Buying a home in ME19, West Malling. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£443kmost £388k–£494k

Houses per m²£4,919flats £3,713

Sold last year1881,271 in five years

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

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME19 sold for £443,212 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £388,267 and £494,150, for about 87 m² of space.

188 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £214k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME19 4 (£4,816) and the most in ME19 5 (£5,045).

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 £2,021 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £89,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in ME19 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£263,749	£235k–£288k	42 m²	12
2	£353,984	£316k–£389k	66 m²	275
3	£443,212	£388k–£494k	87 m²	406
4	£558,501	£488k–£666k	114 m²	176
5+	£740,684	£613k–£897k	158 m²	300

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£264k	£354k	£443k	£559k	£741k
Detached	—	£415k	£515k	£596k	£776k
Semi-detached	—	£367k	£443k	£551k	£665k
Terraced	£282k	£333k	£395k	£468k	£571k
Flats	£214k	£244k	£374k	£400k	—

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

Price per m² across ME19

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
ME19 4	£4,816	£4,111
ME19 5	£5,045	£3,545
ME19 6	£4,900	£4,266

Schools near ME19

Best state primary within 2 kmValley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%7 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Malling School26.6% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

ME20 Aylesford · 4 km3-bed house £396k ME6 Snodland · 4 km3-bed house £341k ME18 Maidstone · 5 km3-bed house £426k ME16 Maidstone · 6 km3-bed house £385k TN15 Sevenoaks · 9 km3-bed house £490k ME14 Maidstone · 9 km3-bed house £398k ME15 Maidstone · 10 km3-bed house £360k DA13 Gravesend · 11 km3-bed house £469k

Questions about ME19

Is ME19 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 (90% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (26.6% against 43.8%); 188 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 ME19?

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME19 sold for £443,212 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £388,267 and £494,150.

How many homes sell in ME19 each year?

188 homes sold in the last year and 1,271 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near ME19?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near ME19?

For a 3-bedroom house, ME20 (£396k, 4 km), ME6 (£341k, 4 km), ME16 (£385k, 6 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.