ME6 5BA

Snodland East & Ham Hill · Tonbridge and Malling · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Postcode district
ME6
Postcode sector
ME6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME6 5BB 17 m
ME6 5AZ 78 m
ME6 5AP 123 m
ME6 5AY 142 m
ME6 5NQ 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME6 5BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME6
Postcode sector
ME6 5
Latitude
51.328299
Longitude
0.447220
British National Grid easting
570,594
British National Grid northing
161,643

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Tonbridge and Malling · E07000115
Parish or community
E04005107
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00125725
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 002G · E01032830
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 002 · E02005150

Postcode source versions

Explore ME6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

    Academy sponsor led

    739 m
  2. Grow 19 LTD

    Special post 16 institution

    800 m
  3. The Holmesdale School

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,242
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 417
  • Anti social behaviour 251
  • Shoplifting 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Vehicle crime 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
ME6 5 residents
11,844

Age bands in ME6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

2,357 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,160 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

3,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,050 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,843 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME6 5 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+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

5

within 5 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    411 m

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    2.3 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.4 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    3.2 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    4.2 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

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Snodland

    0.1 miles
  • Snodland Rail Station

    RSE · Snodland

    0.1 miles
  • Snodland Rail Station

    RSE · Snodland

    0.1 miles
  • Snodland Rail Station

    TXR · Snodland

    0.1 miles
  • Snodland Rail Station

    RLY · Snodland

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Tonbridge and Malling 002G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,180 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes is the nearest published school at 739 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,242 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 417 events.

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