Buying a home in ME20, Aylesford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£396kmost £357k–£439k

Houses per m²£4,512flats £3,403

Sold last year1901,251 in five years

Prices in Tonbridge and Malling+1.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME20 sold for £396,217 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £357,075 and £438,875, for about 90 m² of space.

190 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £167k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME20 7 (£4,436) and the most in ME20 6 (£4,563).

Across Tonbridge and Malling, prices are up 1.4% on a year ago and up 9.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,626 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,807 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in ME20 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£267,587	£226k–£365k	47 m²	7
2	£308,529	£276k–£351k	63 m²	347
3	£396,217	£357k–£439k	90 m²	513
4	£447,935	£409k–£508k	109 m²	146
5+	£553,840	£485k–£689k	142 m²	117

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£268k	£309k	£396k	£448k	£554k
Detached	—	£370k	£479k	£572k	£655k
Semi-detached	—	£356k	£402k	£439k	£484k
Terraced	—	£294k	£357k	£383k	£445k
Flats	£167k	£213k	£254k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across ME20

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
ME20 6	£4,563	£3,402
ME20 7	£4,436	£3,403

Schools near ME20

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Peter's Church of England Primary School72% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt Simon Stock Catholic School31.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%10 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

ME6 Snodland · 3 km3-bed house £341k ME16 Maidstone · 4 km3-bed house £385k ME19 West Malling · 4 km3-bed house £443k ME14 Maidstone · 6 km3-bed house £398k ME5 Chatham · 7 km3-bed house £331k ME15 Maidstone · 7 km3-bed house £360k ME18 Maidstone · 7 km3-bed house £426k ME1 Rochester · 8 km3-bed house £350k

Questions about ME20

Is ME20 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Tonbridge and Malling are up 1.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (72% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (31.3% against 43.8%); 190 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in ME20?

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME20 sold for £396,217 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £357,075 and £438,875.

How many homes sell in ME20 each year?

190 homes sold in the last year and 1,251 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near ME20?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Peter's Church of England Primary School, where 72% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near ME20?

For a 3-bedroom house, ME6 (£341k, 3 km), ME5 (£331k, 7 km), ME1 (£350k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.