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ME16 9NQ

Aylesford South & Ditton · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Aylesford South & Ditton
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 9NT 99 m
ME16 9RY 297 m
ME16 9QL 394 m
ME16 9FG 415 m
ME16 9QJ 424 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.277808
Longitude
0.477603
British National Grid easting
572,900
British National Grid northing
156,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Electoral ward
Aylesford South & Ditton · E05015036
Parish or community
E04005090
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00186790
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 005A · E01024717
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 005 · E02005153

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
12

  1. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  2. Barming Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

  3. Palace Wood Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 738
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Shoplifting 121
  • Other theft 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME16 9 residents
7,308

Age bands in ME16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

802 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

1,985 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,751 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,292 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKTHORN

    BLACKTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. ANDREWS ROAD, BARMING, MAIDSTONE, ME16 9AL

    ODS code G82098

    1.2 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    1.9 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    2.1 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.7 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.2 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    3.3 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    3.6 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hermitage Farm

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Hermitage Farm

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Chestnut Road

    BCT · Hermitage Park

    0.3 miles

  • Chestnut Road

    BCT · Hermitage Park

    0.3 miles

  • Maidstone Hospital

    BCT · Barming Heath

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 005A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,103 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 738 events.

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