# ME6 5HJ: area report for a postcode in Tonbridge and Malling

ME6 5HJ 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 ME6 5HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Tonbridge and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/tonbridge-and-malling) › [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6) › [ME6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 41% on July. Tonbridge and Malling 002E: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **Snodland, 870 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **No property in ME6 5HJ 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=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Tonbridge and Malling 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **£407,880 average price**: For the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME6 5HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME6 5HJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Snodland CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/snodland-cofe-primary-school-e118846) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Katherine's School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-katherines-school-and-nursery-e147591) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grow 19 LTD](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grow-19-ltd-e147314) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Holmesdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holmesdale-school-e147897) | Secondary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-holborough-lakes-e140431) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halling-primary-school-e146872) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2023 | £392,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £378,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Snodland (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m)
- Pharmacies: CATTS PHARMACY (450 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (SNODLAND) (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Snodland - Holborough Road (490 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Snodland (500 m, Budgens)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Tonbridge and Malling 002E has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonbridge and Malling 002E was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,717** (2021). Tonbridge and Malling 002E had 1,717 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,823rd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Tonbridge and Malling 002E, 99.5% 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.

## ME6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME6 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,156** (2021). ME6 had 12,156 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 852nd least 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: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in ME6 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In ME6, 94.9% 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: 51.3284, 0.4361

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

## Your MP

- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), 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=0.4361,51.3284,ME65HJ

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