Postcode ME18 5QQ (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME18 5QQ is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME18 5QQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME18 5QQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 5QQ as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.

The closest road name to ME18 5QQ is Beech Road which is centered 199 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Airfield Estate and is 882 m away. The closest railway station is Wateringbury Rail Station, 3.78 km away.

The closest primary school to ME18 5QQ (for ages 11 and under) is Mereworth Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 14, 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 5QQ is The Moody Mare and is 1.06 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 9, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Domino's Pizza and is 1.78 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 12, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 23.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 4.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 75% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 25% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.1 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME18 5QQ is covered by the Kent police force association and West Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME18 5QQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME18 5QQ, and the approximate distance away.

Beech Road 199 m
Kent Street 407 m
Butcher's Lane 438 m
Lord's Walk 1.19 km
Seven Mile Lane 1.2 km
B2016 1.64 km
A228 7.53 km
A21 13.36 km
A20 17.35 km
M20 20.94 km
A2 21.06 km
A26 25.99 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME18 5QQ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME18 5QQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mereworth Community Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.21 km
Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery Good
(July 11, 2017)
1.6 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill Good
(September 28, 2018)
1.77 km
The Discovery School Outstanding
(November 12, 2008)
2.97 km
Offham Primary School Outstanding
(May 20, 2015)
3.22 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
3.64 km
Wateringbury Church of England Primary School Good
(November 9, 2017)
3.71 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
4.26 km
Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(April 24, 2019)
4.67 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
4.81 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
4.89 km
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
4.95 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
5.16 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
5.39 km
Hadlow Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
5.49 km
Borough Green Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
5.51 km
East Peckham Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
5.68 km
Plaxtol Primary School Good
(February 1, 2018)
5.69 km
Hadlow College 5.74 km
Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School Good
(March 21, 2017)
5.77 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME18 5QQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mereworth Pre School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 28, 2012
377 m
The Moody Mare Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 9, 2020
1.06 km
Breakfast Club \& After School Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 6, 2017
1.21 km
Edwards & Ward Ltd At Mereworth Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
1.21 km
Mereworth Wines Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 14, 2018
1.25 km
Teston Bakery Ltd Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
December 3, 2020
1.25 km
Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery And Preschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 2, 2022
1.33 km
Kings Hill Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
March 12, 2021
1.58 km
Total Catering Solutions (SE) Ltd@ Kings Hill Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 16, 2020
1.6 km
Blue Apple Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
1.62 km
David Lloyd Leisure Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
1.62 km
Genesis Care Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
1.62 km
Impact Food Group @ Valley Invicta Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 20, 2020
1.77 km
Play 4 Ages School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 13, 2021
1.77 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 22, 2021
1.78 km
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
1.78 km
Humphrey's Of Kings Hill Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 14, 2020
1.78 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 24, 2021
1.82 km
Kings Gurkha Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
April 7, 2021
1.82 km
Memphis Belle Sandwich Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
1.82 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME18 5QQ - Data from Apr 2022

Airfield Estate Bus Stop/Station 882 m
Crossroads Bus Stop/Station 904 m
Crossroads Bus Stop/Station 928 m
Typhoon Road Bus Stop/Station 930 m
Village Hall Bus Stop/Station 935 m
Tesco Taxi Rank 3.72 km
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.03 km
Wateringbury Rail Station Rail 3.78 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 4.03 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 4.03 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 39.59 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 39.59 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 39.61 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME18 5QQ - Data from Dec 2021

Kate Reed Wood Woodland Or Forest 820 m
Roadside Wood Woodland Or Forest 918 m
Libbit's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Smartwell Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Tank Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Mereworth Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Swanton Valley Valley 1.58 km
Great Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
St Leonard's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
World's End Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Mereworth Lawn Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Flite Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Alder's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Blaze Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME18 5QQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 25 Mbps 23.5 Mbps 31 Mbps
Upload 4 Mbps 4.3 Mbps 7.25 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 25% 22.8 4.2
30-300 Mbps 75% 31 6
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 217,807 kWh - mean 13,613 kWh : median 13,929 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME18 5QQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26744700
Longitude 0.37616100
OS Easting 565865
OS Northing 0154714
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15546
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Tonbridge and Malling
County Electorial Division Malling Rural East ED
Electoral Ward Downs and Mereworth
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

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000115
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

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

2011 Census

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 E33043497
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 007A
Output Area / Small Area 1B2