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The postcode ME18 5RY is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in December 1998 and terminated in June 1999.ME18 5RY is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
ME18 5RY 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 5RY as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.
The closest road name to ME18 5RY is Malling Road which is centered 1.2 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Crossroads and is 310 m away. The closest railway station is Wateringbury Rail Station, 2.82 km away.
The closest primary school to ME18 5RY (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 5RY is Kings Hill Golf Club and is 1.73 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 26, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Domino's Pizza and is 1.84 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 12, 2020.
Policing for ME18 5RY 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 5RY and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to ME18 5RY, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode ME18 5RY
| Introduction | December 1998 |
| Termination | June 1999 |
| User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME18 5RY - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mereworth Community Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (March 14, 2017) | 961 m |
| Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (July 11, 2017) | 1.69 km |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 28, 2018) | 2.02 km |
| The Discovery School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 12, 2008) | 2.73 km |
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 9, 2017) | 2.75 km |
| Offham Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (May 20, 2015) | 4.12 km |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre | Academy | 4-11 | Good (October 17, 2017) | 4.22 km |
| More Park Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 13, 2017) | 4.65 km |
| East Peckham Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 13, 2018) | 4.73 km |
| The Malling School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Requires improvement (June 19, 2019) | 4.99 km |
| Hadlow Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 2, 2019) | 5.07 km |
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (January 30, 2019) | 5.11 km |
| St James the Great Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 8, 2018) | 5.14 km |
| Hadlow College | College | 16-99 | 5.42 km | |
| Hadlow Rural Community School | Academy | 11-16 | Good (February 26, 2019) | 5.44 km |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 26, 2018) | 5.5 km |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 3, 2021) | 5.58 km |
| Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 24, 2019) | 5.73 km |
| St Helens Montessori School | Independent school | 2-12 | Good (July 8, 2021) | 5.9 km |
| Ryarsh Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (April 26, 2012) | 6.18 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME18 5RY - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mereworth Wines | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 14, 2018 | 431 m | |
| Teston Bakery Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good December 3, 2020 | 431 m | |
| Mereworth Pre School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 28, 2012 | 781 m | |
| Breakfast Club \& After School Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 6, 2017 | 961 m | |
| Edwards & Ward Ltd At Mereworth Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 7, 2022 | 961 m | |
| Total Catering Solutions (SE) Ltd@ Kings Hill Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 16, 2020 | 1.69 km | |
| Kings Hill Golf Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 26, 2021 | 1.73 km | |
| Bright Horizons Kings Hill Day Nursery And Preschool | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 2, 2022 | 1.75 km | |
| Kings Hill Pre School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 12, 2021 | 1.83 km | |
| Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 22, 2021 | 1.84 km | |
| Domino's Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2020 | 1.84 km | |
| Humphrey's Of Kings Hill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory October 14, 2020 | 1.84 km | |
| Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 24, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| Kings Gurkha | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 7, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| Memphis Belle Sandwich Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 7, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| Sino Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 25, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| The Spitfire | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 8, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| Turmeric Square | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 26, 2021 | 1.86 km | |
| The Moody Mare | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 9, 2020 | 1.88 km | |
| ASDA Superstore | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 13, 2021 | 1.93 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME18 5RY - Data from Apr 2022
| Crossroads | 310 m | |
| Crossroads | 334 m | |
| Village Hall | 372 m | |
| Church | 424 m | |
| Filling Station | 722 m | |
| Tesco | 4.23 km | |
| West Malling Rail Station | 4.35 km | |
| Wateringbury Rail Station | 2.82 km | |
| Yalding Rail Station | 4.09 km | |
| West Malling Rail Station | 4.36 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 39.89 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 39.9 km | |
| London Gatwick Airport South Terminal | 39.91 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME18 5RY - Data from Dec 2021
| East Woods | 1.07 km | |
| Smartwell Shaw | 1.13 km | |
| Stream Shaw | 1.2 km | |
| Kate Reed Wood | 1.24 km | |
| Libbit's Shaw | 1.28 km | |
| Alder's Wood | 1.29 km | |
| Flite Wood | 1.32 km | |
| Peckham Fields Wood | 1.41 km | |
| Elder Wood | 1.44 km | |
| Birchetts Wood | 1.65 km | |
| Tank Shaw | 1.71 km | |
| Roadside Wood | 1.95 km | |
| World's End Wood | 1.96 km | |
| Swanton Valley | Valley | 1.97 km |
| Dukes Place Wood | 2.07 km |
| Country | England |
| County | Kent |
| Latitude | 51.25905000 |
| Longitude | 0.38482900 |
| OS Easting | 566500 |
| OS Northing | 0153800 |
| OS Positional Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink® initiative, last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Kent |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |