Postcode ME20 6LP (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME20 6LP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.4 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 6LP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to ME20 6LP is Redwing Close which is centered 31 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Partridge Avenue and is 265 m away. The closest railway station is New Hythe Rail Station, 1.54 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6LP (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 6LP is Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club and is 353 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on April 21, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Best Wok and is 522 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 13, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 144.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.8 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 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Redwing Close 31 m
Swift Close 108 m
Eagle Close 109 m
Swallow Road 141 m
Oriole Way 151 m
Partridge Avenue 192 m
Thackeray Road 249 m
Plover Road 264 m
Goldfinch Close 266 m
Whimbrel Green 313 m
Keats Road 317 m
Lunsford Lane 338 m
New Hythe Lane 531 m
A228 1.8 km
London Road 3.68 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6LP

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 6LP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
351 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
351 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
351 m
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
920 m
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.22 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.45 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.59 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.68 km
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
1.75 km
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.03 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
2.03 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.15 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
2.29 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.31 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.51 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
2.81 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
2.95 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
3.11 km
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes Good
(October 4, 2018)
3.44 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.47 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Larkfield Food And Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
323 m
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
351 m
Emma's Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
September 13, 2021
351 m
Emma's Kitchen At Brookfield Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
351 m
Larkfield Community Church Foodbank Retailers - other Exempt
351 m
Let's Do Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
351 m
Little Stars Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2019
351 m
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Lunsford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
351 m
Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
April 21, 2018
353 m
Glebe House Day Nursery Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 20, 2021
460 m
Best Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
522 m
Cafe Plaza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
522 m
Refuel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 10, 2021
561 m
Lunsford Park Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 30, 2010
564 m
Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 20, 2020
569 m
Larkfield Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 22, 2021
569 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2014
569 m
Traditional Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 17, 2022
569 m
Morrison Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
603 m
Monks Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
647 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Partridge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Partridge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 282 m
Thackeray Road Bus Stop/Station 313 m
Motorway Bridge Bus Stop/Station 317 m
Motorway Bridge Bus Stop/Station 360 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.91 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 2.32 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.95 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.54 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 1.57 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.89 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.77 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.98 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.98 km

Nearby Nature

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

Castle Lake Inland Water 632 m
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 734 m
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 809 m
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 824 m
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Birling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.3 km
Little Ryarsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Brookland Lake Inland Water 2.49 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.67 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.8 Mbps 144.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 17 Mbps 15.8 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 8
30-300 Mbps 0% 125.1 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 200,971 kWh - mean 13,398 kWh : median 12,381 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 80,061 kWh - mean 5,004 kWh : median 4,248 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6LP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.30464300
Longitude 0.43702200
OS Easting 569973
OS Northing 0158989
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16833
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
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 003E
Output Area / Small Area 6B3