Church Road Tonge Corner, Swale
49 addresses across 6 postcodes (ME9), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 39000279.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2014 the median was £140,000 across 1 sale.
- 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.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 2, E: 3, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 2 recorded floods covered 2 of its 6 postcode centres, most recently in January 1978.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 5 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Plot 2B EurolinkV, is 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- 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 Teynham, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 1 to 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Chestnuts Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 860 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- 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
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £95,000 | £80,000 | £110,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2014 | 2, CASTLE COTTAGES ME9 9AP | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2009 | 2, CASTLE COTTAGES ME9 9AP | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2009 | 2, CASTLE COTTAGES ME9 9AP | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 10 May 1995 | RIVENDELL ME9 9AP | Detached | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
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
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 90 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 1930-1949 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3); rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 1 Castle Cottages, Church Road, Tonge
- 1 ST GILES HOUSES, CHURCH ROAD, TONGE
- 1 Vineries West Tonge Farm Cottages, Church Road, Tonge
- 1, The Old Mill, Church Road
- 2 Castle Cottages, Church Road, Tonge
- 2 St. Giles Houses, Church Road, Tonge
- 2 Vineries West Tonge Farm Cottages, Church Road, Tonge
- 3 Castle Cottages, Church Road, Tonge
- 4 St. Giles Houses, Church Road, Tonge
- The Cottage, Tonge Corner, Tonge
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 12 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 9AP | 6 | 3,287 kWh | under 5 | |
| ME9 9AR | 6 | 10,057 kWh | under 5 |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is ME9.
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 C (30% of about 2,230 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Tonge (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST GILES, grade I
- BARN 20 YARDS NORTH WEST OF BUNCES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BUNCES FARM, grade II
- GRANARY 20 YARDS SOUTH OF WEST TONGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILL HOUSE OLD MILL, grade II
- STABLES 30 YARDS EAST OF WEST TONGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- TONGE MILL, grade II
- WEST TONGE FARM, grade II
Energy projects nearby
8 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 5 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonge Corner Farm Swale SW/14/0224 | Solar farm | 22 MW | Operational Mar 2016 | 310 m |
| Plot 2B EurolinkV Swale 19/502257/FULL | Battery storage | 20 MW | Being built Oct 2021 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Wienerberger, Castle Road - Solar Panels Swale 24/502478/PN14J | Solar farm | 1.1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Aug 2024 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Floplast, Castle Road - Solar Panels Swale 24/500108/PN14J | Solar farm | 1.3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Mar 2024 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Knauf UK Sittingbourne, Barge Way - Solar Panels Swale 26/500106/PN14J | Solar farm | 3.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Feb 2026 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| K3 CHP Facility (Kemsley EfW) Swale SW/10/444 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 49.9 MW | Operational Jul 2020 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ridham Avenue, Swale Way - Kemsley Battery Energy Storage Swale 23/505752/FULL | Battery storage | 249 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2024 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ridham CHP Plant Swale SW/10/0774 | Biomass | 25 MW | Operational Apr 2016 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 18 November 2026 to 19 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major (paa) works)
- 18 November 2026 to 19 November 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 17 September 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 17 August 2026 to 28 August 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, two-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 9AP | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| ME9 9AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 9AW | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| ME9 9BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 9BB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 9AX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
2 recorded floods covered 2 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in January 1978 (Stour Tidal, Sittingbourne to Con; sea).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1978 | Stour Tidal, Sittingbourne to Con | Sea; operational failure/breach of defence | ME9 9AR |
| 1 Feb 1953 | Swale, Sittingbourne | Sea; overtopping of defences | ME9 9AP |
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 on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (5); 1 to 3% (2).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 49 addresses are between 1 m and 15 m above sea level (6 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 9AP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 9AR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 9AW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 9AX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME9 9BA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME9 9BB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Sittingbourne 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Kemsley 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Mervo Trans Parking | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 70.5 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Chestnuts Surgery Good Apr 2017 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest H 2 H Pharmacy Limited | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Sittingbourne Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | Beechfields Good Jan 2019 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kent County Constabulary | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Murston, Murston Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,750 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Giles, a listed building (Grade I), 890 m (0.6 miles) south. 8 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 St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Murston Old Church, Sittingbourne | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 200 m south-east |
| East Hall Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Folly Spit | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Oyster Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Elmley Reach | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 44 |
21 of the street's 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Bank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 56% 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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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 9AP: 27 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- ME9 9AR: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- ME9 9AW: 3 addresses
- ME9 9BA: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- ME9 9BB: 3 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- ME9 9AX: 1 address of 5 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; 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.