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Thinking of living at ME15 7TS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough | Primary | 450 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| South Borough Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| Park Way Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Archbishop Courtenay Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Invicta Grammar School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 70.8 · 38.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Valley Park School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maidstone Grammar School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 68.4 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Mepa Academy | Independent | 1.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Serenity School Maidstone | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| King's Reach Education | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
Every primary near ME15 7TS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | School Of Science And Technology Maidstone | 770 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 7 |
| Golf | Bearsted Golf Club | 3.0 km | 5 |
| Football | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 4 |
| Squash | Mote Squash Club | 350 m | 2 |
| Cricket | The Mote Cricket Club | 390 m | 2 |
| Table tennis | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 2 |
| Canoe | Maidstone Canoe Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Pickleball | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Badminton | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Volleyball | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Basketball | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Maidstone Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Maidstone Hockey Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Running | Bob Prowse Health Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Maidstone East, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Turkey Mill, 350 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (routes 510, 4, 13); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 54 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Leigh Academy Oaks (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Invicta Grammar School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 70.8 · 38.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: School of Science and Technology Maidstone (2.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Maidstone Grammar School (1 km) and Invicta Grammar School (1.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 550 m away, with Ashford Road Service Station closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The College Practice (900 m), with Link Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Afro Caribbean is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 4.3 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Glow Events is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Mote Cricket Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 19 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Collis (Millennium Green), 700 m away; for exercise, Maidstone Leisure Centre (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
36 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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For holidays, London Southend is 36 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 52 km.
Most households own their home, 9% 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.