Postcode ME20 6LW (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME20 6LW 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 6LW as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to ME20 6LW is Oriole Way which is centered 66 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Partridge Avenue and is 143 m away. The closest railway station is West Malling Rail Station, 1.7 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6LW (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 6LW is Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club and is 559 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 565 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 13, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 78 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.6 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 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Oriole Way 66 m
Swallow Road 88 m
Partridge Avenue 119 m
Whimbrel Green 190 m
Plover Road 209 m
Merlin Avenue 210 m
Redwing Close 231 m
Woodlea 271 m
Willowmead 272 m
Eagle Close 274 m
Willow Road 289 m
Lunsford Lane 366 m
Kingfisher Road 445 m
A228 1.94 km
London Road 3.48 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6LW

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 6LW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
478 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
478 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
478 m
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
716 m
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.1 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.47 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.51 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.55 km
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
1.86 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
2.12 km
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.18 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
2.18 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.25 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.3 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.4 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
2.81 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
2.9 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
3.3 km
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes Good
(October 4, 2018)
3.55 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.67 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Larkfield Food And Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
132 m
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
478 m
Emma's Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
September 13, 2021
478 m
Emma's Kitchen At Brookfield Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
478 m
Larkfield Community Church Foodbank Retailers - other Exempt
478 m
Let's Do Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
478 m
Little Stars Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2019
478 m
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Lunsford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
478 m
Larkfield And New Hythe Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
April 21, 2018
559 m
Best Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
565 m
Cafe Plaza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
565 m
Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 20, 2020
619 m
Larkfield Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 22, 2021
619 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2014
619 m
Traditional Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 17, 2022
619 m
Glebe House Day Nursery Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 20, 2021
665 m
Morrison Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
668 m
Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Awaiting Inspection
683 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 29, 2020
683 m
Leybourne Convenience Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
691 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Partridge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Partridge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 164 m
Kent Mart Bus Stop/Station 189 m
Kent Mart Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Swallow Road Bus Stop/Station 321 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.72 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 2.11 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.09 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.7 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.71 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.71 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.95 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.77 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.77 km

Nearby Nature

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

Castle Lake Inland Water 473 m
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 652 m
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 703 m
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 772 m
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Birling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.14 km
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Little Ryarsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.47 km
Brookland Lake Inland Water 2.65 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 60.5 Mbps 78 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.6 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 10
30-300 Mbps 0% 93.9 13.5
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 196,147 kWh - mean 12,259 kWh : median 12,462 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6LW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.30385400
Longitude 0.43429700
OS Easting 569786
OS Northing 0158895
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