# ME19

Postcode district covering Kings Hill and East Malling, in Tonbridge and Malling.

ME19 is a postcode district covering Kings Hill and East Malling, in Tonbridge and Malling. Median sale price £484,995 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code ME19. 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 ME19 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in ME19 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=ME19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 439 homes were sold in ME19 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME19) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME19.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME19) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME19 had 25,390 usual residents at the census.

## How ME19 compares

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

| Measure | ME19 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £484,995 | most expensive | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 25,390 | 6th least populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.3% | 9th lowest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME19 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME19 at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 173 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (525), anti-social behaviour (327) and other crime (225).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME19 was 50.8 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 ME19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME19 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in ME19

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024741) | 1,598 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024782) | 1,222 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003H](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024785) | 1,520 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024760) | 1,491 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032825) | 2,983 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032826) | 1,732 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032827) | 2,135 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032828) | 1,174 | 11.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024740) | 1,986 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024742) | 1,839 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024783) | 1,586 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032620) | 2,323 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 41.6% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01032829) | 1,748 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 60.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01035010) | 1,448 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.5% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01035011) | 1,474 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.6% |

## Your MP

- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Tonbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tonbridge): Tom Tugendhat (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 18% of the people here.
- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.7% 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 ME19

[East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/east-malling-west-malling-and-trottiscliffe), [Kings Hill & Wateringbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/kings-hill-and-wateringbury)

## Postcode sectors in ME19

[ME19 4 (299 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19-4), [ME19 5 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19-5), [ME19 6 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19-6)

## Council

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

## Towns in ME19

[Kings Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kings-hill), [Larkfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield)

## Postcode districts next to ME19

[DA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da13), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16), [ME18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18), [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20), [TN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn15)

## Nearest rail stations

[West Malling (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4187,51.2920), [East Malling (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4393,51.2858), [New Hythe (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4549,51.3130), [Snodland (5.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4482,51.3302)

## 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)

## ME19 in brief

ME19 is a postcode district covering Kings Hill and East Malling, in Tonbridge and Malling.
About 26,934 people lived in ME19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £484,995 in 2025 across 439 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME19 was £484,995 in 2025.
ME19 had 25,390 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in ME19 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME19, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME19
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Maidstone and Malling †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling)
- Council: [Tonbridge and Malling †](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)
- Area: 44.50 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,934*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 71

* 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

[ME18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me18), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6), [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20), [TN15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tn15), [DA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da13), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16)

## Latest updates for ME19

- 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/ME19

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19#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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19