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Postcode · West Malling

Housing in ME19 4UQ

What the homes in ME19 4UQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kings Hill & Wateringbury
Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
3,630 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.7%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME19 4UQEngland
Detached30.3%22.9%
Semi-detached32.7%31.5%
Terraced24%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.8% of households in the ME19 4UQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 52.2% with a mortgage.

ME19 4UQ
69%
14%
England
  • Owned68.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership7.3%1%
  • Private rented10.2%20.5%
  • Social rented13.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME19 4UQEngland
Owned outright16.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan52.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association12.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME19 4UQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (40.2%). 48.5% of households include dependent children.

ME19 4UQEngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children40.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tonbridge and Malling

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tonbridge and Malling (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Tonbridge and MallingEngland
All homes£1,489£1,459
One bedroom£1,032£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,333£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,626£1,489
Four or more£2,480£2,161
Detached£2,200£1,640
Semi-detached£1,593£1,449
Terraced£1,427£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,219£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME19 4UQ (Kings Hill & Wateringbury) (about 3,630 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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