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ME20 6EA area guide

Who lives in ME20 6EA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Ditton
Council
Tonbridge and Malling
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,871 (2024)
At a glance

What ME20 6EA is like

ME20 6EA is a postcode in the Ditton area of Tonbridge and Malling. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,871 people. 65.5% of households own their home, 8.2% rent privately and 24.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 45–49, and 57.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in ME20 6 sold for a median of £380,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How ME20 6EA compares

Headline figures for ME20 6EA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£380,000

Median over 163 sales in ME20 6, +1.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
83%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£60,669

Average annual income before tax, higher than 68% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ME20 6EA differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    24.7% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 8.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

ME20 6EA FAQs

01
Is ME20 6EA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 83% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in ME20 6EA?

The median sale price over the last year was £380,000.

Homes in ME20 6 sold for a median of £380,000 across 163 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is ME20 6EA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around ME20 6EA, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in ME20 6EA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 45–49, at 7% of residents. 65.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (44.2%).
05
Which council covers ME20 6EA?

The local authority for ME20 6EA is Tonbridge and Malling.

ME20 6EA comes under Tonbridge and Malling in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is ME20 6EA?

Connectivity scores 3.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Aylesford Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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