Godden Drive East Malling, Tonbridge and Malling
4 addresses across 1 postcode (ME19), about 110 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 40606299.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £520,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Tonbridge and Malling cost £405,507 in August 2026 (-0.1% on a year); private rents averaged £1,500 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Tonbridge and Malling costs £2,472 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is East Malling, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Manor Park Country Park, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thornhills Medical Practice, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £520,000 | £520,000 | £520,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £490,000 | £450,000 | £510,000 |
| 2016 | 7 | £478,250 | £415,000 | £590,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2020 | EDEN HOUSE, 2 ME19 6FU | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | EDEN HOUSE, 2 ME19 6FU | Detached | £415,000 | New build. |
| 29 Jan 2016 | 4 ME19 6FU | Detached | £590,000 | New build. |
| 6 Jan 2017 | 6 ME19 6FU | Detached | £490,000 | New build. |
| 3 Sep 2021 | 8 ME19 6FU | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 25 Mar 2021 | 8 ME19 6FU | Detached | £532,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Jul 2016 | 8 ME19 6FU | Detached | £506,750 | New build. |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 10 ME19 6FU | Detached | £450,000 | New build. |
| 24 Feb 2017 | 12 ME19 6FU | Detached | £510,000 | New build. |
| 15 Jun 2016 | 14 ME19 6FU | Detached | £560,000 | New build. |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 16 ME19 6FU | Terraced | £478,250 | New build. |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 18 ME19 6FU | Terraced | £460,000 | New build. |
| 30 Jun 2016 | 20 ME19 6FU | Terraced | £478,250 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Tonbridge and Malling
A typical home in Tonbridge and Malling cost £405,507 in August 2026, 0.1% less than a year before. That is 9% more than five years earlier and 26% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £687,291 |
| Semi-detached | £424,680 |
| Terraced | £343,276 |
| Flat or maisonette | £221,399 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £324,939 |
Private renters in Tonbridge and Malling paid £1,500 a month on average in September 2026, 3.6% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,039 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,343 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,639 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,498 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 141 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 2015 (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,133 kWh of it on average in 2024, 24% less than the district's 12,062 kWh, and 3,650 kWh of electricity, 5% less than the district's 3,846 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is ME19.
Council tax
What each band costs in Tonbridge and Malling in 2026-27: Band D £2,472 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,648 | £1,923 | £2,197 | £2,472 | £3,021 | £3,570 | £4,120 | £4,944 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (29% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allington EFW Maidstone 98/1212 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 51 MW | Operational Dec 2008 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 27 m and 29 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME19 6FU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | East Malling 93,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| West Malling 897,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Aylesford 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stickens Lane East Malling | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | East Farleigh - Bull Inn | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Kenden Car Park | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 35.5 km (22 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 45.9 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornhills Medical Practice Good Feb 2017 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Paydens Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southcot Dentalcare | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Preston Hall Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lavenders Good Jan 2019 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Kent Police Tactical Operations | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Allington Park, Allington Park | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Manor Park Country Park 21 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Malling Research Station 4,440 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Clare House, a listed building (Grade I), 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 58 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clare House | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| 4 and 6, Church Walk | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Part of an Iron Age enclosure and a minor Roman villa 128m SSE of the Church of St James | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| The Barracks | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south |
| St Mary's Abbey: a Benedictine abbey north and east of Water Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Leybourne Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 220 m south |
| Springetts Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Woods Meadow | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Castle Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Upper Cut | Tidal water | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Burham Marshes | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tonbridge and Malling: see them on the Tonbridge and Malling page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Malling School | Secondary | 11–18 | 110 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 39.3 (41.0 in 2025 and 40.5 in 2024); 26.6% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Lift St James the Great | Primary | 3–11 | 380 m | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 80% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| More Park Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 87% in 2024 and 79% in 2023) |
| Brookfield Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Lunsford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 35% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| Brookfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 47% in 2023) |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 81% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) | 44% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 45% in 2023) |
| Ditton Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 58% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 200 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at East Malling ME19 6DY | Full day care | 74 | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 200 m |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery East Malling ME19 6BU | Full day care | 98 | Not inspected yet | 230 m |
| Little Quackers Nursery & Pre School ME19 6SD | Full day care | 60 | Good (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| St Thomas More Pre-School ME19 6HN | Full day care | 26 | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Dawn to Dusk Day Nursery (Maidstone) Ltd ME20 6BQ | Full day care | 76 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Leybourne Pre-School Limited ME19 5QL | Sessional day care | 30 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Muddy Puddles Nursery and After School Club Ditton ME20 6AH | Full day care | 32 | Good (Nov 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Premier Education WAC - Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy ME19 5HD | Out-of-school day care | 23 | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 757 childminders and 217 home childcarers (nannies) in Kent. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chartwells At The Malling School ME19 6DQ | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Busy Bees At Clare Park ME19 6DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2026 |
| One Stop ME19 6SA | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2024 |
| Ho Lap House ME19 6SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Charcoal Grill ME19 6SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Biriyana ME19 6SA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Breakfast And Afterschool Club ME19 6SD | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| The East Malling Centre Cafe ME19 6SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Little Quackers ME19 6SD | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Olympia Boxing CIC ME19 6SD | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Grow 19 ME19 6SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Taylorshaw At St James The Great Academy ME19 6SD | School/college/university | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Godden Drive (10); On or near Darcy Court (5); On or near Elizabeth Smith'S Court (5); On or near Mill Street (4); On or near Clare Lane (3).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2025 08:00 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME19 6FU: 4 addresses of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Middle Mill Road · Darcy Court · Blacklands · Beech Road · Vigor Close · Upper Mill · Blacklands Drive · Busbridge Close · Lucks Hill · Elm Crescent
All the streets in ME19 and across Tonbridge and Malling.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.