ME1 3FU

Aylesford North & North Downs · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 3FH 34 m
ME1 3FT 51 m
ME1 3FS 54 m
ME1 3FL 95 m
ME1 3GB 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 3FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3
Latitude
51.338967
Longitude
0.459993
British National Grid easting
571,444
British National Grid northing
162,859

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04005113
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00186738
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001H · E01035003
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001 · E02005149

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Beehive Grove, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3FU 28 January 2022 £445,000
3, Beehive Grove, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3FU 10 November 2017 £460,000
5, Beehive Grove, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3FU 1 September 2017 £459,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    536 m
  2. Halling Primary School

    Academy converter

    990 m
  3. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
972
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 314
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.4
ME1 3 residents
12,659

Age bands in ME1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,435 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,449 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,303 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

2,053 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    1.4 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    1.9 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    1.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.0 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.2 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    4.5 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, MARTIN SQUARE, LARKFIELD, AYLESFORD, ME20 6QJ

    ODS code G82083

    4.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.7 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE NEW AYLESFORD SURGERY, ADMIRAL MOORE DRIVE, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7SE

    ODS code G82058

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.2 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.2 miles
  • Hall Road

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.3 miles
  • Peters Bridge

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.3 miles
  • Keepers Cottage Lane

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 001H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,431 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £445,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME1 3FU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Tonbridge and Malling is £405,932 in June 2026, up 2.6% year on year.

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 536 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

972 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 314 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.