ME19 5LS

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
West Malling
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Tonbridge
Postcode district
ME19
Postcode sector
ME19 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME19 5LU 220 m
ME19 5LN 228 m
ME19 5LL 249 m
ME19 5LP 251 m
ME19 5LX 269 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME19 5LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME19
Postcode sector
ME19 5
Latitude
51.314003
Longitude
0.397451
British National Grid easting
567,179
British National Grid northing
159,939

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04012346
Westminster constituency
Tonbridge · E14001549
Output area
E00186715
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 014F · E01032829
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 014 · E02006833

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Vicarage, Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS 28 November 2025 £766,000
Little Ryarsh, Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS 29 September 2025 £895,000
Ryarsh Place Cottage, Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling, ME19 5LS 10 January 2025 £715,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Ryarsh Primary School

    Community school

    5 m
  2. The Rosewood School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.0 km
  3. Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 38
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Other theft 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
ME19 5 residents
8,183

Age bands in ME19 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,562 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

710 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

2,225 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,239 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

1,504 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME19 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
28.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
28.6%
Gigabit-capable
28.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
64.3%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    3.4 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    3.4 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82135

    4.7 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

  • Duke of Wellington

    BCT · Ryarsh

    0.1 miles
  • Stables

    BCT · Ryarsh

    0.1 miles
  • Duke of Wellington

    BCT · Ryarsh

    0.1 miles
  • Brookline Depot

    BCT · Ryarsh

    0.2 miles
  • Masters Lane

    BCT · Birling

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 014F, 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

23,573 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £740,500 from 4 recorded sales in ME19 5LS. 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

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ryarsh Primary School is the nearest published school at 5 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.583 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.