Lansdown Road Sittingbourne, Swale
65 addresses across 5 postcodes (ME10), about 350 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39000703.
- Sales: 83 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £245,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 40 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 20, D: 15, E: 4).
- Flood: 61 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 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 65 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Chestnuts Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 1,030 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | £265,000 | £210,000 | £280,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £312,000 | £235,000 | £316,750 |
| 2021 | 5 | £242,000 | £212,500 | £405,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £250,000 | £225,000 | £250,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £197,000 | £195,000 | £203,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £135,600 | £121,200 | £150,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £143,500 | £142,000 | £145,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £135,000 | £120,000 | £155,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2026 | 8 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 34 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2025 | 32 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2025 | 48 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2023 | 57 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2022 | 49 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £312,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2022 | 7 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £316,750 | |
| 14 Apr 2022 | 12 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 34 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2021 | 15 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £405,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2021 | 37 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £275,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 47 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £277,500 | |
| 21 Apr 2021 | 26 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £212,500 | |
| 9 Feb 2021 | 18 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £242,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2019 | 12 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2018 | 40 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2018 | 4 ME10 3AY | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 11 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 28 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £203,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2017 | 34 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £197,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2017 | 26 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2015 | 12 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £135,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | 33 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | 10 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £121,200 | |
| 25 May 2012 | 48 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2012 | 43 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2011 | 30 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 31 May 2011 | 39 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2011 | 53 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2010 | 45 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2010 | 34 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2010 | 7 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £163,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2008 | 43 ME10 3BQ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2008 | 55 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2008 | 50 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2008 | 43 ME10 3BQ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2008 | 1 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2008 | 47 ME10 3BQ | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 18 Jan 2008 | 32 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2007 | 21 ME10 3BU | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2007 | 23 ME10 3BU | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2007 | 36 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2007 | 41 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 37 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £169,995 | |
| 5 Jan 2007 | 7 ME10 3BU | Terraced | £156,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 28 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2006 | 35 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £165,500 | |
| 9 Jun 2005 | 16 ME10 3AY | Terraced | £119,995 | |
| 7 Jun 2005 | 6 ME10 3AY | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 6 May 2005 | 43 ME10 3BQ | Semi-detached | £156,500 |
Energy performance certificates
40 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (19); House, end-terrace (9); House, semi-detached (7). Built: 1967-1975 (28); 1950-1966 (6); 2003-2006 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (30); rented (private) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 1,590 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)
- Woodcombe Sports and Social Club, Church Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 3RT: up to 8 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- The Wheatsheaf, 90 East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4RT: up to 7 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 28 September 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
- 21 September 2026 to 23 September 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 50 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 32 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 3AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME10 3BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 15 | unlikely |
| ME10 3BU | not in 2 or 3 | 7 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME10 3AX | not in 2 or 3 | 25 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| ME10 3BY | not in 2 or 3 | 18 / 5 / 10 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 11 m and 18 m above sea level (15 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME10 3AX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME10 3AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME10 3BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME10 3BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME10 3BY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sittingbourne 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Kemsley 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (2 miles) | |
| Teynham 181,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Keswick Avenue Snipeshill | 250 m |
| Car parks | Mervo Trans Parking | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 26.2 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 69.3 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chestnuts Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest H 2 H Pharmacy Limited | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hilton Dentistry | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Sittingbourne Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Kent County Constabulary | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Murston, Murston Cashzone | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rectory Playing Field 3.7 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,750 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 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 Lawrence | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Murston Old Church, Sittingbourne | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| East Hall Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Kemsley Marshes | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Oyster Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Elmley Reach | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 65 |
1 of the street's 65 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Sittingbourne School | Secondary | 11–19 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Canterbury Road Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| South Avenue Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highsted Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fulston Manor School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 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 |
| Borden Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier - Peel Drive Store ME10 3BS | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 24 May 2017 |
| Stepping Stones Nursery ME10 3BH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Lansdowne Primary Catering ME10 3BH | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Flame Grill ME10 4JA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2025 |
| Murston Fish And Chips ME10 4JA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Woodberry Drive 'Loco' Store ME10 3LL | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Vincent Road (31); On or near Gladstone Drive (22); On or near All Saints Road (10); On or near Coombe Drive (9); On or near Peel Drive (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 7 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
- ME10 3AY: 25 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- ME10 3BQ: 19 addresses
- ME10 3BU: 19 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- ME10 3AX: 1 address of 50 in the postcode
- ME10 3BY: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Beaconsfield Road · Palmerston Walk · Gladstone Drive · Woodberry Drive · Swanstree Avenue · Peel Drive · Keswick Avenue · Salisbury Close · Pippin End · Gordon Close · Ambleside · All Saints 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.