Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26597
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26597 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 ME6 5EP
Crime trends · near ME6 5EP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY -22%
ASB
32
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +25%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
9
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
103
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,716
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,715
Christian55.5%
No religion38.4%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,720
50–6421.9%
35–4916.8%
65–7414.5%
25–349.8%
75–849.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 739
All members 66+15.7%
Any member 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Tonbridge and Malling
Local Authority
Council Area
Chatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Snodland East & Ham Hill
Constituency code
E14001157
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Snodland
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 002E E01024773
E01024773
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 002 E02005150
E02005150
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Tonbridge and Malling 002E E01024773
E01024773
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Tonbridge and Malling 002 E02005150
E02005150
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 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 ME6 5EP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 26597
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024773 and MSOA E02005150 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME6 5EP 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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