Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 2FT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding ME10 2FT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	52.4%	2.4%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	50%	47.6%	-2.4%	49.0%	-1.4%

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 2FT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.9% 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	42%	49.9%	7.9%	37.9%	12.0%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	35.6%	-5.3%	44.2%	-8.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.5%	3%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9.1%	6.8%	-2.3%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	6.1%	-2.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.4%	50.1%	-0.3%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	31.4%	34.2%	2.8%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	13.2%	12.3%	-0.9%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	3.6%	3%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	29.1%	16.1%	-13.0%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	12.1%	-4.9%	9.6%	2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.3%	15.5%	-4.8%	13.4%	2.1%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	5.5%	1.7%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	17.2%	4.8%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	13.2%	29.2%	16.0%	33.8%	-4.6%
Other	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0%	3%	3.0%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0%	7.8%	7.8%	2.5%	5.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	93.1%	77.2%	-15.9%	81.4%	-4.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.8% 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	91.8%	78.8%	-13.0%	83.2%	-4.4%
European Union	3.8%	10.3%	6.5%	6.1%	4.2%
Africa	1.9%	5.6%	3.7%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	2.3%	4.8%	2.5%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.6%	78.6%	-13.0%	83.2%	-4.6%
10+ Years	1.9%	10.8%	8.9%	9.8%	1.0%
5-10 Years	1.5%	3.5%	2.0%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.3%	76.7%	-7.4%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	14.9%	13.5%	1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.3%	37.2%	6.1%
Christian	46.8%	46.2%	0.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	3.3%	6.5%	-3.2%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Lywood Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lywood Drive was 78.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.1% higher than the Borden and Grove Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lywood Drive has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park and the 191st highest crime rate of 452 local areas in Swale .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.8%.

🔎 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 2FT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Lywood Drive are based on 55 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 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 2FT

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME10 2FT

Average Price
£225,101

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£308,001

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£190,797

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lywood Drive

Average Price
£217,746

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£299,184

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£184,336

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lywood DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2025-08-06	£187,917
Flat 38 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£197,500	2025-08-01	£190,326
Flat 18 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£187,000	2025-03-07	£180,207
Flat 36 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£166,000	2025-02-17	£161,349
48 Lywood Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£244,000	2024-11-13	£241,977

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME10 2FT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	229
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	37
Looking after home or family	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Other	17
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Manufacturing	32
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	20
Construction	20
Transport and storage	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Homewood Infant School Johnson Road , ME10 1JS	- not rated	750 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Milton Court Primary Academy Brewery Road , Milton Regis ME10 2EE	3out of 4	827 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Milton Court Primary School Brewery Road , Milton Regis ME10 2EE	- not rated	827 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodgrove Primary School Homewood Avenue , ME10 1XN	- not rated	1,047 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westlands Primary School Homewood Avenue , ME10 1XN	- not rated	1,047 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Borden Grammar School Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB	- not rated	963 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Borden Grammar School Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB	3out of 4	963 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Westlands School Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF	3out of 4	1,443 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Westlands School Westlands Avenue , ME10 1PF	- not rated	1,443 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highsted Grammar School Highsted Road , ME10 4PT	3out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swale Centre Ufton Lane , ME10 1JB	- not rated	613 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swale Inclusion Service Ufton Lane , ME10 1JB	- not rated	660 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Nativity School West Street , ME10 1AE	- not rated	757 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aspire School Vellum Drive , ME10 5DA	- not rated	1,239 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's School Attlee Way , North Street ME10 2HE	- not rated	1,329 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	Distance
Hot And Herbs	7 Periwinkle Court, Church Street	228 yd
Subway	Petrol Filling Station, King Street	290 yd
The Dinner House	52 Dover Street, North Of St Michaels Road	377 yd
Costa Coffee	Unit 3, Princes Street Retail Park	396 yd
KFC	Sittingbourne Retail Park, Mill Way	410 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Paper Mill	2 Charlotte Street, Sittingbourne	66 yd
The White Horse	White Horse, 84 Charlotte Street	111 yd
Milton Regis Conservative Club	Conservative Club, Church Street	229 yd
The Stumble Inn	2 Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne	254 yd
The Ypres Tavern	Ypres Tavern, 22 West Street	502 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shi Fan Wei Chinese Takeaway	11 Church Street, Milton Regis	228 yd
Golden Fish & Chips	13 Church Street, Milton Regis	228 yd
Big Boys Pizza	8 Periwinkle Court, Church Street	228 yd
Domino's Pizza	Unit 1, Milton Trade Park	262 yd
Perfect Charcoal Grill/Pizza Go Go	122 Chalkwell Road, Sittingbourne	268 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, Chalkwell Road	343 yd
The Food Warehouse By Iceland	Unit 2, Princes Street Retail Park	396 yd
Marks And Spencer Simply Foods	Sittingbourne Retail Park, Mill Way	410 yd
Lidl	Lidl Sittingbourne, 52 West Street	444 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Avenue Of Remembrance	896 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Newhouse Sports & Youth Centre 93-97 93-97 CHALKWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	316 yd
Swale Indoor Bowling Centre VICARAGE ROAD	indoor bowls	771 yd
The Fitness Centre VICARAGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	813 yd
Milton Recreation Ground Vicarage Road	grass pitches	824 yd
Swallows Leisure Centre CENTRAL AVENUE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	841 yd
Westlands Primary School HOMEWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches, swimming pool	942 yd
Borden Grammar School AVENUE OF REMEMBRANCE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	959 yd
Snap Fitness (Sittingbourne) ST. MICHAELS ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,043 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	167.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	28.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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