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On Central Avenue, in Herne Bay South & Greenhill
What it's like at CT6 8RU: every home that has sold on Central 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.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Central Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
5 of the 74 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 55, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Apr 2017 | £275,000 | 88 m² | £3,125/m² | 2 |
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| 57, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2015 | £250,000 | 56 m² | £4,464/m² | 3 |
| 59, Central AvenueDetached | Jun 2020 | £285,000 | 165 m² | £1,727/m² | 1 |
| 60, Central AvenueDetached | Oct 2017 | £380,000 | 59 m² | £6,441/m² | 2 |
| 61, Central AvenueDetached | Mar 2015 | £219,995 | 70 m² | £3,143/m² | 2 |
| 62, Central AvenueDetached | Aug 2014 | £230,000 | 89 m² | £2,584/m² | 3 |
| 63, Central AvenueDetached | Jul 2012 | £141,000 | 82 m² | £1,720/m² | 1 |
| 65, Central AvenueDetached | Jan 2005 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 67, Central AvenueDetached | May 2010 | £200,000 | 54 m² | £3,704/m² | 1 |
| 68, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £200,000 | 87 m² | £2,299/m² | 1 |
| 69, Central AvenueTerraced | Aug 2010 | £175,000 | 58 m² | £3,017/m² | 2 |
| 70, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £385,000 | 116 m² | £3,319/m² | 2 |
| 71, Central AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2021 | £320,000 | 58 m² | £5,517/m² | 3 |
| 72, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2003 | £193,500 | 121 m² | £1,599/m² | 1 |
| 73, Central AvenueTerraced | Feb 2023 | £450,000 | 73 m² | £6,164/m² | 5 |
| 74, Central AvenueDetached | Aug 2016 | £213,500 | 62 m² | £3,444/m² | 3 |
| 75, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2014 | £174,750 | 84 m² | £2,080/m² | 2 |
| 76, Central AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2023 | £420,000 | 96 m² | £4,375/m² | 2 |
| 76a, Central AvenueDetached | Dec 1998 | £102,000 | 116 m² | £879/m² | 1 |
| 77, Central AvenueDetached | Jun 2002 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 78, Central AvenueDetached | Oct 2007 | £235,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 79, Central AvenueDetached | Oct 2025 | £410,000 | 75 m² | £5,467/m² | 4 |
| 85, Central AvenueDetached | Nov 2025 | £370,000 | 87 m² | £4,253/m² | 1 |
| 86, Central AvenueDetached | Nov 2012 | £212,000 | 63 m² | £3,365/m² | 2 |
| 87, Central AvenueOther | Oct 2024 | £500,000 | 131 m² | £3,817/m² | 2 |
| 90, Central AvenueDetached | Jun 2025 | £545,000 | 124 m² | £4,395/m² | 1 |
| 92, Central AvenueTerraced | Sept 2005 | £160,000 | 48 m² | £3,333/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Herne Bay, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 835k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Faversham.
The nearest bus stop is Selsea Avenue, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 36, 917, 919, 911); 9 departures an hour from the 11 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 (650 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, 900 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 Tesco, 200 m away; The Beacon Church (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Heron Medical Practice (750 m), with Sianora Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Passion Hair is 250 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.
Lunch Club is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Herne Bay Catholic Social Club the nearest pub (350 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, 550 m away; for exercise, Herons Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
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.
35 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%.
35 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 8RU →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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" Central Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 56 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 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.