ME1 3SQ

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 3SW 55 m
ME1 3ST 146 m
ME1 3TH 149 m
ME1 3SP 152 m
ME1 3TB 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 3SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3
Latitude
51.326492
Longitude
0.486011
British National Grid easting
573,303
British National Grid northing
161,533

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04005093
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00125519
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001F · E01024728
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001 · E02005149

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Paddock, Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3SQ 12 April 2023 £160,000
Petts Farm Oast, Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3SQ 4 March 2022 £1,300,000
Petts Farm Oast, Rochester Road, Burham, Rochester, ME1 3SQ 26 August 2021 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Burham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    477 m
  2. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles

    Academy converter

    810 m
  3. St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
151
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 57
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

12 female, 17 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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
9.1%

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

8

within 5 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    417 m

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    2.9 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    3.1 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.4 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    3.7 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.4 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

  • Court Road

    BCT · Burham

    0.0 miles
  • Court Road

    BCT · Burham

    0.0 miles
  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Burham

    0.3 miles
  • Bell Lane

    BCT · Burham

    0.3 miles
  • The Red Bull

    BCT · Eccles

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 001F, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,075 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £220,000 from 3 recorded sales in ME1 3SQ. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Burham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

151 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 57 events.

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