Halfway Houses is a small village on the east side of the Isle of Sheppey in the borough of Swale, Kent, England. It sits on the road linking Sheerness and Leysdown-on-Sea, hence the name, and sits close to coastal marshes and sandy bays that give the area a distinctly maritime and low-lying character.
The settlement grew as a stopping point for travellers and later as part of the island’s modest seaside and holiday economy; today it is largely residential with local shops, pubs and caravan parks nearby. The wider island’s history of shipbuilding and naval presence, notably at Sheerness and its former dockyard, still shapes local identity, while many residents commute to the Kent mainland via the Sheppey Crossing or work in nearby towns. Socially it feels like a close community with the mixed fortunes typical of small coastal villages.
Postcode districts covering Halfway Houses
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 9.4 miles
- Basildon 16.7 miles
- Chelmsford 25 miles
- Maidstone 15 miles
- Gillingham 8.9 miles
- Grays 19.3 miles
- Chatham 11.1 miles
- Ashford 19.8 miles
- Dartford 23.9 miles
- Canterbury 17 miles
- Gravesend 16.7 miles
- Brentwood 24.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Queenborough and Halfway Ward 0.5 miles
- Sheerness Built-up area 1 mile
- Queenborough Built-up area 1 mile
- Minster Cliffs Ward 1.4 miles
- Minster-on-Sea Parish 1.8 miles
- Sheppey Central Ward 1.9 miles
- Minster Built-up area 2 miles
- Grain Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Iwade Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Isle of Grain Parish 3.7 miles
- Wallend Built-up area 4 miles
- Eastchurch Built-up area 4 miles
Example postcodes in Halfway Houses
ME12 3UQ, ME12 3HW, ME12 3EW, ME12 3DE, ME12 3AX, ME12 3BZ, ME12 3WH, ME12 3JJ, ME12 3UY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 10.9 miles
- London City Airport 31.3 miles
- Queenborough Railway Station 1 mile
- Sheerness-on-Sea Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Halfway Houses Ad
- Tonge Barn 4 5.7 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Hempstead House Hotel & Restaurant 4 6.1 miles
- Camelia Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Sittingbourne 4 5.8 miles
- Seven Hotel 8.2 miles
- The Judds Folly Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 8.4 miles
- Royal Hotel Sheerness 3 1.3 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Palace 3 8.1 miles
- Muthu Westcliff Hotel (Near London Southend Airport) 3 8.4 miles
Schools in Halfway Houses
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 1.9 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 5.5 miles
- Central Beach Beach 6.6 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 8.4 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 9.3 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 9.8 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.1 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 10.7 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 11.3 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11.4 miles
- Whitstable Harbour Harbour 11.8 miles