Fort Horsted sits within the Medway conurbation in north‑east Kent, taking its name from a 19th‑century military work built as part of the Palmerston ring of defences for Chatham Dockyard. The fort itself occupies a prominent rise and, while no longer in military use, gives the area a distinctive historic landmark amid suburban streets and patches of green, with glimpses across the River Medway and the surrounding North Kent landscape.
Today the ward is a mix of predominantly residential neighbourhoods alongside pockets of light industry and retail, and is home to commuters travelling to Chatham, Rochester or London. Local community life is typical of outer‑urban Medway wards, with active residents’ groups, accessible parks and the sort of modest high‑street and leisure facilities that serve families and long‑standing local households.
Postcode districts covering Fort Horsted
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Bexley 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Basildon 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Maidstone 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Gillingham 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Grays 12 miles19.2 km
- Chatham 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Royal Tunbridge Wells 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Ashford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Barking and Dagenham 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Dartford 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Gravesend 7.5 miles12.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wayfield & Weeds Wood Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Walderslade Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Chatham Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Princes Park Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Blue Bell Hill Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wouldham Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Lordswood & Walderslade Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Rochester East & Warren Wood Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Fort Pitt Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rochester West & Borstal Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Aylesford North & North Downs Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Burham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Fort Horsted
ME1 3QR, ME4 6FB, ME4 6FL, ME5 9SH, ME5 9UA, ME4 6BF, ME5 9UT, ME5 9TH, ME5 0SX … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 17.2 miles27.7 km
- London City Airport 22.3 miles35.8 km
- Chatham Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Rochester Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
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Schools in Fort Horsted
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 2 miles3.2 km
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Boxley Hills Hill 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles5.1 km
- MidKent College - Medway College 3.4 miles5.5 km
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Boxley Abbey Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- University for the Creative Arts - Maidstone University 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Boughton Place Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Yalding Gardens Gardens 10 miles16 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 10.7 miles17.1 km
- Yantlet beach Beach 11 miles17.7 km