Bridge Road Sheerness, Swale
88 addresses across 6 postcodes (ME12), about 340 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 39000164.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 20).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are 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 A; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 85% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheerness-On-Sea, about 210 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 4 m above sea level.
- Noise: 68 of its 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sheppey Healthy Living Centre, about 500 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,030 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 15% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 254 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2021 | ARRIVA ME12 1RH | Other | £582,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Dec 2016 | ARRIVA ME12 1RH | Other | £177,200 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Flat (20). Built: 1991-1995 (20). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (20).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (66% of about 1,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sheerness : Mile Town (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
- SHEERNESS WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Bank House, Broadway, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1TW: up to 19 homes, permissioned (760 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 9 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 86 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 85 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 1RH | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME12 1HL | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1RJ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1NY | zone 3 | 4 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| ME12 1PF | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1RN | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 88 addresses are between 2 m and 4 m above sea level (3 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 1HL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 1NY | 95% | 90% | 85% | 0% |
| ME12 1PF | 100% | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| ME12 1RH | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 1RN | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheerness-On-Sea 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 210 m |
| Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Station Sheerness | 150 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose Street Car Park | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 61.1 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheppey Healthy Living Centre | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheerness Dental Centre | 390 m |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 270 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,580 m² | 320 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Festival Playing Field 2.9 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Numbers 1 to 8 Attached Basement Railings, Walls, Coach House and Stables, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m west. 48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 1 to 8 Attached Basement Railings, Walls, Coach House and Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m west |
| Former Royal Dockyard Church and Attached Wall and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-west |
| Numbers 1 to 15 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m west |
| Sheerness defences | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-west |
| Medway Ports Authority Offices (Dockyard House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-west |
| Queenborough Lines | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 20 m |
| Sheerness Beach | Beach | 300 m north-east |
| Jacob's Bank | Wetland | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Garrison Point | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Sheerness Hole | Tidal water | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Doos Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 51 | 3 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 85 |
68 of the street's 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 480 m (0.3 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 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 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 |
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | 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 |
| Richmond Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| EKC Sheppey Secondary | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kidz City Nursery ME12 1RH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2021 |
| Sheppey College ME12 1HL | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Island Works @ Dockyard Church ME12 1RR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| McDonalds ME12 1RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Tesco ME12 1RH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 230 m | 5 Very good | 17 May 2022 |
| Tesco Customer Cafe ME12 1RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Yo! To Go! ME12 1RH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Man Cave Grill ME12 1RQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Morley's Fried Chicken ME12 1NY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Raise Oriental Buffet ME12 1NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| The Goat Inn ME12 1NJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Real Spice / Shapla Tandoori ME12 1NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza ME12 1NZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| The Vintage Vault ME12 1NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Jun 2025 |
| New China ME12 1PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 81 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Public order | 17 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (182); On or near Petrol Station (33); On or near High Street (19); On or near Sheerness-On-Sea (8); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
- Food hygiene ratings New China (takeaway/sandwich shop, ME12 1PL) now 5 Very good, was 4 Good (rated 29 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- ME12 1RH: 80 addresses of 84 in the postcode
- ME12 1HL: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- ME12 1RJ: 2 addresses
- ME12 1NY: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- ME12 1PF: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- ME12 1RN: 1 address of 94 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Naval Terrace · East Lane · Railway Road · Victory Street · Archway Road · Short Street · Beach Street · Dockyard Terrace · Pepys Avenue · Charles Street · Regents Place · 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.
- 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.