Airfield View Swale
3 addresses across 1 postcode (ME12), about 210 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 39010389.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swale, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 27 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sheerness Health Centre, about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other crime.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Swale in 2026-27: Band D £2,406 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,604 | £1,871 | £2,138 | £2,406 | £2,940 | £3,475 | £4,009 | £4,811 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (29% of about 450 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 4AA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest HMP Swaleside and Standford Hill Eastchurch Prisons | 330 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 22.3 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 69.1 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sheerness Health Centre | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pharmachem Limited | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Swaleside (Dental Practice) | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Londis, Eastchurch | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 250 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standford Hill | Hill | 250 m north |
| Pump Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Eastchurch Marshes | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Isle of Sheppey | Island | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Marrowbone Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Warden Spring | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 1 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Swale: see them on the Swale page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CafeTwo66 ME12 4AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Standford Hill Local ME12 4AA | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2024 |
| Blitz Tearoom ME12 4AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Airfield View (14); On or near Mcclean Walk (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 21% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 30% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 46% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME12 4AA: 3 addresses of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.