High deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME16 9NT
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME16 9NT
Coordinates
51.2783, 0.4788
Grid reference
TQ729561
Easting
572,983
Northing
156,154
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327FHH+8G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maidstone
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Tonbridge and Malling
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9103
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9103 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Other White3.6%
Gypsy / Trav.1.6%
Indian1.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.3%
Religion
Christian48.2%
No religion41.3%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim1.7%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4919.4%
50–6416.8%
25–3411.4%
65–749.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.6%
Households
Any member 66+19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Other12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 32.8%
Administrative Information
Tonbridge and Malling
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Aylesford South & Ditton
Constituency code
E14001349
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Aylesford
International Territorial Level
Tonbridge and Malling
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 005A E01024717
E01024717MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 005 E02005153
E02005153LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 005A E01024717
E01024717MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 005 E02005153
E02005153Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME16 9NT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9103
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024717 and MSOA E02005153 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME16 9NT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME16 9NT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
48%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
46.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
46%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 69%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
35.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
83%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
81%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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