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ME5 9QS

Aylesford North & North Downs · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Aylesford North & North Downs
Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 9PE 80 m
ME5 9RR 199 m
ME5 9QL 214 m
ME5 9RT 252 m
ME5 9FE 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 9QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9
Latitude
51.336827
Longitude
0.507461
British National Grid easting
574,758
British National Grid northing
162,733

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Electoral ward
Aylesford North & North Downs · E05015035
Parish or community
E04005090
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00125488
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001C · E01024721
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 001 · E02005149

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
37
Secondary
10

  1. Tunbury Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. Horsted Junior School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Horsted Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 50
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.6 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.8 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.4 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.4 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.7 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    4.7 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Car Park

    BCT · Blue Bell Hill Village

    0.0 miles

  • Keefe Close

    BCT · Blue Bell Hill Village

    0.2 miles

  • Keefe Close

    BCT · Blue Bell Hill Village

    0.2 miles

  • Bridgewood Roundabout

    BCT · Blue Bell Hill Village

    0.3 miles

  • Taddington Wood Lane

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,174 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 10 secondary schools. Tunbury Primary 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

722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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