IMD crime decile 6/10 · no crimes in 400m last month
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
Healthcare70/100
3GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 6/10 · 3 GP, pharmacy 0.9 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: GROVEHURST SURGERY — 1.1 mi
Transport53/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles
Green space57/100
0green spaces
IMD environment decile 6/10 · beside open access land (no green spaces within 0.5 mi)
Amenities58/100
8supermarkets
8 supermarkets within 2 mi — Asda, Tesco, The Southern Co-operative, Morrisons…
Nearest: Asda Sittingbourne Express Petrol — 1.3 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near ME9 8QJ.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
8.3µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices
Sold prices in ME9.
Average sold price by property type across the ME9 district, 2021–2026 — 1,830 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£593k▲ 5.8%
Semi-detached£354k▲ 7.2%
Terraced£287k▲ 10.5%
Flat£135k▼ 6.3%
District-level averages (ME9) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About ME9 8QJ
ME9 8QJ scores 64/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in safety and healthcare — with no crimes reported on the surrounding streets last month. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, ME9 8QJ is an above-average neighbourhood — IMD decile 6/10, ranked 19,450 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is low (IMD housing decile 9/10).
There are 10 schools within the typical catchment area, including 5 rated Good. The nearest school is Craftworks, within a short walk.
No crimes were reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, consistent with a very low local crime profile.
Healthcare access is good, with 3 GP surgeries in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is GROVEHURST SURGERY, 1.1 mi away. A pharmacy is 0.9 mi away.
There are no public transport stops near ME9 8QJ, making this a more car-dependent location.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).
There are no mapped green spaces within walking distance of ME9 8QJ, though formal parks aren't the whole picture in more rural spots. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 13 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 8 supermarkets in the wider area, including Asda, Tesco, The Southern Co-operative, Morrisons and others. The nearest is Asda Sittingbourne Express Petrol, 1.3 mi away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore ME9 8QJ on NestScope.
