# ME18 5PJ: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME18 5PJ 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 ME18 5PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18) › [ME18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Tonbridge and Malling 007D: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **Wateringbury, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **No property in ME18 5PJ 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=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **No gigabit broadband at ME18 5PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME18 5PJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Discovery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-discovery-school-e134057) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hill-school-primary-and-nursery-e130952) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-kings-hill-e140432) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wateringbury Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wateringbury-church-of-england-primary-school-e118632) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £590,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| May 2026 | £460,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 380 m |
| October 2024 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| July 2025 | £1,250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| September 2025 | £930,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| March 2025 | £1,050,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| June 2024 | £805,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| February 2026 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE (990 m)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 007D has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,536th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £460,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 007D was £460,000 in 2025. Joint 5,976th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,976** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 007D had 1,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,703rd most 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: 63.3%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 007D, 63.3% 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.

## ME18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £430,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME18 was £430,000 in 2025. Joint 490th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,932** (2021). ME18 had 6,932 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 572nd least 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: 76%** (2022). About 76% of people in ME18 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: 64.9%** (January 2026). In ME18, 64.9% 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: 51.2640, 0.4096

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

## Your MP

- [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge): Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), 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=0.4096,51.2640,ME185PJ

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