# ME20 7LW: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME20 7LW 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 7LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20) › [ME20 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20-7)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Tonbridge and Malling 001A: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **Aylesford, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **No property in ME20 7LW 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=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at ME20 7LW**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME20 7LW**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **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=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-aylesford-e140168) | Primary | 230 m (3 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 | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sports Connect](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sports-connect-e149385) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ditton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-infant-school-e118858) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | – |
| [St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e118617) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 2023 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £452,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £144,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Aylesford (250 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: OAKS PHARMACY (700 m)
- Dental practices: THE WILLOWS DENTAL PRACTICE (10 m); GREENACRES DENTAL HEALTH CENTRE (270 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Aylesford Simply Food (640 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Larkfield (900 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Aylesford (1 km, Aldi)

## 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 001A has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 001A was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,280** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 001A had 2,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,183rd 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: 70.4%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 001A, 70.4% 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: 51.2995, 0.4682

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=0.4682,51.2995,ME207LW

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