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East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury

Ward

Central Tonbridge and Malling. About 6,385 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 43% of people in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,322
Joint 3,838th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
43%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

East and West Peckham, Mereworth & WateringburyMiddle
Population19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · 2021
Population: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 3,039 to 9,510. The middle area is 6,191. East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury is 6,322.
6,3229th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 51.0%. East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury is 43.0%.
43%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 60.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 88.3%. East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury is 60.7%.
60.7%lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Tonbridge and Malling · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Tonbridge and Malling19 areas from 1.2% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.3%. East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 5th lowest

Is East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tonbridge and Malling.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (112), violence and sexual offences (95) and other crime (47).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling

These figures are published for the whole of Tonbridge and Malling, not for each ward, so they describe all of Tonbridge and Malling and not East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury alone. See Tonbridge and Malling

Average house price
£405,507
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,752
91st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury in brief

East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury had 6,322 usual residents at the census.

About 43% of people in East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury, 60.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In East and West Peckham, Mereworth & Wateringbury, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.