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On Orwell Close, in Larkfield & New Hythe
What it's like at ME20 6UP: every home that has sold on Orwell Close 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Orwell Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Orwell CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £290,000 | 86 m² | £3,372/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Orwell CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2001 | £127,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Orwell CloseSemi-detached | Feb 2005 | £197,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Orwell CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2015 | £265,000 | 91 m² | £2,912/m² | 3 |
| 6, Orwell CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2017 | £415,000 | 123 m² | £3,374/m² | 3 |
| 7, Orwell CloseDetached | Sept 2005 | £229,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Orwell CloseTerraced | Dec 2007 | £246,000 | 185 m² | £1,330/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is New Hythe, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 184k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidstone West.
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (routes 71, 72, HRC1); 34 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 45 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Brookfield Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford (2 km).
The nearest secondary is The Holmesdale School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 41.6 · 0.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Oakwood Park Grammar School (5.7 km) and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (5.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Inc Filling Station, 650 m away, with Larkfield Food And Wine closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Larkfield Surgery, Chaucer Way (550 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Faking it is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Maidstone Hospital, 4.7 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Tesco Family Dining is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Larkfield Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Larkfield Leisure Centre (700 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Southend is 35 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 46 km.
Most households own their home, 10% 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.
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.
Chatham and Aylesford constituency: Tristan Osborne MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,998 (4.9%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 34%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 25%, Green Party 6%.
20 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 ME20 6UP →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Orwell Close in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Minster Leas · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.5% | 89.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.1% | 5.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 1.2% | 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.
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