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Sheppey East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Sheppey East neighbourhood of Swale, England (ONS area Swale 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes ME12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near ME12 4BD.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Sheppey East is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Swale (3 of 18 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £273,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Swale (1.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Queenborough, is 9.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£273,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Sheppey East sits in Swale

  • Typical house price: 4th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Swale
  • Average household income: joint 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Swale

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Sheppey East

House prices: Sheppey East against Swale: This neighbourhood £45k (1995) to £300k (2026); Swale £48k (1995) to £315k (2026).£78k£280k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£300kSwale£315k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Swale, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Swale, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Recorded crime
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Queenborough Railway station, 9.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Sheerness-on-Sea (about 5 min) and Sittingbourne (about 14 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Eastchurch Church of England Primary School 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 7 areas (May 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Sheppey East

What is the typical house price in Sheppey East?

£273,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Sheppey East compare with the rest of Swale?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Swale. Average household income: joint 2nd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Swale.

Is Sheppey East an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Sheppey East gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Sheppey East?

Queenborough. Railway station, 9.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to Sheerness-on-Sea (about 5 min) and Sittingbourne (about 14 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Sheppey East?

Nearest state primary school. Eastchurch Church of England Primary School. 1.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 7 areas (May 2026).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.