ME6 postcode area guide — Tonbridge and Malling
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME6 postcode district in Tonbridge and Malling — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.1%
Gigabit-capable
77.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ME6 postcode district (Tonbridge and Malling) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 250 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 77.1%.
Around 0% of premises in ME6 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME6 5AA | 89.7% | 86.2% |
| ME6 5AB | 100% | 97.2% |
| ME6 5AD | 100% | 95.7% |
| ME6 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| ME6 5AF | 100% | 66.7% |
| ME6 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| ME6 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| ME6 5AL | 100% | 87% |
| ME6 5AN | 100% | 82.4% |
| ME6 5AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Tonbridge and Malling
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Tonbridge And Malling district (59,825 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
71.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
29.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
76.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME6
Police recorded 88 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 | 34.1% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 30.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 6.8% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 6.8% |
| Other theft | 5 | 5.7% |
| Public order | 5 | 5.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3.4% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME6
Based on 140 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME6 is £318,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£305,000).
Detached
£450,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£355,000
48 sales
Terraced
£290,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£250,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Lambe Close | ME6 5PE |
| 1 May 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Cantium Place | ME6 5FD |
| 1 May 2026 | £277,000 | Terraced | Lakeside | ME6 5LD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Malling Road | ME6 5ND |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Hambrook Road | ME6 5SQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Poynder Drive | ME6 5SP |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Bramley Road | ME6 5DY |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Ritch Road | ME6 5PU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Townsend Road | ME6 5RH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced | Waghorn Road | ME6 5BQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Tonbridge and Malling demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Tonbridge and Malling district (132,201 residents, 53,571 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.2% |
| 15–29 | 20.3% |
| 30–44 | 20% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Private rented | 12.5% |
| Social rented | 13.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Holmesdale School | Secondary | 11–18 | 606 | ME6 5HS |
| St Katherine's School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 462 | ME6 5EJ |
| Snodland CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 407 | ME6 5HL |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes | Primary | 4–11 | 234 | ME6 5GR |
| Grow 19 LTD | Not applicable | 18–25 | — | ME6 5HS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME6
52 rated food businesses operate in ME6. 35 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A 'n' D Bargain Food Store, Avante Care And Support, Billy's Bakehouse Ltd, BP Holborough SF Connect, Chartwells At Holmesdale Technology College.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME6
From a sample of 189 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 ME6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
28%
Band D
41%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Tonbridge and Malling
Landlines around ME6 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
