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Thinking of living at ME17 1DP? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 200 m | 15% met the expected standard |
| Kingswood Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Platts Heath Primary School | Primary | 3.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Sutton Valence Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| The Lenham School | Secondary | 5.4 km | Attainment 8: 37 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sutton Valence School | Independent | 3.5 km | 31.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Earley Springs | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
Every primary near ME17 1DP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kingswood Recreation And Sports Field | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Golf | The Ridge Golf Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | East Sutton CC | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Basketball | scout hut basketball court | 4.7 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Harrietsham, a drive away (4.1 km), with 99k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidstone East.
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ulcombe Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 15% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Lenham School, 5.4 km away; Attainment 8: 37 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Maidstone Grammar School (10.8 km) and Invicta Grammar School (11.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 5.2 km away, with Avenue Stores closer still (2.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sutton Valence Group Practice (3.5 km), with Headcorn Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.7 km).
For a haircut, Salon 62 is 4.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 14 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Winterwood Farm Staff Canteen is the closest café or restaurant (1.9 km), and Pepper Box Inn the nearest pub (1.4 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 75 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 246 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 263 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Scout hut park, 4.7 km away; for exercise, Swadelands Sports Hall (5.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 43 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 56 km.
2 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
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.