Millennium Way Sheerness, Swale
7 addresses across 6 postcodes (ME12), about 670 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 39001812.
- Flood: 11 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheerness-On-Sea, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 2 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Om Medical Centre, about 80 m away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 25% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 594 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (65% of about 790 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: 10.
- 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
- 1-23, THE BROADWAY (See details for further address information), grade II
- 4-22, THE BROADWAY, grade II
- 6-10, ROSE STREET, grade II
- 95, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 97, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- BETHEL CHAPEL SUNDAY SCHOOL, grade II
- CLOCK TOWER, grade II
- MEMORIAL TO THOMAS STUTELEY IN HOLY TRINITY CHURCHYARD, grade II
- PARISH CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, grade II
- REMAINS OF CORNMILL TO REAR OF NUMBER 111, 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 (340 m)
- 240-248 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 1UP: up to 22 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 19 August 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 3 August 2026 to 21 August 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 8 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 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: of the 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 19 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 1PD | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1AQ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1NY | zone 3 | 4 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| ME12 1PA | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1PL | zone 3 | 4 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 1QR | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 1AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1NY | 95% | 90% | 85% | 0% |
| ME12 1PA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1PD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 1PL | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 1QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheerness-On-Sea 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millennium Way Sheerness | 100 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose Street Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 15.5 km (9.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 61.7 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Om Medical Centre | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mistrys Chemists | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canterbury Cosmetics | 250 m |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Sheerness Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,580 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,530 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queenborough Lines, a scheduled monument, 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Queenborough Lines | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Numbers 1 to 8 Attached Basement Railings, Walls, Coach House and Stables | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Former Royal Dockyard Church and Attached Wall and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Numbers 1 to 15 and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Medway Ports Authority Offices (Dockyard House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Sheerness defences | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob's Bank | Wetland | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 590 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Sheerness Beach | Beach | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Sheppey Court Marshes | Wetland | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Cheyney Rock | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Doos Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 7 |
6 of the street's 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 160 m | 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 | 350 m | 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 |
| Richmond Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Minster Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 930 m (0.6 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 |
| EKC Sheppey Secondary | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistry Chemist ME12 1UA | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Kent Fresh Food ME12 1UD | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| The Direct Pizza ME12 1UD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| New China Dragon ME12 1UD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Beano Cafe ME12 1UD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Rumour ME12 1UD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Europe Food Store ME12 1UD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Loopy Lou's ME12 1AJ | Mobile caterer | 130 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| The Light House Coffee Shop ME12 1AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Feb 2026 |
| Rose Cottage Tea Garden ME12 1AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2016 |
| Usta Pizza And Charcoal Grill ME12 1UB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Cottage Kitchen - Dinnerman Ltd ME12 1UF | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Co-op ME12 1UB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 140 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Iceland ME12 1UB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 140 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2020 |
| Island Fish Bar ME12 1UB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 170 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 145 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 126 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 53 |
| Other theft | 29 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (211); On or near Hare Street (141); On or near Parking Area (43); On or near Theatre/Concert Hall (38); On or near Rose Street (27).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 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 | 23% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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 Island Fish Bar Ltd (restaurant/cafe/canteen, ME12 1UB) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Island Fish Bar (restaurant/cafe/canteen, ME12 1UB) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Europe Food Store (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, ME12 1UD) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
- 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 1PD: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- ME12 1AQ: 1 address
- ME12 1NY: 1 address of 37 in the postcode
- ME12 1PA: 1 address
- ME12 1PL: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- ME12 1QR: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Granville Road · Wood Street · Portland Terrace · Granville Place · Harris Road · Harris Road · High Street Passage · Hare Street · Millennium Way · Spring Garden Passage · Rose Street · Old Garden Pasture
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.