ME9 8BU
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Property report — ME9 8BU
Open-data due diligence for ME9 8BU and the area around it.
ME9 8BU in brief: 5 recorded sales (£30,000–£1,122,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME9 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME9 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£411,843
Population
22,008
Crimes recorded
23
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
60%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME9 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-21 | £500,000 | FREDERICK COTTAGE CHESTNUT STREET | Detached |
| 2020-10-20 | £1,122,000 | 2, FLORENCE COTTAGES CHESTNUT STREET | Other |
| 2005-11-18 | £245,000 | FREDERICK COTTAGE CHESTNUT STREET | Detached |
| 1999-07-20 | £30,000 | FREDERICK COTTAGE CHESTNUT STREET | Detached |
| 1997-11-10 | £82,000 | 2, FLORENCE COTTAGES CHESTNUT STREET | Semi-detached |
5 recorded sales on ME9 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borden Church of England Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Westlands School | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Grove Park Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Bobbing Village School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Westlands Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Newington Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE MEADS MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.1 mi) · LONDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.5 mi) · MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTRE (2.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: SITTINGBOURNE HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2.0 mi) · UROLOGY- SITTINGBOURNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HOOK'S HOLE (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · OLDE HOUSES (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · DUMBLES TUDOR ROSE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (1.1 mi) · NEWINGTON PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (1.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Newington (1.2 mi) · Sittingbourne (1.8 mi) · Kemsley (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Welcome Sittingbourne (0.9 mi) · Co-op Food (1.2 mi) · Lidl (1.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 22%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 8,460
Owned 76% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME9 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME9 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 34/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME9 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictME9 | SectorME9 8 | PostcodeME9 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £417,781 | £411,843 | £395,800 |
| Population | 44,061 | 22,008 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 85 | 23 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 51% | 60% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 78% | 82% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME9 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.