# ME18

Postcode district covering Yalding and Wateringbury, in Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling.

ME18 is a postcode district covering Yalding and Wateringbury, in Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling. Median sale price £430,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code ME18. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME18 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=ME18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 76% of people in ME18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=ME18) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 74 homes were sold in ME18 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=ME18) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME18.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=ME18) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME18 had 6,932 usual residents at the census.

## How ME18 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ME18 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £430,000 | 2nd most expensive | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 6,932 | 2nd least populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 76% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 64.9% | 2nd lowest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME18 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME18 at a rate of 50.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (104), anti-social behaviour (83) and other crime (58).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME18 was 63.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ME18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME18 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ME18

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maidstone 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024377) | 1,704 | 66.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 57.4% |
| [Maidstone 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024378) | 1,549 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024746) | 1,068 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 50.3% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024781) | 1,976 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.3% |

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 50% of the people here.
- [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge): Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 42% of the people here.
- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 8.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in ME18

[Yalding & Farleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/yalding-and-farleigh)

## Postcode sectors in ME18

[ME18 5 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18-5), [ME18 6 (119 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18-6)

## Councils ME18 covers

[Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone), [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)

## Postcode districts next to ME18

[ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6), [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16), [ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19), [TN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn11), [TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12), [TN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wateringbury (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.4225,51.2497), [Borough Green and Wrotham (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.3063,51.2932), [Yalding (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.4122,51.2265), [West Malling (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.4187,51.2920)

## More in the ME postcode area

[All ME postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ME18 in brief

ME18 is a postcode district covering Yalding and Wateringbury, in Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling.
About 7,193 people lived in ME18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £430,000 in 2025 across 74 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME18 was £430,000 in 2025.
ME18 had 6,932 usual residents at the census.
About 76% of people in ME18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME18, 64.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME18
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Weald of Kent †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent)
- Council: [Maidstone †](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Area: 39.41 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,193*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 22

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[TN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn12), [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15), [ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19), [TN11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn11), [TN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn15), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16)

## Latest updates for ME18

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ME18

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18