Postcode ME20 7PL (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME20 7PL is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in August 1992 and is an active postcode. ME20 7PL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME20 7PL is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.3 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 7PL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.

The closest road name to ME20 7PL is Russett Close which is centered 69 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Retail Park and is 200 m away. The closest railway station is Aylesford Rail Station, 756 m away.

The closest primary school to ME20 7PL (for ages 11 and under) is Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 19, 2022. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Aylesford School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 4, 2020 rated this school as Good

The nearest takeaway food is available from Oriental Chef and is 520 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 17, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 69.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 60% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 60% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 40% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.4 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 7PL 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 7PL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME20 7PL, and the approximate distance away.

Russett Close 69 m
The Bounds 101 m
Holt Wood Avenue 159 m
Orchard Avenue 232 m
Sycamore Drive 242 m
The Oaks 288 m
Brassey Drive 302 m
Lake Road 346 m
Firs Close 405 m
Gorse Crescent 431 m
The Avenue 454 m
Teapot Lane 467 m
Hall Road 475 m
Mills Road 576 m
Woodlands Road 619 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 7PL

Introduction August 1992
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 7PL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
466 m
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
466 m
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
797 m
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.1 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.4 km
Allington Primary School 2.05 km
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
2.11 km
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.11 km
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.11 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
2.22 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
2.31 km
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.46 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 2.95 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
3.04 km
Barming Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
3.08 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
3.12 km
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
3.16 km
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy Good
(November 3, 2021)
3.21 km
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
3.27 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
3.32 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME20 7PL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Holtwood Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
125 m
Costa Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 11, 2020
137 m
Marks And Spencer Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
137 m
Adventure Kidz Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 16, 2020
372 m
Charles Busby Kitchen Other catering premises 4
Good
January 28, 2022
431 m
Base Camp With Sweet Sensations Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2022
462 m
Chartwells At Aylesford School Sports College School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 13, 2020
466 m
Impact Food Group @ Aylesford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 10, 2020
466 m
Poppy Pre-School/Out Of School Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 28, 2021
466 m
RBLI Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
513 m
Tuck By Truck Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
517 m
Oriental Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 17, 2020
520 m
Premier Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
520 m
Premier Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 14, 2020
520 m
LB's Snack Stop Limited Mobile caterer 4
Good
November 11, 2021
552 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 31, 2022
552 m
Sainsbury's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2022
552 m
Sushi Gourmet Larkfield Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 14, 2020
552 m
NIC Services Group Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 13, 2020
635 m
Al-Madina Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
642 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME20 7PL - Data from Apr 2022

Retail Park Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Teapot Lane Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Retail Park Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Teapot Lane Bus Stop/Station 293 m
Preston Hall Bus Stop/Station 488 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.49 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.12 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.12 km
Aylesford Rail Station Rail 756 m
Barming Rail Station Rail 1.34 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 2.23 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.62 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.65 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.66 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME20 7PL - Data from Dec 2021

Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 863 m
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.04 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Clay Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Lock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Oaken Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Wolf Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.99 km
Castle Lake Inland Water 3.05 km
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 3.14 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME20 7PL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 13.6 Mbps 69.7 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 1.2 Mbps 7.1 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 40% 13.3 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 149.1 14.9
300+ Mbps 60% 331 36

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 549,719 kWh - mean 21,989 kWh : median 22,133 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 130,713 kWh - mean 5,229 kWh : median 4,914 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 7PL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.29480300
Longitude 0.46837500
OS Easting 572195
OS Northing 0157968
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31908
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
County Electorial Division Malling North East ED
Electoral Ward Aylesford 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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ditton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ditton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33038511
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005B
Output Area / Small Area 6A2