The Glen Minster, Swale
53 addresses across 5 postcodes (ME12), about 330 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 39001258.
- Sales: 68 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £480,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 17, E: 3, F: 2).
- Flood: 12 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 D; Band D in Swale costs £2,406 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheerness-On-Sea, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Glen, is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 3 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 53 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sheerness Health Centre, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 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 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £420,000 | £310,000 | £530,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £265,000 | £240,000 | £290,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £350,000 | £320,000 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £342,500 | £320,000 | £365,000 |
| 2017 | 4 | £265,000 | £249,999 | £300,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £265,000 | £250,000 | £305,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £224,000 | £223,000 | £225,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | £218,750 | £175,000 | £390,000 |
| 2012 | 4 | £214,000 | £140,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | 48 ME12 2SD | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2025 | 38 ME12 2SD | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2025 | 22 ME12 2SD | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2024 | OLEANDERS ME12 2SD | Detached | £320,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2024 | 26 ME12 2SD | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2024 | 22 ME12 2SD | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2023 | KITS COTY ME12 2SD | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 14 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | OLEANDERS ME12 2SD | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 38 ME12 2SD | Detached | £391,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 18 ME12 2SD | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 48 ME12 2SD | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | IDLE DREAMS ME12 2SD | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2020 | 48 ME12 2SD | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2020 | 3 ME12 2SD | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | 16 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2017 | 14 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | GLENRISE, 50 ME12 2SG | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2017 | 38 ME12 2SD | Detached | £249,999 | |
| 30 Sep 2016 | 20 ME12 2SD | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2016 | 28 ME12 2SD | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2016 | 26 ME12 2SD | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 18 ME12 2SD | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2014 | TARIDA ME12 2LD | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2013 | VENTE UNO ME12 2LD | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2013 | 14 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2013 | 42 ME12 2SD | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 7 Feb 2013 | 48 ME12 2SD | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2012 | PYGMALION ME12 2SG | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2012 | KROWDRAH ME12 2SD | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2012 | GWENDA ME12 2SG | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2012 | 20 ME12 2SD | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2011 | 16 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £160,500 | |
| 18 Apr 2011 | 10 ME12 2SD | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2010 | 44 ME12 2SD | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2010 | 36 ME12 2SD | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2010 | SHAFTSBURY ME12 2LD | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2008 | PYGMALION ME12 2SG | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2008 | KITS COTY ME12 2SD | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2007 | DUDLOW ME12 2SD | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2007 | 18 ME12 2SD | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2007 | 4 ME12 2SD | Terraced | £144,000 | |
| 14 Mar 2007 | 18 ME12 2SD | Detached | £189,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2006 | 24 ME12 2SD | Detached | £238,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2005 | GLENRISE ME12 2SG | Detached | £209,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2004 | KITS COTY ME12 2SD | Detached | £186,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2004 | GWENDA ME12 2SG | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2004 | SHAFTSBURY ME12 2LD | Detached | £222,182 | |
| 7 Feb 2003 | DUDLOW ME12 2SD | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2002 | 48 ME12 2SD | Detached | £185,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (15); House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (11); 1950-1966 (8); 1976-1982 (6). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (18 addresses)
- 1, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 1a, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 3, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 4, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 6, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 10, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 16, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 18, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 20, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 26, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 36, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 42, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- 44, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- Blue Horizon, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- Fayrelawns, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- Georgia, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- Pygmalion, The Glen, Minster on Sea
- St. Helier, The Glen, Minster on Sea
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 D (31% of about 2,300 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: in a protected area: Land to the rear of 99-101 Wards Hill Road, Minster, Land to the rear of 99-101 Wards Hill Road, Minster.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 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, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 19 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 67 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 23 low and 29 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 2SD | zone 3 | 4 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME12 2SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| ME12 2RA | zone 3 | 7 / 1 / 14 | unlikely |
| ME12 2FJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME12 2LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 53 addresses are between 3 m and 26 m above sea level (7 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME12 2FJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 2LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 2RA | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| ME12 2SD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME12 2SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheerness-On-Sea 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Queenborough 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Swale 7,300 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodland Drive Minster | 120 m |
| Car parks | Shinglebank Marine Parade Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 17.6 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 64.2 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Sheerness Health Centre | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Minster Pharmacy | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Broadway (Dental Surgery) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sheppey Community Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Sheerness Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Sheerness Minster, Minster on Sea Cashzone | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Glen 9.0 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,940 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 9.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Abbey Gatehouse, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Abbey Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Nunnery at Minster Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Breakneck Hill | Hill | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Minster Beach | Beach | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Rape Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Barton's Point | Wetland | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 53 |
5 of the street's 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong 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 |
| Leigh Academy Minster | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thistle Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elmley Dray School ME12 2DP | School/college/university | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clovelly Drive (8); On or near Woodland Drive (7); On or near The Broadway (6); On or near Waverley Avenue (3); On or near The Glen (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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 2SD: 42 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- ME12 2SG: 7 addresses
- ME12 2RA: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- ME12 2FJ: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
- ME12 2LD: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Woodland Drive · Clovelly Drive · Glendale Road · Hillside Road · Wards Hill Road · The Broadway · Glenview Close · Scrapsgate Road · Minster Drive · Kent Avenue · Sexburga Drive · Augustine 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.