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Thinking of living at ME9 9AH? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 200 m | 40% met the expected standard |
| Lansdowne Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Canterbury Road Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| South Avenue Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| The Sittingbourne School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 34.1 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Highsted Grammar School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 61.1 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fulston Manor School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 35.3 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Borden Grammar School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 63.2 · 25.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Westlands School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| VTC Independent School | Independent | 1.7 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| ALP Sittingbourne | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Bapchild CC | 820 m | 5 |
| Tennis | Square One Padel (Sittingbourne) | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Football | Woodstock Park | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Squash | Rodmersham Squash & Fitness Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Speedway | Kent Kings Speedway | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Karting | Bayford Meadows MKA Circuit | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Swallows Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Milton Bowls Club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Sittingbourne Golf Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Greyhound_Inner_Rail | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Motor | Bayford Meadows MKA Junior Circuit | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Sittingbourne RFC | 4.6 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 Sittingbourne, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Vauxhall Garage, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, 355); 5 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (31 by car).
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 40% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Tunstall Church of England (Aided) Primary School (0.7 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is The Sittingbourne School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 34.1 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Highsted Grammar School (1.1 km) and Borden Grammar School (1.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.4 km away, with Bapchild Service Station closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Chestnuts Surgery (1.8 km), with H 2 H Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Joe's Hairdressing for Men is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Medway Maritime Hospital, 15 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Lo's Chippy is the closest café or restaurant (1.1 km), and The New Inn the nearest pub (1.2 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 131 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 500 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Stones Farm Country Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Clarks Gym (1.7 km).
10 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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| ISP School | Independent | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 8.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near ME9 9AH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
A swim is a short trip away: Minster Leas, 13 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 28 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 67 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% 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.