# ME1 3ZS: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME1 3ZS is a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling. Open the map at ME1 3ZS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1) › [ME1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Tonbridge and Malling 001I: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **Snodland, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **No property in ME1 3ZS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 001I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME1 3ZS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **Low road and rail noise at ME1 3ZS**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Burham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burham-church-of-england-primary-school-e118620) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wouldham-all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118634) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-holborough-lakes-e140431) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halling-primary-school-e146872) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-primary-school-eccles-e145081) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Snodland CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snodland-cofe-primary-school-e118846) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grow 19 LTD](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-19-ltd-e147314) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Holmesdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holmesdale-school-e147897) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Wouldham - Hall Road (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £407,880** (July 2026). Tonbridge and Malling’s average house price was £407,880 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,752** (2025). Full-time workers living in Tonbridge and Malling earned a median of £42,752 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 91st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.5×** (2025). A home in Tonbridge and Malling costs 9.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 66th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Tonbridge and Malling 001I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 001I has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,250th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 001I was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,244** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 001I had 1,244 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,368th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 001I, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £308,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME1 was £308,000 in 2025. Joint 1,039th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,094** (2021). ME1 had 34,094 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 698th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in ME1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In ME1, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)
- Centre: 51.3322, 0.4634

Council: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4634,51.3322,ME13ZS

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