West Kingsdown

West Kingsdown is a bungalow village that lives next door to a motor racing circuit, and it has made its peace with both. The A20 runs straight through the middle like a bypass that forgot to bypass anything, the Kent Downs start at the back fence, and on a race weekend the whole place hums at a pitch estate agents describe as "close to amenities". People move here for space, a driveway and a quiet life within reach of the M25, and they get two out of three.