Postcode ME5 9EW (Tonbridge and Malling)

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

ME5 9EW 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 9EW as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to ME5 9EW is Oakleigh Close which is centered 22 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Victoria Road and is 246 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 4.75 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 9EW (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 9EW is Lower Bell and is 2.11 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 4.08 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 175.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.1 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 2.6 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 ME5 9EW 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 9EW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Oakleigh Close 22 m
Montfort Road 122 m
Victoria Road 153 m
Farm Road 163 m
Hurst Hill 163 m
Hill Chase 255 m
Robin Hood Lane 258 m
Locksley Close 277 m
Taddington Wood Lane 287 m
Foresters Close 311 m
Kit Hill Avenue 326 m
York Avenue 387 m
Walderslade Woods 524 m
Tunbury Avenue 535 m
Walderslade Road 1.63 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 9EW

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 9EW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
549 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
976 m
Oaklands School 1.1 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.3 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.39 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.39 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.49 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.54 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.67 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.67 km
Maundene School 1.89 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
2.03 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
2.12 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
2.12 km
Burham Church of England Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
2.61 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.7 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.92 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.94 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
3.03 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.11 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.11 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.11 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.11 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
2.64 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.19 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
3.23 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
3.5 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
3.58 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
3.7 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.07 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.08 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.08 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.22 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.22 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
4.26 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
4.4 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
4.4 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
4.41 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
4.41 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Victoria Road Bus Stop/Station 246 m
Longhurst Drive Bus Stop/Station 258 m
Victoria Road Bus Stop/Station 259 m
Robin Hood Lane Lower Bus Stop/Station 260 m
Longhurst Drive Bus Stop/Station 266 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.75 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 4.85 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 4.86 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.82 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.53 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.53 km

Nearby Nature

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

Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 351 m
Coal Bottom Valley 824 m
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 849 m
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 872 m
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 932 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 961 m
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Frith Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Tunbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.42 km
Middlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.5 Mbps 175.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 17.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 4.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 85.1 11.4
300+ Mbps 100% 474.5 37.2

Gas Consumption

41 meters consuming 689,946 kWh - mean 16,828 kWh : median 16,058 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 217,620 kWh - mean 5,440 kWh : median 4,489 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 9EW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.33778300
Longitude 0.51697500
OS Easting 575419
OS Northing 0162862
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: Multi-ethnic suburbia
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 6B1