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Sittingbourne West
What it's like at ME10 1PF: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Sittingbourne, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is The Billet, 200 m away, with a bus about every 19 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, 326, 327, 370S); 9 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (28 by car).
Central London is 62 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Grove Park Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 43% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Westlands School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Borden Grammar School (0.9 km) and Highsted Grammar School (1.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 950 m away, with Budgens - Rhode House closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Meads Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, NaturallyU is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 13 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Reynolds Health And Fitness is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Billet the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Johnsons Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Reynolds Fitness Spa (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Sheerness, 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 26 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 66 km.
16 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.
Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency: Kevin McKenna MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 355 (0.9%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 29%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 26%, Swale Independents 8%.
34 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 ME10 1PF →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.2% | 90.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.4% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.4% | 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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