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On Woodruff Close, in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch
What it's like at ME8 7XQ: every home that has sold on Woodruff Close 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 Woodruff Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 46 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £675,000 | 162 m² | £4,167/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Woodruff CloseDetached | Apr 2019 | £530,000 | 142 m² | £3,732/m² | 2 |
| 3, Woodruff CloseDetached | Oct 2005 | £360,000 | 169 m² | £2,130/m² | 2 |
| 4, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 1996 | £175,000 | 169 m² | £1,036/m² | 1 |
| 5, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 1999 | £223,995 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Woodruff CloseDetached | Oct 2005 | £342,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 1998 | £170,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 2021 | £640,000 | 149 m² | £4,295/m² | 2 |
| 9, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jan 2021 | £660,000 | 180 m² | £3,667/m² | 2 |
| 10, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 2018 | £625,000 | 176 m² | £3,551/m² | 3 |
| 11, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jun 1998 | £176,300 | 148 m² | £1,191/m² | 1 |
| 12, Woodruff CloseDetached | Apr 2017 | £510,000 | 141 m² | £3,617/m² | 2 |
| 13, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 2015 | £445,000 | 150 m² | £2,967/m² | 2 |
| 14, Woodruff CloseDetached | May 2002 | £270,000 | 144 m² | £1,875/m² | 2 |
| 15, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 2014 | £455,000 | 162 m² | £2,809/m² | 3 |
| 16, Woodruff CloseDetached | Apr 1998 | £159,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Woodruff CloseDetached | Mar 2017 | £535,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 18, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jul 2022 | £621,000 | 139 m² | £4,468/m² | 3 |
| 19, Woodruff CloseDetached | Aug 2018 | £505,000 | 138 m² | £3,659/m² | 3 |
| 20, Woodruff CloseDetached | May 2025 | £625,000 | 136 m² | £4,596/m² | 4 |
| 21, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jul 2014 | £460,000 | 200 m² | £2,300/m² | 2 |
| 22, Woodruff CloseDetached | Mar 2020 | £525,000 | 172 m² | £3,052/m² | 2 |
| 23, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jan 2014 | £375,000 | 148 m² | £2,534/m² | 2 |
| 24, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 1997 | £163,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 25, Woodruff CloseDetached | Aug 2007 | £413,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 26, Woodruff CloseDetached | Oct 2024 | £700,000 | 174 m² | £4,023/m² | 3 |
| 27, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 2005 | £342,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 28, Woodruff CloseDetached | Dec 2020 | £565,000 | 136 m² | £4,154/m² | 4 |
| 29, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 2024 | £690,000 | 146 m² | £4,726/m² | 5 |
| 30, Woodruff CloseDetached | Aug 1997 | £141,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Woodruff CloseDetached | Mar 2025 | £601,000 | 128 m² | £4,695/m² | 4 |
| 32, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jul 1997 | £144,000 | 127 m² | £1,134/m² | 1 |
| 33, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jan 2017 | £495,000 | 143 m² | £3,462/m² | 2 |
| 34, Woodruff CloseDetached | Apr 2002 | £250,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, Woodruff CloseDetached | Mar 2017 | £510,000 | 150 m² | £3,400/m² | 4 |
| 36, Woodruff CloseDetached | May 1997 | £139,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Woodruff CloseDetached | Feb 2006 | £357,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 38, Woodruff CloseDetached | Nov 2020 | £525,000 | 220 m² | £2,386/m² | 4 |
| 39, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 1999 | £168,995 | 110 m² | £1,536/m² | 2 |
| 40, Woodruff CloseDetached | Sept 2005 | £322,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 41, Woodruff CloseDetached | Mar 1997 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 42, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jan 2024 | £645,000 | 133 m² | £4,850/m² | 3 |
| 43, Woodruff CloseDetached | Jun 2021 | £565,000 | 125 m² | £4,520/m² | 2 |
| 44, Woodruff CloseDetached | Dec 2017 | £580,000 | 165 m² | £3,515/m² | 2 |
| 45, Woodruff CloseDetached | Apr 2024 | £650,000 | 185 m² | £3,514/m² | 2 |
| 46, Woodruff CloseDetached | Dec 1998 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rainham (Kent), a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Woodruff Close, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 327, 372U); 2 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 57 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Holywell Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 84% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leigh Academy Rainham, 1.9 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rainham School for Girls (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Rainham Mark Grammar School (4.3 km) and Borden Grammar School (6.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 850 m away; Upchurch Post Office (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Family Practice (2.4 km), with Mediclinic Pharmacy Rainham the closest pharmacy (2.4 km).
For a haircut, Hot Trends is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 8.1 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
The Barnyard Kent is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and Upchurch River Valley Golf Course the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 61 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Rainham Dock East, 1.3 km away; for exercise, The Muscle Hut (1.9 km).
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 8.9 µg/m³).
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%.
19 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 ME8 7XQ →
For holidays, London Southend is 23 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 2 of 31 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 | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.2% | 90.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 5.3% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.4% | 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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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 46 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.