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ME5 9HB

Walderslade · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
Walderslade
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 9EW 94 m
ME5 9EY 120 m
ME5 9HD 132 m
ME5 9EN 134 m
ME5 9EX 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 9HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9
Latitude
51.338615
Longitude
0.516777
British National Grid easting
575,400
British National Grid northing
162,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Electoral ward
Walderslade · E05015053
Parish or community
E04005090
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00125491
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001B · E01024720
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001 · E02005149

Postcode source versions

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Property

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Victoria Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HB 26 February 2021 £325,000
43, Victoria Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HB 2 September 2020 £375,000
41, Victoria Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9HB 4 July 2017 £338,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
37
Secondary
10

  1. Tunbury Primary School

    Community school

    626 m

  2. Walderslade Primary School

    Academy converter

    935 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 527
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Other theft 93
  • Vehicle crime 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

21 female, 15 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.0
ME5 9 residents
11,828

Age bands in ME5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,825 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,123 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,707 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,265 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,455 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    520 m

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.5 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.7 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.7 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.7 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    4.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.4 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    4.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

    HEALTH CARE CENTRE, LONGLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME1 2TH

    ODS code G82095

    4.8 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.9 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

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Road

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Longhurst Drive

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Longhurst Drive

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Amanda Close

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 001B, 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

31,020 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 10 secondary schools. Tunbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 527 events.

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