Neighbourhood · Swale · South East
Sittingbourne East
Swale 011 · 5 sub-areas · 8,845 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (64/100)Watch-out: Retirees (51/100)Liveability 49/100 · Below medianResidential
Sittingbourne East is a settled residential pocket of Swale. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 79 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
49/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Sittingbourne East?
A snapshot of Sittingbourne East
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,104 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Sittingbourne East in Swale
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Sittingbourne East?
- The median monthly rent across Sittingbourne East is £1,104.
- How safe is Sittingbourne East?
- Sittingbourne East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Sittingbourne East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Sittingbourne East?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Sittingbourne East, of which 50% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2284 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Sittingbourne East?
- The most common council tax band in Sittingbourne East is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,059. Council tax is set by Swale council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Sittingbourne East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Sittingbourne East to central London is approximately 79 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Sittingbourne East?
- 100% of premises in Sittingbourne East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Sittingbourne East?
- Sittingbourne East sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Sittingbourne East?
- 64% of households in Sittingbourne East are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Sittingbourne East?
- The average property price across Swale (the local authority covering Sittingbourne East) is approximately £289,812, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Sittingbourne East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.36 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,647.)
- Which local areas are part of Sittingbourne East?
- Sittingbourne East contains 5 local areas: Swale 011C, Swale 011E, Swale 011B, Swale 011A, Swale 011D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Sittingbourne East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Sittingbourne East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Sittingbourne East is £1,104. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Sittingbourne East a safe place to live?
- Sittingbourne East has a safety score of 47/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Sittingbourne East?
- 50% of schools within 2 km of Sittingbourne East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Sittingbourne East?
- Public-transport commute time from Sittingbourne East to central London is approximately 79 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Sittingbourne East different from the rest of Swale?
- Sittingbourne East contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Sittingbourne East rank in Swale?
- Sittingbourne East scores 49/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Swale, see the Cities table on the Swale page.
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