Postcode ME20 6JA (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME20 6JA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.6 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 6JA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to ME20 6JA is Wodehouse Close which is centered 192 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lunsford Lane Bottom and is 191 m away. The closest railway station is New Hythe Rail Station, 1.45 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6JA (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 The Malling School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 19, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of ME20 6JA is Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club and is 902 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on April 21, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Spice House and is 1.06 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 8, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 44.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 40% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 90% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 10% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Wodehouse Close 192 m
Kipling Drive 224 m
Brook Road 231 m
Southey Way 252 m
Stevenson Way 278 m
Leybourne Way 305 m
Priestley Drive 320 m
Gighill Road 378 m
Chaucer Way 407 m
Springfield Road 471 m
Lunsford Lane 686 m
Malling Road 1.01 km
A228 1.03 km
London Road 3.66 km
A20 14.65 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6JA

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 6JA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
1.22 km
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
1.28 km
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.28 km
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.28 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 1.35 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
1.36 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
1.85 km
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.15 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
2.19 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
2.3 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
2.32 km
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes Good
(October 4, 2018)
2.53 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
2.56 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
2.56 km
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
2.58 km
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.7 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
2.7 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.9 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.29 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
3.46 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Tesco Family Dining Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 6, 2022
580 m
Tesco Inc Filling Station Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 31, 2022
580 m
Lunsford Park Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 30, 2010
668 m
Refuel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 10, 2021
852 m
Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
April 21, 2018
902 m
New Hythe Mini Market Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
January 13, 2022
980 m
Larkfield Food And Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
1.03 km
Castle Lake Brewers Fayre Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 11, 2021
1.03 km
Bricklayers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
1.06 km
Spice House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 8, 2020
1.06 km
Glebe House Day Nursery Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 20, 2021
1.1 km
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
1.28 km
Emma's Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
September 13, 2021
1.28 km
Emma's Kitchen At Brookfield Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
1.28 km
Larkfield Community Church Foodbank Retailers - other Exempt
1.28 km
Let's Do Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
1.28 km
Little Stars Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2019
1.28 km
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Lunsford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
1.28 km
Leybourne Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
June 1, 2010
1.36 km
The Contract Dining Company At Leybourne Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 25, 2022
1.36 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Lunsford Lane Bottom Bus Stop/Station 191 m
Lunsford Lane Bottom Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Southey Way Bus Stop/Station 308 m
Southey Way Bus Stop/Station 348 m
Jerome Road Bus Stop/Station 403 m
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.12 km
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.61 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 2.79 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.45 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 2.11 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.07 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.15 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 45.15 km

Nearby Nature

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

The Osiers Urban Greenspace 498 m
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 556 m
Castle Lake Inland Water 960 m
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 971 m
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 996 m
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Birling Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Brookland Lake Inland Water 1.82 km
Pollard Lake Inland Water 1.86 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Burrows Lake Inland Water 2.01 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Pads Lake Inland Water 2.15 km
Stalks Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 27.2 Mbps 44.6 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 5 Mbps 6.4 Mbps 21 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 10% 20 4
30-300 Mbps 50% 75.3 9.3
300+ Mbps 40% - -

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 188,751 kWh - mean 20,972 kWh : median 19,677 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6JA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.31331000
Longitude 0.43409500
OS Easting 569735
OS Northing 0159946
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
25170
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
County Electorial Division Malling Central ED
Electoral Ward Larkfield North
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ditton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ditton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043474
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 003B
Output Area / Small Area 6B2