Postcode ME5 9BX (Tonbridge and Malling)

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The postcode ME5 9BX is located in Tonbridge and Malling, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in March 1982 and is an active postcode. ME5 9BX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 9BX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 ME5 9BX as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to ME5 9BX is Hurst Hill which is centered 66 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Taddington Wood Lane and is 141 m away. The closest railway station is Snodland Rail Station, 4.66 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 9BX (for ages 11 and under) is Tunbury Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 17, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Greenacre Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 10, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME5 9BX is Lower Bell and is 1.96 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 28, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd and is 3.92 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 84.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 58.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 58.8% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 41.2% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 9BX 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 ME5 9BX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 9BX, and the approximate distance away.

Hurst Hill 66 m
Taddington Wood Lane 92 m
Locksley Close 153 m
Papion Grove 172 m
Oakleigh Close 221 m
Robin Hood Lane 250 m
Farm Road 261 m
Hill Chase 291 m
Montfort Road 304 m
Victoria Road 337 m
Fernbank Close 357 m
Fostington Way 403 m
Walderslade Woods 429 m
Kit Hill Avenue 449 m
Hallsfield Road 492 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 9BX

Introduction March 1982
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 ME5 9BX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
620 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.18 km
Oaklands School 1.26 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.45 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.45 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.47 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.68 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.7 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.83 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.83 km
Maundene School 2.07 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.18 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
2.18 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
2.27 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
2.27 km
Burham Church of England Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
2.42 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.86 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
3 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles 3.03 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
3.1 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 9BX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
1.96 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
1.96 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
1.96 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
1.96 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
2.53 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
2.99 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
3.03 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
3.3 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
3.47 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
3.58 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
3.92 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
3.92 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.06 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.06 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.07 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
4.15 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
4.23 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
4.23 km
Aylesford Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
4.28 km
Leigh And Vic Sandwich Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 21, 2020
4.28 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 9BX - Data from Apr 2022

Taddington Wood Lane Bus Stop/Station 141 m
Taddington Wood Lane Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Robin Hood Lane Lower Bus Stop/Station 321 m
Robin Hood Lane Lower Bus Stop/Station 390 m
Victoria Road Bus Stop/Station 434 m
Snodland Rail Station Rail 4.66 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 4.67 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.86 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.98 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.33 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.33 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 9BX - Data from Dec 2021

Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 274 m
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 714 m
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 757 m
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 783 m
Coal Bottom Valley 911 m
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 972 m
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Frith Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.31 km
Middlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Tunbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 9BX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 21.5 Mbps 84.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 3 Mbps 7.8 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 41.2% 20.2 2.2
30-300 Mbps 0% 123.3 11.8
300+ Mbps 58.8% 418.3 37

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 557,527 kWh - mean 16,895 kWh : median 15,993 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 153,169 kWh - mean 4,505 kWh : median 4,316 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 9BX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.33686500
Longitude 0.51451200
OS Easting 575251
OS Northing 0162754
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28420
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
County Electorial Division Malling North East ED
Electoral Ward Aylesford North and Walderslade
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: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043463
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Tonbridge and Malling 001B
Output Area / Small Area 6B2