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ME6 9 area guide

Who lives in ME6 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Tonbridge and Malling
Region: South East
Population: 3,930 (2024)

ME6 9Postcode sector · Snodland

At a glance

What ME6 9 is like

The ME6 9 postcode sector in Tonbridge and Malling covers 60 live postcodes and is home to about 3,930 people in 1,551 households. 59.1% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 30.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 58.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How ME6 9 compares

Headline figures for ME6 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 10

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

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 28.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 23 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£68,754

Average annual income before tax, higher than 82% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ME6 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
30.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

ME6 9 FAQs

Is ME6 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ME6 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around ME6 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in ME6 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 8.3% of residents. 59.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (31.5%).

Which council covers ME6 9?

The local authority for ME6 9 is Tonbridge and Malling.

ME6 9 comes under Tonbridge and Malling in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ME6 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 23 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is West Malling Rail Station, 0.4 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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