Postcode ME20 6JQ (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME20 6JQ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.1 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 ME20 6JQ as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to ME20 6JQ is Osprey Walk which is centered 82 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Heron Road and is 98 m away. The closest railway station is West Malling Rail Station, 1.42 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6JQ (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 6JQ is Monks Head and is 490 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 7, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Best Wok and is 371 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 13, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 116.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 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 2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Osprey Walk 82 m
Woodpecker Road 100 m
Nightingale Close 137 m
Falcon Green 160 m
Kingfisher Road 166 m
Heron Road 177 m
Raven Close 213 m
Carnation Close 229 m
Wren Close 229 m
Hardie Close 264 m
Morris Close 299 m
Larkspur Road 324 m
Plover Road 324 m
Dickens Drive 371 m
Carnation Crescent 385 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6JQ

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 6JQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
527 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
527 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
527 m
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
631 m
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
847 m
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.02 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.27 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.28 km
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
1.6 km
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.03 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
2.03 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.2 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
2.3 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.73 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.88 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
3.09 km
The Discovery School Outstanding
(November 12, 2008)
3.28 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
3.28 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
3.38 km
Offham Primary School Outstanding
(May 20, 2015)
3.66 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Awaiting Inspection
326 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 29, 2020
326 m
Best Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
371 m
Cafe Plaza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
371 m
Seasons Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 4, 2021
384 m
Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 20, 2020
408 m
Larkfield Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 22, 2021
408 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2014
408 m
Traditional Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 17, 2022
408 m
Morrison Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
468 m
Monks Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
490 m
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
527 m
Emma's Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
September 13, 2021
527 m
Emma's Kitchen At Brookfield Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
527 m
Larkfield Community Church Foodbank Retailers - other Exempt
527 m
Let's Do Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
527 m
Little Stars Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2019
527 m
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Lunsford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
527 m
Larkfield Food And Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
551 m
Alim-Et Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2022
593 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Heron Road Bus Stop/Station 98 m
Heron Road Bus Stop/Station 141 m
Swallow Road Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Swallow Road Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Lunsford Lane Bus Stop/Station 267 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.43 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 1.96 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.54 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.42 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
London Southend Airport Air 35.33 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.65 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.65 km

Nearby Nature

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

Castle Lake Inland Water 835 m
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 988 m
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 1.18 km
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 1.23 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.73 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.26 km
Birling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Little Ryarsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56 Mbps 116.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 12.5 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 69.6 13.1
300+ Mbps 100% 428.8 36.8

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 438,130 kWh - mean 13,277 kWh : median 12,416 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6JQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.29949200
Longitude 0.43515700
OS Easting 569862
OS Northing 0158412
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
19553
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
County Electorial Division Malling Central ED
Electoral Ward Larkfield South
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ditton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ditton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043473
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 003D
Output Area / Small Area 8A1