Shellness Road Swale
209 addresses across 10 postcodes (ME12), about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 39001759.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £245,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 1, D: 2, F: 1, G: 5).
- Flood: 16 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whitstable, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Leysdown Coastal Park, is about 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 2 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 209 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whitstable Medical Practice, about 6.5 km (4 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £216,000 | £212,000 | £220,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £83,188 | £83,188 | £83,188 |
| 2006 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £39,000 | £38,000 | £40,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £30,000 | £10,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | OLD SHELL COTTAGE ME12 4RH | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2024 | 2, WING COTTAGES ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2020 | THE HAVEN ME12 4RP | Detached | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2018 | THE BEECH ME12 4RH | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2018 | THE MAPLES ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £212,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | THE WILLOW ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 28 May 2008 | 2, WING COTTAGES ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £83,188 | |
| 19 Oct 2006 | OLD SHELL COTTAGE ME12 4RH | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 1, WING COTTAGES ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £40,000 | |
| 8 Oct 1998 | 2, WING COTTAGES ME12 4RH | Semi-detached | £38,000 | New build. |
| 22 Aug 1997 | 28 ME12 4RL | Detached | £10,000 | |
| 20 May 1997 | OLD SHELL COTTAGE ME12 4RH | Detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (6); House, semi-detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (4); 1950-1966 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
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 (74% of about 2,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- MUSWELL MANOR, grade II
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, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 113 homes the Environment Agency counts, 83 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 8 low and 9 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 4RP | zone 3 | 9 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 4RJ | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME12 4RH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME12 4RR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME12 4RL | zone 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 4RA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 4BS | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 4QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 4QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME12 4QT | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 223 addresses are between 2 m and 10 m above sea level (4 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 4BS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME12 4QJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 4QR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 4QT | 71% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 4RA | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME12 4RH | 38% | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| ME12 4RJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| ME12 4RL | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| ME12 4RP | 0% | 0% | 0% | 99% |
| ME12 4RR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitstable 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Faversham 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Chestfield and Swalecliffe 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 27.4 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 74.6 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Whitstable Medical Practice | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Leysdown Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kelvin House Dental Practice | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitstable & Tankerton Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Faversham Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leysdown Coastal Park 28 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 300 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,260 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,740 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shellbeach | Beach | 80 m north |
| Shell Ness | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Priory Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| The Spit | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Leysdown Marshes | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Warden Spring | Wood | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 201 | 209 |
8 of the street's 209 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
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
- ME12 4RP: 76 addresses of 81 in the postcode
- ME12 4RJ: 72 addresses of 73 in the postcode
- ME12 4RH: 26 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- ME12 4RR: 24 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- ME12 4RL: 4 addresses
- ME12 4RA: 3 addresses of 63 in the postcode
- ME12 4BS: 1 address
- ME12 4QJ: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- ME12 4QR: 1 address of 157 in the postcode
- ME12 4QT: 1 address of 64 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.