# ME20

Postcode district covering Ditton, Larkfield and Aylesford, in Tonbridge and Malling.

ME20 is a postcode district covering Ditton, Larkfield and Aylesford, in Tonbridge and Malling. Median sale price £387,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code ME20. 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 ME20 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in ME20 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=ME20) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 395 homes were sold in ME20 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME20) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME20.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME20) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME20 had 21,758 usual residents at the census.

## How ME20 compares

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

| Measure | ME20 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £387,500 | 4th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 21,758 | 4th least populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.5% | 10th lowest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME20 at a rate of 72.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 169 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (488), violence and sexual offences (463) and other crime (205).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME20 was 69.1 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 ME20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME20 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in ME20

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024719) | 2,280 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.4% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024728) | 1,757 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 001I](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01035004) | 1,244 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.8% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024761) | 2,132 | 54.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024762) | 2,236 | 103.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.2% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024763) | 1,363 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024764) | 1,329 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024765) | 1,316 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024717) | 2,292 | 174.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.3% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024718) | 1,346 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024735) | 1,518 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024736) | 1,806 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
| [Tonbridge and Malling 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/neighbourhood/e01024737) | 2,478 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.2% |

## Your MP

- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 50% of the people here.
- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 48% of the people here.
- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.5% 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 ME20

[Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/aylesford-wouldham-and-blue-bell-hill), [Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/ditton), [Larkfield & New Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling/larkfield-and-new-hythe)

## Postcode sectors in ME20

[ME20 6 (302 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20-6), [ME20 7 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20-7)

## Council

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

## Towns in ME20

[Larkfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/larkfield)

## Postcode districts next to ME20

[ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1), [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6), [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16), [ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19)

## Nearest rail stations

[New Hythe (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4549,51.3130), [Aylesford (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4662,51.3013), [East Malling (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4393,51.2858), [Snodland (2.5 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)

## ME20 in brief

ME20 is a postcode district covering Ditton, Larkfield and Aylesford, in Tonbridge and Malling.
About 22,259 people lived in ME20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £387,500 in 2025 across 395 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME20 was £387,500 in 2025.
ME20 had 21,758 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in ME20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME20, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME20
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Chatham and Aylesford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford)
- Council: [Tonbridge and Malling †](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling)
- Area: 20.82 km²
- People, mid-2024: 22,259*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 68

* 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

[ME19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me19), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16), [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14), [ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1), [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6)

## Latest updates for ME20

- 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/ME20

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20