ME6 5DS

Snodland West & Holborough Lakes · 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 5DR 109 m
ME19 5JL 810 m
ME19 5JJ 822 m
ME6 5DP 929 m
ME6 5RJ 981 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME6 5DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME6
Postcode sector
ME6 5
Latitude
51.333724
Longitude
0.417230
British National Grid easting
568,485
British National Grid northing
162,177

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
E00167623
Lower layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 002H · E01035005
Middle layer super output area
Tonbridge and Malling 002 · E02005150

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Snodland CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  2. St Katherine's School & Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 68
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Drugs 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    1.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    2.7 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.1 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Snodland

    0.7 miles
  • Midsummer Road

    BCT · Snodland

    0.7 miles
  • Townsend Road

    BCT · Snodland

    0.7 miles
  • Midsummer Road

    BCT · Snodland

    0.7 miles
  • Gorham Close

    BCT · Snodland

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,602 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Snodland CofE 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

202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 68 events.

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