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Thinking of living at ME5 8DN? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lordswood School | Primary | 250 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Oaklands School | Primary | 1000 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Greenacre School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 29.8 · 0.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walderslade School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 29.9 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holcombe Grammar School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 62.4 · 19.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Victory Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 35.5 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Thomas Aveling School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 41.3 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blue Skies School | Independent | 3.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alchemy School | Independent | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Maidstone Road Sports Ground | 3.0 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Bridgewood Manor | 1.8 km | 6 |
| Football | The Bauvill Stadium | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | Gillingham Golf Club Ltd | 3.9 km | 4 |
| Karting | Buckmore Park | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Silver Blades Ice Rink | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Unique Training Centre | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Chatham Snowsports Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Gillingham Gymnastics Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Holcombe Hockey Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Chatham Bowling Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Running | Thomas Aveling Running track | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Soar Trampoline Park | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Sports Hall | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Unique Training Centre | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Padel | Platform 26 Padel | 4.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 Chatham, a drive away (4.4 km), with 2.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Lordswood School, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 166, 167, 667, 658); 28 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (17 by car).
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Lordswood School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Greenacre School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 29.8 · 0.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Rainham School for Girls (4.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Holcombe Grammar School (3.6 km) and Chatham Grammar (4.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 600 m away, with Morrisons Daily closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Reach Healthcare (850 m), with Fenns Chemist the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Salon is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 4.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 69% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 58% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
363 Coffee Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and The Oak the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 14% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Princes Avenue Recreation Ground, 550 m away; for exercise, Lordswood Leisure Centre (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 28 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 54 km.
29 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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| Ripplevale School Rochester |
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| Independent |
| 4.8 km |
| Attainment 8: 1.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ME5 8DN, 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.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.