Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TN18 5DB? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Sandhurst Primary School | Primary | 3.5 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Bodiam Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.7 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| Benenden Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Hurst Green Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 5.0 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| St Ronan's School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Benenden School | Independent | 4.6 km | 62.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TN18 5DB, 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 | Hawkhurst Tennis Club | 100 m | 4 |
| Golf | Hawkhurst Golf Club (closed) | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Hawkhurst Squash Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Benenden School | 4.5 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 Etchingham, a drive away (7.0 km), with 209k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Tudor Hall, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 349, 268, 5C, 267); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 81 minutes away by public transport (37 by car).
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: Cranbrook School (5.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 1.1 km away; Hawkhurst Community Fridge (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Weald View Medical Practice - Hawkhurst (1.1 km), with Hawkhurst Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Ruffles is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Conquest Hospital, 18 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Water Lane Walled Garden is the closest café or restaurant (850 m), and The Queens Inn the nearest pub (1.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 449 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 169 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Basden Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Serida Fitness (1.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 51 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% of households own their home outright.
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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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.