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ME16 9RH

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 9RE 0 m
ME16 9RQ 0 m
ME16 9RD 176 m
ME16 9NS 199 m
ME16 9QZ 202 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.283550
Longitude
0.481224
British National Grid easting
573,131
British National Grid northing
156,747

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
46
Primary
29
Secondary
11

  1. Palace Wood Primary School

    Community school

    971 m

  2. Allington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 657
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Other theft 104

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

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    1.4 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    1.7 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

    2.8 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.0 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

    3.4 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    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

  • Barming Rail Station

    RSE · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Barming Rail Station

    RLY · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 11 secondary schools. Palace Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 971 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 657 events.

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