Epps Road Sittingbourne, Swale
57 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME10), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39000434.
- Sales: 74 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £217,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 31 homes have an energy certificate (A: 2, B: 2, C: 8, D: 14, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 14 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 C; 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 Sittingbourne, about 670 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Johnson House Gardens, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 23 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is London Road Medical Centre, about 340 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 86 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 | £217,500 | £188,000 | £247,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £245,000 | £215,000 | £281,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £213,000 | £206,000 | £220,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £197,500 | £154,000 | £220,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £172,500 | £160,000 | £225,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £165,000 | £147,250 | £169,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | £119,500 | £113,000 | £134,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2025 | 20 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £247,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2025 | 6 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £188,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2024 | UNIT 2, 44A ME10 1JD | Semi-detached | £281,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2024 | UNIT 4, 44A ME10 1JD | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2024 | UNIT 3, 44A ME10 1JD | Other | £280,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Apr 2024 | 8 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £215,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 24 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2023 | 15 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £215,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Sep 2022 | 46 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2021 | 2 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £206,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 44 ME10 1JD | Semi-detached | £240,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Sep 2021 | 39 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £205,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Jul 2021 | 29 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 5 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2020 | 3 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £197,500 | |
| 24 Sep 2020 | 6 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £154,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2019 | 7 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2019 | UNIT 1, 44A ME10 1JD | Other | £205,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 29 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £172,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2016 | 35 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2016 | 47 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2015 | 6 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £137,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jan 2014 | 3 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 14 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £147,250 | |
| 13 Dec 2013 | 47 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2013 | 47 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £169,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2012 | 5 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £134,000 | |
| 29 May 2012 | 39 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £117,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2012 | 47 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £122,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2012 | 41 ME10 1JD | Detached | £113,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2010 | 25 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2009 | 39 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2009 | 32 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2008 | 26 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £128,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2008 | 11 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 23 May 2008 | 29 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £132,500 | |
| 16 May 2008 | 27 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £146,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2006 | 5 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2006 | 45 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2006 | 15 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2006 | 6 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2006 | 7 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £129,995 | |
| 28 Nov 2005 | 3 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £107,950 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 41 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | 28 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £119,995 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 14 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £119,995 | |
| 28 Jan 2005 | 27 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £138,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 36 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2003 | 45 ME10 1JD | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2003 | 44G ME10 1JD | Semi-detached | £110,000 |
Energy performance certificates
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (20); House, end-terrace (3); Bungalow, end-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (12); 1900-1929 (9); 2021 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (13); owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 C (43% of about 540 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)
- 31 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1NQ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Economic House, 25-29 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1FH: up to 46 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Nicholls Haulage Yard, Lydbrook Close, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1NW: up to 49 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Cockleshell Walk, St Michael's Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1AU: up to 54 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 2 Park Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1DR: up to 8 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Nicholls Transport site, Lydbrook Close, Sittingbourne: up to 70 homes, pending decision (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adjacent Telephone Exchange, Albany Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 125 London Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1NR: up to 10 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 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, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME10 1JD | not in 2 or 3 | 11 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| ME10 1JH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 58 addresses are between 19 m and 23 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME10 1JD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME10 1JH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sittingbourne 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Kemsley 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Newington 141,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor Grove Sittingbourne | 260 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Swallows Car Park | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 25.9 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 67.1 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest London Road Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chopra Dental LTD | 300 m |
| Hospital | Sittingbourne Hospital | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kent County Constabulary | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Johnson House Gardens 1.7 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 49 and 51, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) east. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 49 and 51, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bobbing Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Highsted Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Webbend Ditch Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Chestnut Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Kemsley Marshes | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Elmley Reach | Tidal water | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 58 |
7 of the street's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Borden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Minterne Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Oaks Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Highsted Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fulston Manor School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Westlands School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| South Avenue Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Milton Court Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Canterbury Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Garden Day Nursery ME10 1JL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Carmel Caterpillars Pre School ME10 1JB | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2026 |
| The Park Tavern ME10 1DZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Westlands Nursery ME10 1JS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Aida Grill House Limited ME10 1AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Ulcomb House ME10 1NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Cartref House ME10 1NA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2025 |
| The Golden Hope ME10 1DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Lidl ME10 1AR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2015 |
| Ossies Fish Bar ME10 1AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| West Street News ME10 1AR | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 15 Nov 2021 |
| Cherans Bakery ME10 1AR | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Chatter Tots Ltd Sittingbourne ME10 1AR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Nourish Contract Catering At Westlands Primary School ME10 1XN | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| J Boulton ME10 1EB | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Epps Road (18); On or near Manor Grove (14); On or near Rock Road (13); On or near Barrow Grove (12); On or near Shopping Area (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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 The Gore Court Arms (pub/bar/nightclub, ME10 1EP) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings West St Vape (retailers - other, ME10 1AA) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The Gore Court Arms (pub/bar/nightclub, ME10 1EP) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Medway Close · Bassett Road · Rock Road · Homewood Avenue · Burley Road · Ufton Lane · Nativity Close · Barrow Grove · Anselm Close · Unity Street · William Street · Johnson 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.