Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at TN3 9QQ? 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 supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 74% met the expected standard |
| Langton Green Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| Fordcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Bennett Memorial Diocesan School | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Gregory's Catholic School | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holmewood House School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| Rose Hill School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
Every primary near TN3 9QQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Withyham Cricket Field | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Groombridge Tennis Club | 1.0 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Holmewood House School | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Golf | Villa Golf Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Speldhurst Bowls Club Pavilion | 4.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Holmewood House School | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Football | Rusthall F.C. | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Bowles Outdoor Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Bowles Rocks | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | MUGA | 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 50% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ashurst (Kent), a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 28k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Station Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 291, 286); 6 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
Central London is 52 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, 5.3 km away; Attainment 8: 54 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Beacon Academy (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Skinners' School (6.9 km) and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 5.0 km away, with Groombridge General Store closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Groombridge And Hartfield Medical Group (150 m), with Rusthall Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.9 km).
For a haircut, Rusthall Barber is 3.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, 9.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Blue India is the closest café or restaurant (2.0 km), and Junction Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 262 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
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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The nearest park is Tunbridge Wells Common, 4.9 km away; for exercise, Yard Fitness (1.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 29 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
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.