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ME5 9RQ

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 9RE 83 m
ME20 7EG 374 m
ME5 9RF 395 m
ME20 7EJ 447 m
ME20 7EU 454 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 9RQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9
Latitude
51.323905
Longitude
0.511148
British National Grid easting
575,064
British National Grid northing
161,305

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
E00125486
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
45
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Tunbury Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  2. Burham Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

  3. St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
176
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 62
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.8 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    2.8 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    4.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.3 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Salisbury Road

    BCT · Kits Coty

    0.2 miles

  • Salisbury Road

    BCT · Kits Coty

    0.3 miles

  • The Lower Bell

    BCT · Kits Coty

    0.4 miles

  • The Lower Bell

    BCT · Kits Coty

    0.5 miles

  • Oaks Dene

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Tunbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

176 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 62 events.

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