Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
30245
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30245 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME18 5BD
Crime trends · near ME18 5BD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -15%
ASB
8
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
5
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
36
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,976
White Brit.91.7%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,978
Christian54.9%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,975
50–6425.3%
35–4917.6%
65–7413.0%
10–157.8%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 833
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Any member 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
All members 66+12.8%
Other11.8%
+ 6 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Tonbridge and Malling
Local Authority
Council Area
Tonbridge E14001549
Constituency
E14001549
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury
Constituency code
E14001549
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Wateringbury
International Territorial Level
Tonbridge and Malling
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS Scotland
Kent 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 007D E01024781
E01024781
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 007 E02005155
E02005155
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 007D E01024781
E01024781
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 007 E02005155
E02005155
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME18 5BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 30245
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024781 and MSOA E02005155 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME18 5BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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