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On West Street, in Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham
What it's like at ME17 1JZ: every home that has sold on West Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on West Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 64 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Parkwood House, West StreetOther | Apr 2019 | £895,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pines, West StreetDetached | Oct 2006 | £584,000 | 230 m² | £2,539/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Harrietsham, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 99k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidstone East.
The nearest bus stop is Primary School, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 510); 2 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 49 minutes away by public transport (22 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 Harrietsham Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 42% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Lenham School, 3.2 km away; Attainment 8: 37 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Highsted Grammar School (9.5 km) and Borden Grammar School (9.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 3.2 km away, with Parkwood Trout Farm closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Len Valley Practice (4.0 km), with Saxon Warrior Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.7 km).
For a haircut, Harrietsham Barbershop is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 14 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Imperial Palace is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and Percival's Rest the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 320 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 341 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hollingbourne Meadows, 2.9 km away; for exercise, Activate Gym (3.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 35 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 62 km.
11 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.
Faversham and Mid Kent constituency: Helen Whately MP (Conservative), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,469 (3.2%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Conservative 32%, Labour 29%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 9%.
3 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near ME17 1JZ →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" West Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 44 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 7 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 71.9% | 86.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 19.3% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 7.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Diggerland Kent · about 32 min
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