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The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitstable Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School | Primary | 300 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Westmeads Community Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Joy Lane Primary Foundation School | Primary | 800 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| The Whitstable School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| ISP School Whitstable | Independent | 450 m | – |
Every primary near CT5 1DZ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | Whitstable Sea Cadet Corps Boat Station | 160 m | 5 |
| Golf | Whitstable And Seasalter Golf Course | 250 m | 3 |
| Tennis | West Beach Tennis Courts | 90 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Whitstable Cricket Club | 700 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Oyster Indoor Bowls | 950 m | 2 |
| Swimming | Whitstable Pools And Fitness | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Pilates Movement Matters | 620 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | Fighting Lions | 620 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Fighting Lions | 620 m | 1 |
| Football | Whitstable Town Football Club | 750 m | 1 |
| Squash | Whitstable Waterfront Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Whitstable, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 877k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is St Alphege Church, 300 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 400, 401, 638, 5); 23 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Whitstable Junior School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England Junior School (0.2 km).
The nearest secondary is The Whitstable School, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 39.3 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Barton Court Grammar School (9.9 km) and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (9.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 300 m away; Pound City (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitstable Health Centre (900 m), with Prx Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Pure by the Sea is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Kent & Canterbury Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 51 restaurants and cafés and 29 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Windy Corner Cafe And Stores is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Old Neptune the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 56% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (WHITSTABLE TOWN, SOUTH WHITSTABLE).
There are 68 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Plot 10, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Pilates Movement Matters (600 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: West Beach, Whitstable, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
47 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 33 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 80 km.
Most households own their home, 27% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.