ME18 5BD

East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME18 5BE 101 m
ME18 5BJ 116 m
ME18 5BQ 128 m
ME18 5FB 171 m
ME19 6JQ 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME18 5BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5
Latitude
51.267741
Longitude
0.430954
British National Grid easting
569,684
British National Grid northing
154,872

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04005110
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00125779
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 007D · E01024781
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 007 · E02005155

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Barming Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5BD 28 June 2021 £425,000
45, Barming Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5BD 26 November 2018 £1,075,000
17, Barming Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5BD 5 January 2018 £10,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. The Discovery School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km
  3. Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
166
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 76
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Other theft 16
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.3
ME18 5 residents
4,455

Age bands in ME18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

641 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

472 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

806 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,505 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

1,168 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME18 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
25%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    1.4 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

    37 QUEEN STREET, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, ME19 4JF

    ODS code G82135

    2.0 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    3.7 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    3.9 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dawn Lane

    BCT · Kings Hill

    0.7 miles
  • Livesey Street

    BCT · Teston

    0.7 miles
  • Holly Way

    BCT · Kings Hill

    0.7 miles
  • Livesey Street

    BCT · Teston

    0.7 miles
  • Holly Way

    BCT · Kings Hill

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 007D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,174 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Discovery School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

166 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 76 events.

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