# ME20 6SU: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME20 6SU 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 ME20 6SU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20) › [ME20 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20-6)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 47% on July. Tonbridge and Malling 014A: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **West Malling, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **No property in ME20 6SU 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=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **No gigabit broadband at ME20 6SU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME20 6SU**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **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=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lift St James the Great](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-st-james-the-great-e138074) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-infant-school-e118484) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | – |
| [Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leybourne-st-peter-and-st-paul-church-of-england-primary-academy-e143987) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lunsford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lunsford-primary-school-e118516) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Malling School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-malling-school-e118897) | Secondary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brookfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-junior-school-e118869) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [More Park Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/more-park-catholic-primary-school-e141472) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £641,246 | Detached, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £669,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £298,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: PAYDENS PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHCOT DENTALCARE (610 m); LARKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE (750 m); LARKFIELD DENTAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Larkfield Esso Express (470 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Maidstone Martin Square (740 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Leybourne Aylesford (740 m, Morrisons)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 014A has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,816th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £526,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 014A was £526,250 in 2025. Joint 4,086th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,986** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 014A had 1,986 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,515th 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 014A, 91.2% 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.

## ME20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £387,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME20 was £387,500 in 2025. 637th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,758** (2021). ME20 had 21,758 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,353rd 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in ME20 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In ME20, 85.5% 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: 51.2974, 0.4311

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), 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=0.4311,51.2974,ME206SU

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20-6su