Sittingbourne, ME9 9BB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding ME9 9BB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	51.8%	52.1%	0.3%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	48.2%	47.9%	-0.3%	49.0%	-1.1%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.5%	41%	-6.5%	37.9%	3.1%
Married: Opposite sex	31.4%	44.8%	13.4%	44.2%	0.6%
Separated	4.9%	3.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	11.8%	8.2%	-3.6%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	4.4%	2.2%	-2.2%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (91.2%) 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	44.6%	54.1%	9.5%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	37.1%	37.1%	0.0%	33.6%	3.5%
Fair health	8.8%	7.2%	-1.6%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	6.8%	1%	-5.8%	4.0%	-3.0%
Very bad health	2.8%	0.5%	-2.3%	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	20.1%	18.2%	-1.9%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.1%	9.1%	-11.0%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	11.4%	-6.7%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	23.5%	12.7%	16.9%	6.6%
Degree or Similar	20.1%	31.8%	11.7%	33.8%	-2.0%
Other	8.3%	3.8%	-4.5%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0.8%	10.9%	10.1%	2.5%	8.4%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	88.8%	80.7%	-8.1%	81.4%	-0.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.4% 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	85.3%	79.4%	-5.9%	83.2%	-3.8%
European Union	8.4%	10.8%	2.4%	6.1%	4.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2%	6.2%	4.2%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	5.6%	-4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.5%	79.4%	-5.1%	83.2%	-3.8%
10+ Years	2.8%	10.3%	7.5%	9.8%	0.5%
5-10 Years	4.8%	4.6%	-0.2%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.9%	76.7%	-0.8%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Lithuania	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	11.3%	13.5%	-2.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.1%	37.2%	-1.1%
Christian	47.4%	46.2%	1.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	1%	6.5%	-5.5%
Other religion	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is ME9 9BB dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around ME9 9BB was 62.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.9% lower than the Murston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

ME9 9BB has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston and the 218th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in ME9 9BB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 3/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 7/10 (above 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

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 Sittingbourne, ME9 9BB

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME9 9BB

Average Price
£825,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£825,977

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in ME9 9BB

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Little Murston Farm, Sittingbourne, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£442,000	2011-01-20	£802,938
Little Murston Farm, Sittingbourne, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£485,000	2004-04-16	£998,654
Little Murston Farm, Sittingbourne, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2000-11-02	£840,179

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Employment

ME9 9BB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

ME9 9BB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	61
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Retired	15
Looking after home or family	9
Other	5
Student (economically inactive)	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Unemployed	0
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Manufacturing	20
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	13
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Other	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunny Bank Primary School Sunny Bank , Murston ME10 3QN	- not rated	2,283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Murston Junior School Sunny Bank , ME10 3QN	- not rated	2,283 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sunny Bank Primary School Sunny Bank , Murston ME10 3QN	3out of 4	2,284 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Murston Infant School Church Road , Murston ME10 3RU	- not rated	2,459 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lansdowne Primary School Gladstone Drive , ME10 3BH	- not rated	2,662 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The St John's High School for Boys Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL	- not rated	3,184 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Rowena School for Girls Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL	- not rated	3,184 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Sittingbourne School Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL	3out of 4	3,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sittingbourne Community College Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL	- not rated	3,259 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Borden Grammar School Avenue of Remembrance , ME10 4DB	- not rated	3,888 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
KITE College Unit 1 Eurolink Business Park , Bonham Drive ME10 3RY	- not rated	2,502 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bartholomew's School Attlee Way , North Street ME10 2HE	- not rated	3,020 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thoma's School Swanstree Avenue , ME10 4NL	- not rated	3,054 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
VTC Independent School Unit 2 , Centre 2000 ME10 3DZ	- not rated	3,073 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Threshold Learning Centre 1b Bayford Road , ME10 3AD	- not rated	3,079 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in ME9 9BB area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near ME9 9BB postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	50.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	50.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	50.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	50.0%

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

Overview of ME9 9BB