Boathouse Road Sheerness, Swale
4 addresses across 1 postcode (ME12), about 50 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 39010331.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Swale cost £296,578 in August 2026 (+0.6% on a year); private rents averaged £1,127 a month.
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 1 recorded flood covered its postcode centre, most recently in February 1953.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Lappel Bank, is 340 m away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 Sheerness-On-Sea, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 5 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 Sheppey Healthy Living Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 11% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Swale
A typical home in Swale cost £296,578 in August 2026, 0.6% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £470,140 |
| Semi-detached | £318,445 |
| Terraced | £254,884 |
| Flat or maisonette | £152,532 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £260,575 |
Private renters in Swale paid £1,127 a month on average in September 2026, 1.1% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £788 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,042 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,260 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,876 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 B (55% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sheerness : Royal Naval Dockyard and Bluetown (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- FORMER NORTH SAW PITS BUILDING NUMBER 84, grade II*
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Sheerness Wind Farm (was Lappel Bank) Swale SW/08/0896 | Wind 4 turbines, 125 m tall | 8.2 MW | Operational Sep 2016 | 140 m |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Recorded floods
1 recorded flood covered the centre of this street's postcodes, most recently in February 1953 (Medway Estuary, Isle of Sheppey; sea).
| When | Flood | Source and cause |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1953 | Medway Estuary, Isle of Sheppey | Sea; overtopping of defences |
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 340 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lappel Bank To the west of Brielle Way, Sheerness, Kent | Not recorded | Inert | 340 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 1RS | 3% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheerness-On-Sea 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Rose Street Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 60.4 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheppey Healthy Living Centre Good Dec 2017 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheerness Dental Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Care homes | Neptune House Requires improvement Jun 2026 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,580 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,360 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Festival Playing Field 2.9 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former North Saw Pits Building Number 84, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Former North Saw Pits Building Number 84 | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Shed Number 78 the Boat Store Building Number 78 | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| Walls and Gates of the Boat Basin, Docks Number 4 5 and Slipway | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m west |
| Archway House Building Number 23 | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Sheerness defences | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Queenborough Lines | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Garrison Point | Wetland | 300 m north-west |
| Sheerness Hole | Tidal water | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Sheerness Beach | Beach | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Jacob's Bank | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Doos Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 43% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 69% in 2024 and 27% in 2023) |
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good | 51% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 32% in 2023) |
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 81% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 840 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KidZ City Nursery ME12 1RH | Full day care | 30 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Just Kidz Nursery at St Edwards ME12 1BW | Sessional day care | 20 | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Seashells Nursery ME12 1AW | Full day care | 80 | Feb 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Puddles Playgroup ME12 1EA | Full day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 757 childminders and 217 home childcarers (nannies) in Kent. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie's ME12 1RS | Other catering premises | 280 m | 4 Good | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Tea Room At The Blue Town Heritage Centre ME12 1RW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2025 |
| The Red Lion ME12 1RW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Blue Town Fish And Chips ME12 1RN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Albion Bar ME12 1RN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Anchor Lane (5); On or near Slipway Road (2); On or near Jetty Road (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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 1RS: 4 addresses of 170 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Jetty Road · Slipway Road · Anchor Lane · Storehouse Wharf · Sheerness Docks · Great Basin Road · Garrison Road · Great Basin Road · Artillery 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.