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Maidstone

Sandling

Suburb · 1,194 residents

Affordability: 50/100Safety: 62/100Transport: 54/100Schools: 57/100Health: 8/100Food & drink: 29/100Environment: 80/100Infrastructure: 55/100Property market: 65/100
50Fair

Fair · better than 1 in 10 suburbs

Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country

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What’s good

  • 77% of residents live within five minutes of a park

Check before you view

  • Flood risk: 13% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
  • Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
  • Road noise reaches 90% of the area
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The essentials

Everyday life

The area

Around Sandling

Allington70Boarley53Maidstone61Pratling StreetPenenden Heath72HarbourlandForstal66Boxley56
About Sandling ↓

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Is Sandling a good place to live?

Sandling scores 50/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.

It stands out for environment (80).

It scores lowest on health (8) and food & drink (29).

Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Sandling in South East, each measured against the national average.

Summary of Sandling›

The summary for Sandling is written when the report is first opened.

Data last updated: 19 October 2026

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Areas near Sandling

  • Allington
  • Boarley
  • Maidstone
  • Pratling Street
  • Penenden Heath
  • Harbourland
  • Forstal
  • Boxley
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