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ME18 5RX

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

Updated September 2026

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Ward
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME18 5RS 6 m
ME18 5DR 78 m
ME18 5DQ 135 m
ME18 5RP 137 m
ME18 5PX 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME18 5RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5
Latitude
51.251544
Longitude
0.424009
British National Grid easting
569,259
British National Grid northing
153,055

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Electoral ward
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury · E05015041
Parish or community
E04005110
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00125785
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 007D · E01024781
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 007 · E02005155

Postcode source versions

Explore ME18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    256 m

  2. The Discovery School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  3. Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
130
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    467 m

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82135

    2.7 km

  • YALDING

    BURGESS BANK, BENOVER ROAD, YALDING, MAIDSTONE, ME18 6ES

    ODS code G82141

    3.4 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Wateringbury Rail Station

    RLY · Wateringbury

    0.1 miles

  • Wateringbury Rail Station

    RSE · Wateringbury

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe Meadow

    BCT · Wateringbury

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Wateringbury

    0.2 miles

  • Glebe Meadow

    BCT · Wateringbury

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

130 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 38 events.

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