Postcode ME20 7RA (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME20 7RA is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME20 7RA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME20 7RA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.4 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 7RA as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Retired independent city dwellers.

The closest road name to ME20 7RA is Bentley Close which is centered 70 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Retail Park and is 206 m away. The closest railway station is Aylesford Rail Station, 769 m away.

The closest primary school to ME20 7RA (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 local pub for residents of ME20 7RA is Aylesford RFC and is 610 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 17, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Oriental Chef and is 498 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 17, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 67.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.9 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.

Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME20 7RA 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 7RA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Bentley Close 70 m
Admiral Moore Drive 109 m
Sycamore Drive 112 m
Mckenzie Close 123 m
Firs Close 124 m
Clark Mews 157 m
Hall Road 197 m
Howick Close 207 m
The Coppice 253 m
The Bounds 260 m
The Avenue 310 m
Orchard Avenue 347 m
The Hawthorns 455 m
Mills Road 790 m
A228 3.37 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME20 7RA

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 7RA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aylesford School Good
(March 4, 2020)
639 m
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Good
(January 19, 2022)
639 m
Ditton Infant School Outstanding
(September 25, 2008)
1.1 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.12 km
Ditton Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(October 30, 2019)
1.39 km
Allington Primary School 1.84 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
2.07 km
Brookfield Infant School Outstanding
(March 16, 2016)
2.34 km
Lunsford Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.34 km
Brookfield Junior School Good
(November 22, 2017)
2.34 km
The Malling School Requires improvement
(June 19, 2019)
2.64 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 2.75 km
St James the Great Academy Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.77 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
2.96 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
3.04 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
3.13 km
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
3.15 km
Barming Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
3.2 km
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
3.21 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
3.26 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Charles Busby Kitchen Other catering premises 4
Good
January 28, 2022
127 m
Base Camp With Sweet Sensations Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2022
136 m
Costa Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 11, 2020
300 m
Marks And Spencer Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
300 m
RBLI Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
313 m
Holtwood Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
373 m
Appleton Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
414 m
Heart Of Kent Hospice Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 14, 2021
472 m
RBLI Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
497 m
Oriental Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 17, 2020
498 m
Premier Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
498 m
Premier Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 14, 2020
498 m
Adventure Kidz Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 16, 2020
551 m
Aylesford RFC Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 17, 2019
610 m
Chartwells At Aylesford School Sports College School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 13, 2020
639 m
Impact Food Group @ Aylesford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 10, 2020
639 m
Poppy Pre-School/Out Of School Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 28, 2021
639 m
LB's Snack Stop Limited Mobile caterer 4
Good
November 11, 2021
690 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 31, 2022
690 m
Sainsbury's Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2022
690 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Retail Park Bus Stop/Station 206 m
Retail Park Bus Stop/Station 213 m
Preston Hall Bus Stop/Station 365 m
Preston Hall Bus Stop/Station 431 m
Teapot Lane Bus Stop/Station 469 m
West Malling Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.8 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.92 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.93 km
Aylesford Rail Station Rail 769 m
Barming Rail Station Rail 1.32 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 2.26 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.36 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.98 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.99 km

Nearby Nature

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

Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 976 m
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Cobdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Clay Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Bushey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Lock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Wolf Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Oaken Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Castle Lake Inland Water 3.29 km
The Osiers Urban Greenspace 3.34 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 66.3 Mbps 67.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 19 Mbps 14.9 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% 13 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 69.8 15.6
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Electricity Consumption

41 meters consuming 248,465 kWh - mean 6,060 kWh : median 6,164 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME20 7RA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.29598900
Longitude 0.47268500
OS Easting 572491
OS Northing 0158110
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5342
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Ageing city dwellers
Subgroup: Retired independent city dwellers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Ditton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ditton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043477
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 005A
Output Area / Small Area 7D2