ME5 postcode area
The ME5 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling. Area Scores range from 3 to 94 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the ME5 district: Hempstead & Wigmore scores 95 out of 100 (#348 of 6,856 nationally) while Luton sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Luton to £419,950 in Hempstead & Wigmore — a 1.9× gap within the ME5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Maidstone, Medway and Tonbridge and Malling — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead & WigmoreMedway | 348 | 95 | £419,950 |
| Boxley & DetlingMaidstone | 1,465 | 79 | £400,000 |
| SettingtonMedway | 2,000 | 71 | £285,000 |
| Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell HillTonbridge and Malling | 2,199 | 68 | £337,500 |
| HorstedMedway | 2,692 | 61 | £317,500 |
| LordswoodMedway | 3,055 | 55 | £300,000 |
| WaldersladeMedway | 3,583 | 48 | £325,000 |
| Gillingham South EastMedway | 4,269 | 38 | £357,000 |
| CapstoneMedway | 4,920 | 28 | £315,000 |
| WayfieldMedway | 5,523 | 19 | £295,500 |
| Gillingham SouthMedway | 5,571 | 19 | £260,000 |
| Chatham Central and Rochester RiversideMedway | 6,510 | 5 | £224,000 |
| LutonMedway | 6,627 | 3 | £220,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around ME5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.