Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding ME10 1QR has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.5%	48.1%	-2.4%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	49.5%	51.9%	2.4%	49.0%	2.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around ME10 1QR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.6%	43%	16.4%	37.9%	5.1%
Married: Opposite sex	57.4%	40.8%	-16.6%	44.2%	-3.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%
Separated	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	7.9%	8.7%	0.8%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	4.2%	3.6%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.1%	51.5%	-3.6%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	29.9%	34%	4.1%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	10.5%	10.8%	0.3%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.4%	20.6%	-4.8%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.7%	13.1%	-2.6%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.9%	13.3%	-3.6%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	3.6%	-2.1%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	19.6%	6.9%	16.9%	2.7%
Degree or Similar	19.3%	28.6%	9.3%	33.8%	-5.2%
Other	4.2%	1.2%	-3.0%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	6.3%	2.4%	-3.9%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	2.8%	1.3%	-1.5%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	82.7%	88.6%	5.9%	81.4%	7.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.1%	0.8%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.7%	87.4%	1.7%	83.2%	4.2%
European Union	2.3%	5.9%	3.6%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.6%	2%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.3%	4.5%	-5.8%	5.6%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.3%	87.7%	3.4%	83.2%	4.5%
10+ Years	1.9%	6%	4.1%	9.8%	-3.8%
5-10 Years	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	0.6%	-3.6%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.5%	76.7%	-2.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	17.7%	13.5%	4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.8%	37.2%	6.6%
Christian	46.8%	46.2%	0.6%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Wilton Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wilton Terrace was 127.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 100.1% higher than the Borden and Grove Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wilton Terrace has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park and the 101st highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Swale .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,100

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in ME10 1QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wilton Terrace are based on 25 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Swale.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME10 1QR

Average Price
£261,076

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£261,076

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wilton Terrace

Average Price
£265,938

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£265,938

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wilton TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2025-03-26	£336,053
14 Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£255,000	2025-01-24	£255,267
4 Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2022-04-11	£232,031
16 Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-09-16	£297,684
3 Wilton Terrace, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2018-09-14	£226,750

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME10 1QR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	162
Part-Time Employee	48
Retired	39
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	31
Student (economically inactive)	30
Other	20
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	22
Manufacturing	18
Construction	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	11
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Other	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove Park Community Primary School Hilton Drive , ME10 1PT	- not rated	572 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove Park Primary School Hilton Drive , ME10 1PT	2out of 4	572 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Homewood Infant School Johnson Road , ME10 1JS	- not rated	1,052 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobbing Village School Sheppey Way , Bobbing ME9 8PL	2out of 4	1,092 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobbing Village School Sheppey Way , Bobbing ME9 8PL	- not rated	1,092 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westlands School Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF	3out of 4	241 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Westlands School Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF	- not rated	241 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Borden Grammar School Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB	- not rated	1,993 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Borden Grammar School Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB	3out of 4	1,993 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Highsted Grammar School Highsted Road , ME10 4PT	3out of 4	2,388 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aspire School Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA	- not rated	671 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Swale Centre Ufton Lane , ME10 1JB	- not rated	1,483 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swale Inclusion Service Ufton Lane , ME10 1JB	- not rated	1,489 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Nativity School West Street , ME10 1AE	- not rated	1,902 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's School Attlee Way , North Street ME10 2HE	- not rated	2,255 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Marino Fish Restaurant	212 London Road, Sittingbourne		64 yd
McDonalds	Sheppey Way, Bobbing		885 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Billet	206 London Road, Sittingbourne	64 yd
Gore Court Cricket Club	The Grove Park, London Road	613 yd
Sittingbourne Rugby Club	Gore Court Cricket Club, The Grove Park	613 yd
The Long Hop	80 Key Street, Sittingbourne	657 yd
The Jenny Wren	The Jenny Wren Public House, Quartz Way	836 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Greggs	Rhode House Service Station, London Road	294 yd
China World Chinese Takeaway	Unit 3, Grove Park Shopping Centre	401 yd
Pizza Joint	Unit 1C, Grove Park Shopping Centre	401 yd
Cook Pro Ltd T/A Kwuns	Unit 4, Quartz Way	836 yd
Kings Fish & Chips Pizza House	Unit 5, Quartz Way	836 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Grove Park	Unit 1, Grove Park Shopping Centre	401 yd
Tesco	Unit 1, Quartz Way	836 yd
Asda Express Sittingbourne - Sheppey Way PFS	Shop, Petrol Filling Station	894 yd
Co-op	Petrol Filling Station, Sheppey Way	894 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Westlands School WESTLANDS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	236 yd
Reynolds Fitness Spa Sittingbourne 173-175 173-175 LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	329 yd
The Grove THE GROVE PARK THE GROVE PARK LONDON ROAD	grass pitches	406 yd
Grove Park Primary School HILTON DRIVE	grass pitches	551 yd
Top Ground HILTON DRIVE	grass pitches	596 yd
Westlands Primary School HOMEWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches, swimming pool	1,086 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	239.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.