Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Sheerness at a glance
- House prices
- £215,000
- Lower prices24th percentile
- Schools
- 26th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 190.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak4th percentile
- Flood risk
- 98.8% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land99th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Sheerness a good place to live?
Sheerness may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Swale below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Sheerness
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 190.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 4th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Sheerness
House prices
- Median sale price
- £215,000
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 83 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Sheerness
Schools
26th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Sheerness
Flood risk
98.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 95.8% of the area. That is the 99th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Sheerness
Transport
75th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Sheerness a good place to live?
Sheerness may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Sheerness safe?
Sheerness ranks in the 4th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Sheerness?
The median sale price was £215,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 24th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Sheerness?
Schools rank in the 26th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Sheerness?
Nearby public profiles include Chalkwell in Swale and Roman in Swale.
