Postcode ME19 4BE is located in a rural town, within the Kings Hill area of Tonbridge and Malling in the South East region, and forms part of the Kings Hill & Wateringbury area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 31.5 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 63% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. The average income per household in Kings Hill & Wateringbury is £90,624 per year. The median sale price in Kings Hill is £505,000 (around £419 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £421,250 and £707,500. The nearest station is Wateringbury, about 1.7 miles away. There are 3 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Kings Hill & Wateringbury has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,841 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 18% least deprived areas in England.
Kings Hill & Wateringbury has a low crime rate, with approximately 31.5 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.3% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 8.7% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Kings Hill & Wateringbury is £90,624 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near ME19 4BE.
Kings Hill & Wateringbury near ME19 4BE has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Wateringbury located about 1.7 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 130 recent sales, the median property price is £505,000 (about £419 per square foot) in Kings Hill area, with individual transactions ranging from £86,250 up to £1,450,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 53 | £735,000 | £440 |
| Terraced | 26 | £454,125 | £384 |
| Semi-Detached | 33 | £440,000 | £422 |
| Flats | 18 | £255,000 | £383 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £567,500 | £244,000 | £408,000 | £390,000 |
| 2017 | £602,500 | £320,000 | £415,000 | £382,500 |
| 2018 | £565,000 | £285,000 | £400,000 | £352,500 |
| 2019 | £562,500 | £290,000 | £414,995 | £400,000 |
| 2020 | £585,000 | £292,500 | £410,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | £590,000 | £282,750 | £437,000 | £414,995 |
| 2022 | £625,000 | £300,000 | £469,995 | £437,250 |
| 2023 | £637,498 | £395,030 | £476,995 | £425,000 |
| 2024 | £619,995 | £359,128 | £462,998 | £435,000 |
| 2025 | £695,000 | £316,250 | £458,000 | £445,000 |
| 2026 | £690,000 | £244,000 | £437,500 | £440,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £333 | £347 | £290 | £333 |
| 2017 | £370 | £296 | £363 | £324 |
| 2018 | £388 | £371 | £355 | £378 |
| 2019 | £384 | £393 | £384 | £350 |
| 2020 | £395 | £382 | £391 | £346 |
| 2021 | £401 | £388 | £389 | £374 |
| 2022 | £442 | £393 | £411 | £423 |
| 2023 | £433 | £442 | £475 | £435 |
| 2024 | £439 | £425 | £368 | £396 |
| 2025 | £451 | £409 | £384 | £399 |
| 2026 | £445 | £362 | £445 | £396 |
There were 50+ recent sold properties in the last 18 months near ME19 4BE.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2025 | 2, Goldings Close, West Malling, ME19 4BE | Detached | Freehold | £725,000 | |
| 05 Jun 2025 | 19, Goldings Close, West Malling, ME19 4BE | Detached | Freehold | £670,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6, Chestnut Close, West Malling, ME19 4FP | Detached | Freehold | £710,000 | |
| 09 Apr 2026 | 33, Chestnut Close, West Malling, ME19 4FP | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £445,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | 1, Townsend Square, West Malling, ME19 4HE | Detached | Freehold | £950,000 |
In the ME19 4BE postcode area, located within Kings Hill & Wateringbury, there are 3 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery | Community school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 20 Feb 2024. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill | Academy sponsor led | Outstanding Area360 rating. Inspected 1 Jul 2025. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | The Discovery School | Community school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Feb 2023. |
3 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within 0.5 mi of ME19 4BE
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Asda | 1 Alexander Grove, West Malling, ME19 4SZ | Walking directions to Asda |
| 0.3 mi | Little Waitrose | Fortune Way, Kings Hill, West Malling, ME19 4QJ | Walking directions to Little Waitrose |
| 0.4 mi | Aldi | Alexander Grove, Tonbridge and Malling, ME19 4XR | Walking directions to Aldi |
Annual council tax rates for Tonbridge and Malling district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for ME19 4BE, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Christopher Brown
Kings Hill - Elected 4 May 2023
Dan Harman
Kings Hill - Elected 4 May 2023
Kim Tanner
Kings Hill - Elected 4 May 2023
Helen Grant
Maidstone and Malling - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around ME19 4BE records about 32 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across South East as a whole the rate is about 84 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft.
The median sale price around ME19 4BE in Kings Hill is £505,000 (about £419 per square foot) based on 130 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 3 schools close to ME19 4BE, including Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery (Outstanding), Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill (Outstanding) and The Discovery School (Outstanding). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
ME19 4BE scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 26,841 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Maidstone and Malling covering ME19 4BE is Helen Grant (Conservative and Unionist Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 3 local councillors: Christopher Brown (Conservative and Unionist Party), Dan Harman (Conservative and Unionist Party) and Kim Tanner (Conservative and Unionist Party).