Postcode ME20 6RE (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME20 6RE 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 6RE as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to ME20 6RE is Raven Close which is centered 22 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Heron Road and is 85 m away. The closest railway station is East Malling Rail Station, 1.61 km away.

The closest primary school to ME20 6RE (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 6RE is Monks Head and is 309 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 169 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 13, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 99.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.5% 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 1.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Raven Close 22 m
Kingfisher Road 48 m
Magpie Close 101 m
Martin Square 195 m
Plover Road 248 m
Merlin Avenue 277 m
Nightingale Close 280 m
Woodpecker Road 284 m
Whimbrel Green 287 m
Osprey Walk 295 m
Heron Road 368 m
Cygnet Close 394 m
Swallow Road 407 m
New Hythe Lane 773 m
New Road 811 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 6RE

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 6RE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
322 m
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
322 m
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
322 m
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
788 m
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
988 m
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
1.13 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.15 km
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
1.46 km
More Park Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.48 km
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.85 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
1.85 km
West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Centre Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.41 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase Good
(September 26, 2018)
2.45 km
The Holmesdale School Requires improvement
(July 7, 2021)
2.62 km
St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.78 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
3.08 km
Ryarsh Primary School Outstanding
(April 26, 2012)
3.2 km
Snodland CofE Primary School Good
(March 14, 2017)
3.28 km
The Discovery School Outstanding
(November 12, 2008)
3.45 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.68 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Best Wok Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
169 m
Cafe Plaza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
169 m
Larkfield Kebab \& Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 20, 2020
216 m
Larkfield Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
April 22, 2021
216 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 14, 2014
216 m
Traditional Fresh Fry Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 17, 2022
216 m
Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house Awaiting Inspection
226 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
October 29, 2020
226 m
Seasons Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 4, 2021
267 m
Morrison Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
277 m
Monks Head Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
309 m
Brookfield Junior School (Breakfast Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 4, 2011
322 m
Emma's Kitchen School/college/university 4
Good
September 13, 2021
322 m
Emma's Kitchen At Brookfield Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
322 m
Larkfield Community Church Foodbank Retailers - other Exempt
322 m
Let's Do Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
322 m
Little Stars Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2019
322 m
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Lunsford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 14, 2022
322 m
Dawn To Dusk Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
445 m
Alim-Et Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2022
450 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Heron Road Bus Stop/Station 85 m
Heron Road Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Martin Square Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Martin Square Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Fire Station Bus Stop/Station 273 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.64 km
Tesco Taxi Rank 2.17 km
Snodland Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.4 km
East Malling Rail Station Rail 1.61 km
East Malling Rail Station Rail 1.64 km
West Malling Rail Station Rail 1.64 km
London Southend Airport Air 35.14 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.86 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 44.87 km

Nearby Nature

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

Castle Lake Inland Water 889 m
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 1.16 km
Leybourne Lake Inland Water 1.23 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Woods Meadow Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Leybourne Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Springetts Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.92 km
Birling Ashes Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
The Lake Inland Water 2.47 km
Birling Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Little Ryarsh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Paddlesworth Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 86.9 Mbps 99.9 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.7 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 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 4.5% 99.9 13.7
300+ Mbps 95.5% - -

Gas Consumption

20 meters consuming 164,281 kWh - mean 8,214 kWh : median 8,918 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 6RE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.30040600
Longitude 0.43787400
OS Easting 570046
OS Northing 0158520
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
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 8C3