 m), with Sianora Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Passion Hair is 300 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Demonik House is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Heron the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 377 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Oxenden Square, 450 m away; for exercise, Herne Bay Personal Training (900 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Herne Bay Central, 1.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 37 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 84 km.
40 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%.
37 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 8QH →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% 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" Sandown Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 54 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.5% | 89.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.