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The postcode ME18 5LD is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME18 5LD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
ME18 5LD is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME18 5LD as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.
The closest road name to ME18 5LD is Red Hill which is centered 162 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Livesey Street and is 554 m away. The closest railway station is Wateringbury Rail Station, 1.48 km away.
The closest primary school to ME18 5LD (for ages 11 and under) is Wateringbury Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 9, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Malling School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 19, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement
The local pub for residents of ME18 5LD is Pleasures In Kent and is 0 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Exempt on April 9, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 32.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 93.8% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 6.3% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for ME18 5LD is covered by the Kent police force association and West Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME18 5LD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to ME18 5LD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode ME18 5LD
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME18 5LD - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 1.47 km |
| The Discovery School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 12, 2008) | 1.5 km |
| Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 2.6 km |
| St Helens Montessori School | Independent school | 2-12 | Good (July 8, 2021) | 2.73 km |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 28, 2018) | 2.77 km |
| Barming Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | Good (May 9, 2019) | 2.97 km |
| The Malling School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Requires improvement (June 19, 2019) | 3.22 km |
| St James the Great Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 8, 2018) | 3.61 km |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 13, 2017) | 3.86 km |
| East Farleigh Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (January 23, 2019) | 4 km |
| Bower Grove School | Special school | 5-16 | Outstanding (September 19, 2019) | 4.02 km |
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (January 30, 2019) | 4.03 km |
| Jubilee Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Outstanding (July 5, 2017) | 4.08 km |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Requires improvement (October 30, 2019) | 4.12 km |
| Ditton Infant School | Maintained school | 4-7 | Outstanding (September 25, 2008) | 4.13 km |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre | Academy | 4-11 | Good (October 17, 2017) | 4.17 km |
| West Borough Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (June 21, 2017) | 4.23 km |
| Mereworth Community Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 4.23 km |
| Brookfield Infant School | Maintained school | 5-7 | Outstanding (March 16, 2016) | 4.61 km |
| Lunsford Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 22, 2017) | 4.61 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME18 5LD - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasures In Kent | Exempt April 9, 2019 | 0 m | |
| K Warburton Milk And General Supplier | Exempt | 612 m | |
| Polar Bear Enterprise Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 12, 2022 | 612 m | |
| Meadow View Court | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 6, 2021 | 728 m | |
| Farmers Farm Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 22, 2017 | 763 m | |
| Wateringbury Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 4, 2020 | 876 m | |
| Wateringbury Service Station | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2020 | 876 m | |
| Where Memories Meet | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 13, 2022 | 876 m | |
| Wateringbury Working Mens Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 30, 2019 | 892 m | |
| Wateringbury Post Office | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2022 | 894 m | |
| Teston Working Mens Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 29, 2020 | 929 m | |
| Teston & Wateringbury Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 19, 2019 | 940 m | |
| Caterlink Ltd At Wateringbury Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 19, 2020 | 959 m | |
| Crown City | Awaiting Inspection | 999 m | |
| The Teston Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 30, 2016 | 1.03 km | |
| The Handy Store | Awaiting Inspection | 1.14 km | |
| Kings Hill Sports Park | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 21, 2022 | 1.22 km | |
| The Lodge Coffee Kiosk | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good July 29, 2020 | 1.28 km | |
| The Railway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 11, 2019 | 1.5 km | |
| Breakfast \& After School Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 7, 2022 | 1.5 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME18 5LD - Data from Apr 2022
| Livesey Street | 554 m | |
| Livesey Street | 573 m | |
| North Pole | 609 m | |
| Valley Court | 781 m | |
| Valley Court | 795 m | |
| West Malling Rail Station | 3.5 km | |
| Tesco | 3.96 km | |
| Wateringbury Rail Station | 1.48 km | |
| East Malling Rail Station | 2.74 km | |
| East Malling Rail Station | 2.76 km | |
| London Southend Airport | 39.1 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 43.11 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 43.12 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME18 5LD - Data from Dec 2021
| Parkhurst Wood | 511 m | |
| Hoath Wood | 597 m | |
| The Grove | 782 m | |
| Ripton Wood | 909 m | |
| Cattering Wood | 1.11 km | |
| Witches Wood | 1.39 km | |
| Waregrave's Wood | 1.54 km | |
| Flite Wood | 2.14 km | |
| Hoath Wood | 2.18 km | |
| Elder Wood | 2.21 km | |
| Oaken Wood | 2.34 km | |
| Trap Wood | 2.54 km | |
| Coalpit Wood | 2.57 km | |
| Henhurst Wood | 2.75 km | |
| Springetts Hill | 2.79 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME18 5LD - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 33.8 Mbps | 32.3 Mbps | 43.88 Mbps |
| Upload | 7.6 Mbps | 6.4 Mbps | 8.9 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 6.3% | 93.7% | 23.8 | 5 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 93.8% | 93.8% | 39.2 | 7.6 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for ME18 5LD - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Kent |
| Latitude | 51.26155000 |
| Longitude | 0.43163100 |
| OS Easting | 569756 |
| OS Northing | 0154185 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Kent |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Tonbridge and Malling |
| County Electorial Division | Malling Rural East ED |
| Electoral Ward | Wateringbury |
| Local Authority District | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Region / Government Office Region | South East |
| European Electoral Region | South East |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: South East Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Kent and Medway |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000115 |
| Travel To Work Area | Medway |
| NHS England Region | South East |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
West Kent |
| Cancer Alliance | Kent and Medway |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South East Coast |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Kent and Medway |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Kent and Medway CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural white-collar workers |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
| Workplace Zone | E33043492 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Tonbridge and Malling 007 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Tonbridge and Malling 007D |
| Output Area / Small Area | 1B2 |