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Thinking of living on Downs Road? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Downs Church of England Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Warden House Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Hornbeam Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Goodwin Academy | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 30.5 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brewood Secondary School | Independent | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 2.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ripplevale School | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 12.3 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary | Independent | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 9.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near CT14 7TB, 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 | Marke Wood Recreation Ground | 450 m | 6 |
| Bowling | Deal Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Deal Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Betteshanger Park | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Deal & Betteshanger Lions RFC | 350 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Deal and Betteshanger Rugby Club | 440 m | 1 |
| Croquet | Walmer Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 490 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Downs Sailing Club | 730 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Deal Victoria & Barns Close Cricket Club | 730 m | 1 |
| Football | The Charles Ground | 770 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Tides Leisure Centre | 950 m | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Deal Gymnastics Club | 1.2 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 Walmer, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 222k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Balfour Road, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 93).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 69 minutes away by public transport (45 by car).
The nearest primary school is The Downs Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 48% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Goodwin Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 30.5 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Sir Roger Manwood's School (6.8 km) and Dover Grammar School for Girls (11.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 650 m away, with Premier closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Balmoral Surgery (550 m), with Paydens Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Keith Chadwick is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, 17 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 55 restaurants and cafés and 28 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Walmer Baptist Church is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Walmer Lawn Tennis And Croquet Club the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 63% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Deal - Middle Street, Deal - Victoria Road & Wellington Road).
There are 325 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 7% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 69% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Victoria Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, The Fitness Mix Cycling Studio (650 m).
32 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 beach is on your doorstep: Deal Castle, 400 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Southend is 63 km away, and London Stansted, with far more destinations, 109 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% 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.