# ME19 6BQ: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME19 6BQ 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 ME19 6BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19) › [ME19 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Tonbridge and Malling 005D: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **East Malling, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **No property in ME19 6BQ 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=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 005D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **£405,507 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at ME19 6BQ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME19 6BQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **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=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ditton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-infant-school-e118858) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |
| [Ditton Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-church-of-england-junior-school-e150156) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2019, before the school changed | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Malling School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-malling-school-e118897) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-aylesford-e140168) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aylesford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylesford-school-e149319) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £695,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| June 2026 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| September 2025 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| October 2025 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 560 m |
| July 2023 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £405,507** (August 2026). Tonbridge and Malling’s average house price was £405,507 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 005D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 005D has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,593rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 005D was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,806** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 005D had 1,806 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,681st 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 005D, 95.1% 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.

## ME19 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £484,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME19 was £484,995 in 2025. 318th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,390** (2021). ME19 had 25,390 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,150th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in ME19 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: 84.3%** (January 2026). In ME19, 84.3% 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: 51.2825, 0.4559

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

## Your MP

- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (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), August 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=0.4559,51.2825,ME196BQ

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