Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TN26 1NL? 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 primary school, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.4 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Furley Park Primary Academy | Primary | 2.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| The John Wallis Church of England Academy | Primary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 30.6 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hamstreet Primary Academy | Primary | 3.4 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Finberry Primary School | Primary | 3.6 km | 76% met the expected standard |
| The John Wallis Church of England Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 30.6 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chilmington Green School | Secondary | 4.1 km | – |
| The North School | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Park School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near TN26 1NL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse racing | training track | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Pitchside | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Golf | Kingsnorth Golf Club And Driving Range | 880 m | 1 |
| Football | Homelands:: Ashford Town F C | 930 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Ashford Town Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Courtside Sports Facility | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Beaver | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Darts | The Beaver | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Ashford Boxing Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Swimming | The Ashford School (Prep School) | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Ashford Indoor Bowls Centre | 5.0 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 Ham Street, a drive away (3.5 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ashford International.
The nearest bus stop is Crossroads, 350 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 511, 511A, 511B); 3 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 77 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km); 61% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The John Wallis Church of England Academy, 3.2 km away; Attainment 8: 30.6 · 1.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Highworth Grammar School (6.1 km) and The Norton Knatchbull School (7.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.9 km away, with Broadhembury Caravan Park closer still (1.7 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kingsnorth Medical Practice (2.6 km), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.0 km).
For a haircut, Keith Francis is 3.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is William Harvey Hospital, 8.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 55% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 16 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Colemans Create And Craft is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Queens Head Pub the nearest pub (2.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 279 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 528 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bridgefield Park, 3.0 km away; for exercise, Courtside Sports Facility (3.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 51 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 68 km.
1 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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Most households own their home, 16% 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.