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Living in Eastchurch: Liveability Score 28/100

Last updated 7 August 2026

Our overall score for Eastchurch is 28/100, built from 7 categories. Furthest below the national norm is broadband, at 10/100 against a town median of 60/100. Among the 8 scored places sharing the ME12 postcode district, Eastchurch ranks 5th.

Against the wider ME12 district average of 41/100, that is 13 points below. On transport specifically, Eastchurch sits 17 points below the ME12 district figure of 43/100. That sits 22 points below the UK-wide average of 50, putting it in the bottom 10% of the towns and villages we score. The same breakdown for the wider area is on the ME12 postcode district.

28
OUT OF 100
Poor
Score for:

Settlement area

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Eastchurch scores 28 but individual postcodes tell the full story

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Score breakdown

Safety & Environment

Safety
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Crime is scored from the last 12 months of police street-level data. Police Scotland does not publish this, and there is no Scottish equivalent of the Police UK open data service, so crime has been left out of the score for this area. This is a gap in published data, not a sign of low crime.

Environment
55
Air Quality NO₂ 7.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11.1 µg/m³
72
Green Space 14
Parks None
Sports Pitches Adequate 4
Allotments None
Golf Courses None
Tennis Courts Some 2
Bowling Greens None
Playgrounds Some 2

Services

Schools
15
1 school in area · 3 within 4km
1Requires Improvement
  • Eastchurch Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · inspected 2023
    Requires Improvement

Score reflects proximity-weighted access to rated schools within 4km: areas with more nearby schools score higher regardless of settlement boundary.

Healthcare
3
A&E departmentsEstuary View Medical Centre7.6 mi
Southend University Hospital12.4 mi
Medway Maritime Hospital13 mi
Hospital waitsOxleas NHS Foundation Trust0.3 mi
Routine referral (median)13 wks
Treated within 18 weeks55.7%
Nearest GP surgerySheerness Health Centre4.5 mi
GP capacity3,124 patients per GP
4dentists0pharmacies

Score reflects proximity to CQC-rated GP surgeries and hospitals, not facility count. Dentists and pharmacies are shown for context but don't affect the score.

Broadband
10
Full fibre (FTTP)76%
available across Swale
Gigabit-capable · incl. cable
4.4%
Ultrafast (300+ Mbps)
8.7%
Superfast (30+ Mbps)
97.6%
Ofcom Connected Nations · 23 postcodes · full fibre at local-authority level

Economy & Bills

Economic Health
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No official data available for this category.

Bills
45
Council tax Swale · 2026-27
A £1,604
B £1,871
C £2,139
D £2,406
E £2,941
F £3,475
G £4,010
H £4,812
Energy South East England region
Typical bill regional £1,641/yr
Ofgem price cap, GB average · Apr–Jun 2026
Typical home efficiency local EPC band C
Water Southern Water
Average bill regional £683/yr
Combined water & sewerage · GB average £520

Transport

Transport
26
Swale 4.6 mi
Queenborough 4.6 mi
Teynham 4.7 mi
J6 M2 6.7 mi
J6 M2 6.9 mi
J7 M2 7.2 mi

Lifestyle

Lifestyle
14
Pubs & Bars Some 1
Restaurants & Cafes None
Supermarkets & Convenience Adequate 2
Retail Shopping Some 4
Takeaways None
Fitness None

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House Prices

Not enough recent sales

Fewer than 10 sales were recorded in Eastchurch in the last 12 months, which isn't enough for a reliable median. Smaller villages often fall below this in any given year. Figures come from HM Land Registry Price Paid data and are updated monthly, so this may fill in later.

Nearby places

Mud Row 28 1.6 mi away ⇄
Warden 19 2.4 mi away ⇄
Minster (Swale) 47 2.5 mi away ⇄
Leysdown-on-Sea 23 2.8 mi away ⇄
Halfway Houses 51 3.8 mi away ⇄
Queenborough 44 4.6 mi away ⇄
Teynham 33 5.0 mi away ⇄
Sheerness 45 5.0 mi away ⇄
Iwade 53 5.5 mi away ⇄
Faversham 48 5.8 mi away ⇄
Sittingbourne 57 6.0 mi away ⇄
Lynsted 45 6.3 mi away ⇄

Frequently asked questions

Is Eastchurch a nice place to live?

Eastchurch scores below average as a place to live. Our liveability score for Eastchurch is 28/100, placing it among one of the lower-scoring areas in the UK across nine categories: safety, schools, healthcare, environment, transport, broadband, lifestyle, economic health, and bills.

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Postcode districts in Eastchurch

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