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Thinking of living at ME19 5FN? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase | Primary | 200 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Ryarsh Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 72% met the expected standard |
| The Malling School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Holmesdale School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 41.6 · 0.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Aylesford School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Medway Green School | Independent | 6.4 km | Attainment 8: 3.1 |
Every primary near ME19 5FN, 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 | West Malling Village Hall | 1.3 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Old County Ground | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Football | Old County Ground | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Larkfield Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | West Malling Golf Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Paddlesworth Bowling Green | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Leybourne Grange Riding School For The Disabled | 500 m | 1 |
| Canoeing | Ocean Lake | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Windsurfing | Ocean Lake | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Ocean Lake | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Larkfield Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Larkfield Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Larkfield Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Larkfield Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Bike/bmx | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Potyns Sports Ground | 3.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 West Malling, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 897k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Leybourne Chase Costcutter, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route W3).
Central London is 43 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Malling School, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Oakwood Park Grammar School (7.7 km) and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (8.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 900 m away, with Costcutter Leybourne closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Avicenna Medical Centre (1.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, The Crop Shop is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 6.6 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 27 restaurants and cafés and 18 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bulunga Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Wheatsheaf the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 354 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 511 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is walled garden, 200 m away; for exercise, Larkfield Leisure Centre (2.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
9 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 City is 33 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 44 km.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.