Postcode ME20 6BS (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME20 6BS is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME20 6BS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME20 6BS 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 6BS as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME20 6BS is Fernleigh Rise which is centered 121 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bell Lane and is 122 m away. The closest railway station is Aylesford Rail Station, 1.22 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6BS (for ages 11 and under) is Lunsford Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 22, 2017. 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 local pub for residents of ME20 6BS is Monks Head and is 447 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 7, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza and is 527 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 20, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 125.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Fernleigh Rise 121 m
The Ferns 134 m
Bell Lane 153 m
Hornbeam Close 178 m
Orchard Grove 203 m
Lower Bell Lane 211 m
Larch Close 216 m
Oak Drive 224 m
Downderry Way 230 m
Ditton Place 260 m
Cobdown Close 272 m
Chestnut Walk 277 m
Blackthorn Drive 293 m
Laburnum Drive 321 m
Streamside 323 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6BS

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 ME20 6BS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
572 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
572 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
572 m
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
589 m
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
856 m
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.13 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
1.13 km
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.3 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.44 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
1.71 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
2.19 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
2.35 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.69 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.88 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.1 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
3.13 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
3.15 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
3.37 km
Allington Primary School 3.58 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
3.74 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 11, 2022
209 m
A And D Fisheries Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
July 13, 2021
214 m
Papa Johns Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 27, 2021
296 m
Kathmandu Valley Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
331 m
Dawn To Dusk Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
371 m
Esso Ditton Retailers - other 4
Good
April 14, 2021
397 m
Alim-Et Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2022
419 m
Wealden Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
419 m
Monks Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
447 m
Morrison Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
467 m
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 27, 2022
491 m
Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 20, 2020
527 m
Larkfield Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 22, 2021
527 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2014
527 m
Traditional Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 17, 2022
527 m
Ditton Church Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 27, 2015
538 m
K Sports Management Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2022
550 m
Best Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
570 m
Cafe Plaza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
570 m
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
572 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Bell Lane Bus Stop/Station 122 m
Bell Lane Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Ditton Corner Bus Stop/Station 384 m
Ditton Corner Bus Stop/Station 430 m
Wealden Hall Bus Stop/Station 447 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.29 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 2.89 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.3 km
Aylesford Rail Station Rail 1.22 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.44 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.74 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.56 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.57 km

Nearby Nature

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

Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 501 m
Castle Lake Inland Water 1.52 km
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 1.62 km
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 1.72 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.42 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Brookland Lake Inland Water 2.69 km
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 125.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.7 Mbps 39 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% 17 7
30-300 Mbps 0% 114.1 16.4
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 437,562 kWh - mean 11,826 kWh : median 11,319 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

39 meters consuming 164,541 kWh - mean 4,219 kWh : median 3,786 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6BS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.30063600
Longitude 0.44843100
OS Easting 570783
OS Northing 0158570
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