Neighbourhood Report
What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.
An above-average neighbourhood
Anchored on official IMD data — decile 6/10, ranked 18,962 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.
How this score is calculatedThe large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.
22 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 29 schools in total
Nearest top-rated: St Simon Stock Catholic School (Good) — 0.1 mi
IMD crime decile 5/10 · 12 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 4.5)
Crimes reported last month · UK Police API
IMD health decile 6/10 · 14 GP, 2 hospitals, 14 dentists, pharmacy 0.6 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: BLACKTHORN — 0.5 mi
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 28 bus stops nearby
IMD environment decile 5/10 · 6 ha total — largest park 1.8 ha (0.31 mi away)
Nearest: St Augustine Academy Sports and Recreation Facilities — 0.1 mi
25 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, Spar, Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 1.0 mi
Nearest: Tesco Maidstone Tonbridge Rd Esso Express — 0.2 mi
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
Average sold price by property type across the ME16 district, 2021–2026 — 3,271 sales.
District-level averages (ME16) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
ME16 8AE scores 69/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in healthcare and local amenities — with BLACKTHORN about 10 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.