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On Chequers Hill, in Teynham & Badlesmere
What it's like at ME9 0BL: every home that has sold on Chequers Hill 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Chequers Hill; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, The Coach House, Chequers HillSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £270,000 | 90 m² | £3,000/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, The Coach House, Chequers HillSemi-detached | Jul 2012 | £218,000 | 90 m² | £2,422/m² | 2 |
| Bellescroft, Chequers HillDetached | Jan 2013 | £417,500 | 167 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| Candleford, Chequers HillDetached | Mar 2015 | £480,000 | 148 m² | £3,243/m² | 1 |
| Cornmill Cottage, Chequers HillDetached | Aug 2004 | £250,000 | 93 m² | £2,688/m² | 2 |
| Hazel Downe, Chequers HillDetached | Aug 2005 | £295,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Roseacre, Chequers HillDetached | Sept 2014 | £300,000 | 63 m² | £4,762/m² | 2 |
| Valley View, Chequers HillDetached | Apr 2012 | £460,000 | 154 m² | £2,987/m² | 3 |
| White Lines, Chequers HillDetached | Mar 2025 | £835,000 | 179 m² | £4,665/m² | 3 |
| 12, The TerraceTerraced | Oct 2004 | £145,000 | 62 m² | £2,339/m² | 2 |
| 13, The TerraceTerraced | Nov 2024 | £245,500 | 50 m² | £4,910/m² | 4 |
| 14, The TerraceTerraced | Feb 2021 | £290,000 | 61 m² | £4,754/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lenham, a drive away (7.1 km), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidstone East.
The nearest bus stop is Chequers Inn, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 355).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 55 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Eastling Primary School, a drive away (3.2 km); 59% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (5.7 km) and Highsted Grammar School (6.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative, 6.2 km away, with S W Doughty closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The GP surgery is around 19 minutes on foot or by bus.
For a haircut, Teynham Cutz is 5.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 19 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Doddington Place Gardens Tearoom is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Chequers Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 399 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 119 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Torry Hill Park, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Rodmersham Squash & Fitness Club (4.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Leysdown, 13 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 31 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 72 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
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.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| the Chequers Inn | II | 130 m |
| the Old Corner House | II | 150 m |
| South View | II | 150 m |
| Saddlers | II | 180 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.
Faversham and Mid Kent constituency: Helen Whately MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,469 (3.2%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 32%, Labour 29%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 9%.
2 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 ME9 0BL →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Chequers Hill in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 73.9% | 90.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 15.5% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.4% | 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.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.