How many schools are near ME5 9TF?

There are 37 schools within a 2-mile catchment of ME5 9TF, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

6 crimes were reported within 400m of ME5 9TF in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 7/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near ME5 9TF?

Transport within 0.5 miles of ME5 9TF includes 27 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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ME5 9TF · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 15 JUN 2026

ME5 9TF

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

71/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 7/10, ranked 20,417 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

57Schools

67Safety

84Health

72Transport

67Green

94Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around ME5 9TF.

The 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.

Schools57/100

8Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

25 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 37 schools in total

Horsted Junior SchoolGood · 0.0 mi Horsted Infant SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Oaklands SchoolGood · 0.5 mi Walderslade SchoolInadequate · 0.6 mi Greenacre SchoolInadequate · 0.6 mi St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 mi

Nearest top-rated: Horsted Junior School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety67/100

6crimes last month

IMD crime decile 5/10 · 6 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 4)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare84/100

13GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 8/10 · 13 GP, 5 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY — 0.3 mi

Transport72/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 27 bus stops nearby

Green space67/100

11green spaces

IMD environment decile 6/10 · 5.8 ha total — largest park 2.4 ha (0.31 mi away)

Nearest: Playing Field (1.7 ha) — 0.3 mi

Amenities94/100

16supermarkets

16 supermarkets within 2 mi — Aldi, Asda, Spar, Morrisons… — nearest 0.3 mi — library 0.5 mi

Nearest: Aldi Horstead RP Maidstone Road — 0.3 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near ME5 9TF.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityLow

11.5µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in ME5.

Average sold price by property type across the ME5 district, 2021–2026 — 4,207 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£427k▼ 7.4%

Semi-detached£335k▲ 11.6%

Terraced£269k▲ 8.3%

Flat£156k▼ 1.8%

District-level averages (ME5) — 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).

About ME5 9TF

ME5 9TF scores 71/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Aldi Horstead RP Maidstone Road about 6 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, ME5 9TF is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 7/10, ranked 20,417 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 5/10).

There are 37 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 22 rated Good. The nearest school is Horsted Junior School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 6 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a low level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 13 GP surgeries and 5 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY, about 6 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 3 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near ME5 9TF. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 27 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 11 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 5.8 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Playing Field (1.7 ha), about 6 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 7 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 16 supermarkets in the wider area, including Aldi, Asda, Spar, Morrisons and others. The nearest is Aldi Horstead RP Maidstone Road, about 6 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 9 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore ME5 9TF on NestScope.

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