Bewick Walk Iwade, Swale
16 addresses across 1 postcode (ME9), about 150 m long. USRN 39010434.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £285,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 8, C: 5).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 D; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kemsley, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 11 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 Grovehurst Health, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £285,000 | £280,000 | £290,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £197,577 | £170,153 | £225,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £257,500 | £204,000 | £275,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £197,500 | £195,000 | £325,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £223,500 | £185,000 | £262,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £264,995 | £264,995 | £264,995 |
| 2013 | 9 | £192,000 | £165,000 | £280,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | 6 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2025 | 7 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2024 | 3 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2023 | 4 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 13 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £270,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 5 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £218,700 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 4 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 5 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £170,153 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2017 | 5 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £204,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2017 | 12 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 6 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £255,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2017 | 10 ME9 8FY | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2016 | 1 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2016 | 13 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 3 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £197,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 4 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2015 | 9 ME9 8FY | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2014 | 9 ME9 8FY | Semi-detached | £264,995 | New build. |
| 14 Nov 2013 | 11 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £200,000 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 10 ME9 8FY | Detached | £204,995 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 12 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £192,000 | New build. |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 13 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £176,000 | New build. |
| 2 Aug 2013 | 1 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £280,000 | New build. |
| 2 Aug 2013 | 2 ME9 8FY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 4 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £175,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 8 ME9 8FY | Detached | £276,000 | New build. |
| 25 Jun 2013 | 7 ME9 8FY | Terraced | £180,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, detached (3); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 2011 (8); 2012 onwards (4); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
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 D (45% of about 760 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Iwade Village Hall, The Street, Iwade, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Halfway Egg Farm, Featherbed Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8RA: up to 19 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 16 addresses are between 8 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 8FY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kemsley 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Sittingbourne 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Helen Thompson Close Iwade | 270 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 21.8 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 66.3 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grovehurst Health | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Iwade Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | Milton Regis Dental Clinic | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Sittingbourne Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Kent County Constabulary | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Upchurch, Upchurch | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,730 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m north-west |
| World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS2), 300m east of Chetney Cottages | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coldharbour Marshes | Wetland | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Ridham Marshes | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Raspberry Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Ferry Reach | Tidal water | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Oyster Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Rook Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwade School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kemsley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwade Post Office/Costcutters ME9 8RR | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| The Mews Brewhouse ME9 8UW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 27 Dec 2024 |
| Ickle Pickles Day Nursery ME9 8UW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Nisa ME9 8UW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 360 m | 4 Good | 27 Mar 2024 |
| Iwade Mezze Grill ME9 8UW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| The Woolpack ME9 8SH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Happy Days ME9 8RE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Caterlink At Iwade Primary School ME9 8RS | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kingfisher Close (7); On or near Plantation Court (5); On or near Bittern Road (2); On or near Redwing Avenue (2); On or near Swallow Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- ME9 8FY: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bittern Road · Swallow Avenue · Swallow Avenue · Fulmar Avenue · Turnstone Close · Helen Thompson Close · Shelduck Close · Woodpecker Drive · Cormorant Road · Kingfisher Close · Plantation Court · Ferry Road
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.