Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£308,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME5 9HD
Postcode
ME5 9HD
Coordinates
51.3394, 0.5154
Grid reference
TQ753630
Easting
575,302
Northing
163,043
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328GQ8+Q5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chatham
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.
31020
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31020 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME5 9HD
HM Land Registry · Tonbridge and Malling
Average price
£308,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £308,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Oct '24Oct '24: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£325k£309k£293k
Sep '24Oct '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME5 9HD
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME5 9HD
Counts are for Walderslade electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.6%
African2.1%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.7%
White & Asian1.3%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian51.2%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.3%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6424.4%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.3%
75–8410.3%
25–348.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
All members 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.9%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
Tonbridge and Malling
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Walderslade
Constituency code
E14001157
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 001B E01024720
E01024720MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 001 E02005149
E02005149LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 001B E01024720
E01024720MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 001 E02005149
E02005149Urban: 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 ME5 9HD 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: 31020
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024720 and MSOA E02005149 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME5 9HD 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 ME5 9HD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 11%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Progress 8
-1.04
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
29.8
16 plusStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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