ME19 5RU

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Postcode district
ME19
Postcode sector
ME19 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME19 5RA 0 m
ME19 5QS 70 m
ME19 5QL 103 m
ME19 5QZ 107 m
ME19 5HD 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME19 5RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME19
Postcode sector
ME19 5
Latitude
51.302290
Longitude
0.426008
British National Grid easting
569,212
British National Grid northing
158,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04012345
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00125787
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 003G · E01024782
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 003 · E02005151

Postcode source versions

Explore ME19

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
3
  1. Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    138 m
  2. Lunsford Primary School

    Community school

    860 m
  3. Brookfield Infant School

    Community school

    903 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,074
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 379
  • Anti social behaviour 177
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Shoplifting 79
  • Vehicle crime 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    1.1 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    2.9 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.6 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82135

    3.8 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Baywell

    BCT · Leybourne

    0.0 miles
  • The Old Rectory

    BCT · Leybourne

    0.1 miles
  • Willowmead

    BCT · Leybourne

    0.1 miles
  • Willowmead

    BCT · Leybourne

    0.1 miles
  • School

    BCT · Leybourne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 003G, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,903 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,074 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 379 events.

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