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ME1 3QZ

Aylesford North & North Downs · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Ward
Aylesford North & North Downs
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 3EZ 156 m
ME1 3YN 202 m
ME1 3QX 291 m
ME1 3QU 402 m
ME5 9SQ 436 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 3QZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3
Latitude
51.351454
Longitude
0.500978
British National Grid easting
574,251
British National Grid northing
164,344

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Electoral ward
Aylesford North & North Downs · E05015035
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

Property

View all property records
1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
5 - 9, Laker Road, Rochester, ME1 3QZ 26 September 2025 £15,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
69
Primary
44
Secondary
11

  1. Horsted Infant School

    Community school

    690 m

  2. Horsted Junior School

    Community school

    772 m

  3. Medway Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 470
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Shoplifting 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Other theft 73

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

18

within 5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    2.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.4 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.6 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.9 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.3 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.6 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    3.7 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    3.8 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    3.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.6 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.9 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    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

  • Rochester Airport Industrial Estate

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Airport Industrial Estate

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Medway Gurdwara

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Medway Gurdwara

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Tiger Moth

    BCT · Davis Estate

    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 £15,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME1 3QZ. 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

69 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 11 secondary schools. Horsted Infant School is the nearest published school at 690 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 470 events.

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