Kingsdown Road Dungate, Swale
63 addresses across 12 postcodes (ME9), about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 39000692.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 11, E: 6, F: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sittingbourne, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 28 of its 63 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Memorial Medical Centre, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,070 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (12); House, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, mid-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (9); 2012 onwards (3); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 1-2 Bonds Cottages, Hole Street, Kingsdown
- 2 Kingsdown Cottages, Kingsdown
- 4 Kingsdown Cottages, Kingsdown
- 5 Kingsdown Cottages, Kingsdown
- 6 Kingsdown Cottages, Kingsdown
- Erriot Wood House, Erriot Wood, Lynsted
- Foxhunters, Erriot Wood, Lynsted
- Moonshine Cottage, Dungate, Kingsdown
- Robin House, Erriot Wood, Lynsted
- Rose Barn Hole Street Farm, Kingsdown
- The Coach House, Kingsdown
- The Forge, Dungate
- The Greys, Erriot Wood, Lynsted
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 (24% of about 2,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kingsdown (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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
- CHAPEL COTTAGE, grade II
- DUNGATE HOUSE, grade II
- FINCH'S, grade II
- HOLE STREET FARMHOUSE, grade II
- KINGSDOWN HOUSE, grade II
- OAST, GRANARY AND STORES, 60 YARDS WEST OF HOLE STREET FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE FORGE, grade II
- THE MALTHOUSE, grade II
- YEW TREE COTTAGE, grade II
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 0QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME9 0JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0BJ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| ME9 0RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME9 0AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0PA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME9 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 63 addresses are between 61 m and 84 m above sea level (68 m on average); the ground rises about 23 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME9 0AL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 0AS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 0BJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 0JW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 0PA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME9 0QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME9 0QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME9 0QU | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| ME9 0QX | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME9 0RA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME9 0RB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sittingbourne 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Kemsley 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Doddington Village Hall Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 30.3 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 67.9 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Memorial Medical Centre | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pharmachem Limited | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Sittingbourne Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kent County Constabulary | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Sittingbourne, Northwood Drive Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,290 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 770 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Newbury Farm House North, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury Farm House North | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Doddington Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsdown Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Bargains Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Mintching Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Gore Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 63 |
28 of the street's 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodmersham School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 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 0QX: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- ME9 0JW: 14 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- ME9 0QU: 7 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- ME9 0RB: 7 addresses
- ME9 0RA: 6 addresses
- ME9 0BJ: 3 addresses
- ME9 0RD: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- ME9 0AS: 2 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- ME9 0QT: 2 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- ME9 0AL: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- ME9 0PA: 1 address of 2 in the postcode
- ME9 0QR: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
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.