Borough Green, Kent
Large village

Borough GreenWhat is Borough Green, Kent like to live in?

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The short answer: what Borough Green is like to live in

Access to London is direct and relatively quick for this area of Kent, with a sense of village community. However, a car is required for the 16-minute drive to Aylesford station, and local amenities are limited to essentials.

Key stats

Commute to London Bridge
58 min peak · 71 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to Aylesford
16 min
Grammar schools within 6 miles
1

Schools

  • Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
    4.5 miles away · Grammar
    Outstanding
  • The Discovery School
    1.3 miles away
    Outstanding
  • Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery
    1.3 miles away
    Outstanding
  • Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
    2.5 miles away
    Outstanding
  • West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp
    0.4 miles away
    Good
  • The Malling School
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • The Rosewood School
    1.1 miles away
    Good
  • Brookfield Infant School
    1.6 miles away
    Good
  • Ryarsh Primary School
    1.7 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£600k–£700k
39 recent sales
Semi-detached
£400k–£500k
37 recent sales
Terraced
£300k–£400k
16 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
7 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Detached · ME19 4PE£735,000
  • Semi-detached · ME20 6NB£400,000
  • Semi-detached · ME6 5PU£350,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • The Scared Crow0.3 mi
  • The Farmhouse0.3 mi
  • Five Pointed Star0.3 mi
  • Joiners Arms0.3 mi
  • The Cow Shed0.3 mi

Green space nearby

  • Manor Park Country Park0.1 mi
  • The Village Green0.4 mi
  • Old County Ground0.4 mi

Lifestyle at a glance

15
Restaurants
0/10
Arts & culture
1
Health clubs
3
Nurseries
2
Water sports
8
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
14
Nearest: OPHTHALMOLOGY-APCOS-JG (1.5 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
6
Dental practices within 5 miles
8
Hospitals within 10 miles
4

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 14 · well below average
Average broadband
0 Mbps

Is Borough Green a good place to live?

Borough Green is a large village in Kent. Peak trains to London Bridge take about 58 minutes from Aylesford. There is 1 grammar school nearby. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

Borough Green appears on our lists of best places to retire in the uk, best places to live in the uk for families and best villages to live in england.

What is it like living in Borough Green?

Access to London is direct and relatively quick for this area of Kent, with a sense of village community. However, a car is required for the 16-minute drive to Aylesford station, and local amenities are limited to essentials.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Borough Green offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Borough Green compares to everywhere else we cover.

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