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On Pear Tree Lane, in Higham & Shorne
What it's like at DA12 3JZ: every home that has sold on Pear Tree Lane 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Pear Tree Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 40 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Clearways, Pear Tree LaneDetached | Sept 2012 | £390,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumloden, Pear Tree LaneDetached | Dec 2016 | £480,000 | 266 m² | £1,805/m² | 1 |
| Rose Cottage, Pear Tree LaneDetached | Dec 2021 | £663,500 | 140 m² | £4,739/m² | 1 |
| Shorne Heights, Pear Tree LaneDetached | Jan 2015 | £565,000 | 263 m² | £2,148/m² | 2 |
| Threeways, Pear Tree LaneDetached | Dec 2022 | £1,100,000 | 234 m² | £4,701/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Higham, a drive away (3.1 km), with 138k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Strood (Kent).
The nearest bus stop is Racefield Close, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 416, 417, 311); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Shorne Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leigh Academy Strood, 2.5 km away; Attainment 8: 41.2 · 2.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Gravesend Grammar School (4.8 km) and Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (6.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Strood Salters Cross PFS, 2.6 km away, with Shorne Village Store closer still (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shorne Village Surgery (1.1 km), with Lawsat Pharm the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, Haircare is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 7.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 58% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
No3 Coffee Company is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and The See Ho the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 68 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 58 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Shorne Woods Country Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Cascades Leisure Centre (2.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 25 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 52 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| K6 Telephone Kiosk | II | 80 m |
| 6, Homewood Cottages | II | 100 m |
| 7, Homewood Cottages | II | 110 m |
| 8 and 9, Homewood Cottages | II | 110 m |
| 10, 11 and 12, Homewood Cottages | II | 110 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.
Gravesham constituency: Dr Lauren Sullivan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,712 (6.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 39%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 5%.
4 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 DA12 3JZ →
It's an older community: 27% 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" Pear Tree Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 30 homes with certificates have solar panels, 3 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 84.9% | 88.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 7.4% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.5% | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 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.
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