Postcode ME20 6AL (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME20 6AL is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in October 2006 and is an active postcode. ME20 6AL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME20 6AL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.7 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 ME20 6AL as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME20 6AL is Orchard Grove which is centered 106 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Ditton Corner and is 90 m away. The closest railway station is Aylesford Rail Station, 936 m away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6AL (for ages 11 and under) is Ditton Church of England Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on October 30, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Aylesford School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 4, 2020 rated this school as Good

The nearest takeaway food is available from Al-Madina Tandoori and is 692 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 8, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 80.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 20% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME20 6AL 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 ME20 6AL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME20 6AL, and the approximate distance away.

Orchard Grove 106 m
Ditton Place 168 m
Cobdown Close 177 m
Streamside 214 m
Medina Road 308 m
New Road 324 m
Bell Lane 329 m
Downderry Way 331 m
Bradbourne Lane 353 m
Fernleigh Rise 378 m
New Hythe Lane 903 m
Station Road 1.06 km
A228 2.35 km
London Road 4.77 km
A20 12.87 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6AL

Introduction October 2006
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 ME20 6AL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
421 m
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
609 m
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
826 m
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
826 m
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
877 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
877 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
877 m
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.51 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.57 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
2.01 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
2.08 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
2.45 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.87 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 2.97 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 3.06 km
Allington Primary School 3.28 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
3.4 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
3.44 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
3.46 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
3.54 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME20 6AL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
A And D Fisheries Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 13, 2021
95 m
Esso Ditton Retailers - other 4
Good
April 14, 2021
113 m
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
240 m
K Sports Management Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
243 m
Ditton Church Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 27, 2015
245 m
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 11, 2022
400 m
Caterlink Ltd At Ditton Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 15, 2020
421 m
Papa's Fish And Chip Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 10, 2021
458 m
Kathmandu Valley Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
463 m
Papa Johns Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 27, 2021
546 m
Muddy Puddles Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 19, 2022
598 m
Caterlink Ltd At Ditton Infants School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
609 m
Dawn To Dusk Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
624 m
Alim-Et Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2022
656 m
Wealden Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
656 m
Al-Madina Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
692 m
Costcutter Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
692 m
Dang Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 17, 2020
692 m
Ditton Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
692 m
Kat's Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
702 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME20 6AL - Data from Apr 2022

Ditton Corner Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Ditton Corner Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Bell Lane Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Bell Lane Bus Stop/Station 300 m
TA Centre Bus Stop/Station 509 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.53 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 3.15 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.4 km
Aylesford Rail Station Rail 936 m
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.48 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.66 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.81 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.81 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME20 6AL - Data from Dec 2021

Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 280 m
Castle Lake Inland Water 1.83 km
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 1.91 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 2.01 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.59 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Brookland Lake Inland Water 2.76 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Oaken Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME20 6AL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 69.8 Mbps 80.8 Mbps 155.61 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18.7 Mbps 29.27 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 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 80% 80.8 18.8
300+ Mbps 20% - -

Gas Consumption

5 meters consuming 92,434 kWh - mean 18,487 kWh : median 16,629 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

5 meters consuming 32,940 kWh - mean 6,588 kWh : median 5,320 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6AL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.29986400
Longitude 0.45265000
OS Easting 571080
OS Northing 0158494
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21748
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
County Electorial Division Malling North East ED
Electoral Ward Ditton
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ditton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ditton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043476
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005E
Output Area / Small Area 5A1