Area Information for Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA

Bobbing Hill in Bobbing is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Sittingbourne and Sheppey. This page combines information for the address Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of ME9 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for ME9 8PA.

Basic Information

Area Type Hamlet or Isolated Dwelling
Local Authority Swale
Ward Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Constituency Sittingbourne and Sheppey * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 2 property sales in Bobbing Hill, ME9 8PA since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is detached houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow), and the Kent Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 76 crimes were reported within 1 mile of ME9 8PA.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab.

Broadband Summary

The maximum speed reported in this postcode is 10-30Mbps, considered a somewhat basic broadband speed nowadays. More details are available on the Broadband tab.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA:

Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PB
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PD
Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8NY
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PG
Sheppey Way, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RZ
Ladyfields Close, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8TA

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about ME9 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 2 property sales in Bobbing Hill since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 46
Semi-Detached 27
Terraced 4
Flat (Purpose-Built) 1
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 3
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 82
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 27
Owned with Mortgage 31
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 1
Rented: Other Social 2
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 18
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 82

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 19
Two People 29
Three People 14
Four People 15
Five People 6
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 83

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 18
Family Household 57
Other Household 7
Total 82

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 39
Deprived In One Dimension 26
Deprived In Two Dimensions 14
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 82

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.

Gender
Male 108
Female 112
Total 220

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 8
5-9 10
10-14 9
15-19 15
20-24 14
25-29 7
30-34 8
35-39 11
40-44 12
45-49 10
50-54 28
55-59 23
60-64 24
65-69 15
70-74 10
75-79 11
80-84 4
85+ 2
Total 221

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode ME9 8PA does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 53
Married 104
Separated 2
Divorced 16
Widowed 13
Total 188

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 103
Good 77
Fair 31
Bad 8
Very Bad 2
Total 221

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 39
Apprenticeship 16
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
No GCSEs or Equivalent 54
Other 1
Total 188

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 96% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 212
Mixed Ethnicity 2
Black African 5
Black Caribbean 2
Total 221

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 209
European Union 4
Africa 6
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 220

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 209
10+ Years 11
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 221

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to ME9 8PA.

Passport(s) Held
None 27
United Kingdom 189
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 1
Rest of Europe 0
African Countries 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 81
Christian 122
Buddhist 1
Hindu 0
Jewish 1
Muslim 1
Sikh 0
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 13
Total 220

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 17% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 61
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 16
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 23
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 9
Unemployed 5
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 6
Retired 36
Looking After Home or Family 8
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 18
Other 7
Total 189

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 20
Professional Occupations 16
Associate Professional Occupations 7
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 11
Skilled Trades Occupations 16
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 2
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 7
Elementary Occupations 12
Total 107

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 23
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 21
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 25
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 40
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 13
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 20
Semi-Routine Occupation 18
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 23
Full-time Student 6
Total 189

Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA is within the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow policing neighbourhood, under the Kent Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 76 crimes were reported within 1 mile of ME9 8PA.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 76 crimes committed near Bobbing Hill
Neighbourhood Team Address Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
Force Website: https://www.kent.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Bobbing. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for ME9 8PA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest railway station is Newington, approximately 1.4 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Newington 1.4 miles
Sittingbourne 1.5 miles
Kemsley 1.7 miles
Swale 3.3 miles
Rainham (Kent) 4 miles
Teynham 4.7 miles
Queenborough 5 miles
Hollingbourne 6.7 miles
Sheerness-on-Sea 6.8 miles
Gillingham (Kent) 7 miles
Harrietsham 7.4 miles
Bearsted 7.4 miles
Lenham 8 miles
Chatham 8.1 miles
Rochester 8.6 miles
Faversham 8.6 miles
Maidstone East 9.3 miles
Strood (Kent) 9.3 miles
Maidstone Barracks 9.5 miles
Maidstone West 9.7 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is Grove Park Primary School, approximately 690 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Grove Park Primary School 690 yards
    
Bobbing Village School 760 yards
    
Borden Church of England Primary School 0.9 miles
    
Westlands Primary School 1.2 miles
    
Regis Manor Primary School 1.3 miles
    
Milton Court Primary Academy 1.4 miles
    
Newington Church of England Primary School 1.5 miles
    
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.5 miles
    
Minterne Junior School 1.5 miles
    
The Oaks Infant School 1.6 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is Westlands School, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Westlands School 0.7 miles
    
Borden Grammar School 1.7 miles
    
Highsted Grammar School 1.9 miles
    
Fulston Manor School 1.9 miles
    
The Sittingbourne School 2.7 miles
    
Leigh Academy Rainham 3.4 miles
    
Rainham School for Girls 4.8 miles
    
The Howard School 4.8 miles
    
Rainham Mark Grammar School 4.8 miles
    
Leigh Academy Minster 6 miles  

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is The Meads Medical Practice, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is The London Road Dental Practice, approximately 1.3 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital, approximately 1.9 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Bobbing Hill, Bobbing, Sittingbourne, ME9 8PA. The nearest is John Frewin Opticians (Sittingbourne), approximately 1.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in ME9 8PA

The maximum speed reported in this postcode is over 10-30Mbps, a fast connection. At this speed gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing can generally be done without noticeable slowdown. A small number of devices will be able to share the connection simultaneously, although some slowdown may occur during evenings.

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Maximum Download Speed Available Between 10Mbps and 30Mbps

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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