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Thinking of living on Ham Lane? 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.
Checks tied to a spot (flood, radon, ground, noise, distances) are measured at ME17 2LL, where most of the street's homes are. A long street can differ from end to end: open a postcode for its own moving page.
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1 crime recorded on Ham Lane in the last 12 months. The street →
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenham Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Platts Heath Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.2 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Egerton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5.0 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Ulcombe Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5.5 km | 15% met the expected standard |
| The Lenham School | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 37 · 2.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Earley Springs | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Heath Farm School | Independent | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 0.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Infiniti School | Independent | 6.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ME17 2LL, 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 | Lenham Cricket Club | 290 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Booth Field | 2.1 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 Lenham, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 131k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidstone East.
The nearest bus stop is Cherry Close, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 510); 5 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 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 Lenham Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Lenham School, under 50 m 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, 200 m away; Lenham Village Stores (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Len Valley Practice (850 m), with Saxon Warrior Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Smartys is 200 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.
Chopstick And Bowl is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Lenham Social Club the nearest pub (400 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 Chilston Pines and Ponds, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Swadelands Sports Hall (50 m).
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.
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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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.