ME1 3QA

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 3BQ 47 m
ME1 3LA 74 m
ME1 3GE 92 m
ME1 3AQ 117 m
ME1 3YU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 3QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3
Latitude
51.343407
Longitude
0.466147
British National Grid easting
571,856
British National Grid northing
163,367

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Levitt Close, Wouldham, Rochester, ME1 3QA 30 December 2024 £407,040

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    444 m
  2. Medway Green School

    Other independent special school

    973 m
  3. Halling Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
408
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 146
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Shoplifting 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Drugs 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    1.4 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    1.9 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    2.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.4 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.7 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.0 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    4.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

    HEALTH CARE CENTRE, LONGLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME1 2TH

    ODS code G82095

    4.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.9 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

  • Keepers Cottage Lane

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.1 miles
  • Keepers Cottage Lane

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.1 miles
  • Cornwall Crescent

    BCT · Wouldham

    0.3 miles
  • Cornwall Crescent

    BCT · Wouldham

    0.3 miles
  • Hall Road

    BCT · Peters Village

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £407,040 from 1 recorded sale in ME1 3QA. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

408 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 146 events.

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