Postcode ME14 1HB (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME14 1HB is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME14 1HB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME14 1HB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME14 1HB as Ethnicity central > Ethnic family life > Established renting families.

The closest road name to ME14 1HB is Brooks Place which is centered 37 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Albion Place and is 45 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone East Rail Station, 664 m away.

The closest primary school to ME14 1HB (for ages 11 and under) is Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 14, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Invicta Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on September 21, 2012 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of ME14 1HB is Coach House and is 188 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 13, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Italiano Pizza and is 102 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 2, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 84.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 29.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME14 1HB is covered by the Kent police force association and West Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME14 1HB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME14 1HB, and the approximate distance away.

Brooks Place 37 m
Albion Place 65 m
Queen Anne Road 70 m
Marsham Street 107 m
Astley Street 113 m
Tufton Street 120 m
Tylers Place 130 m
Andrew Broughton Way 156 m
King Street 170 m
Wat Tyler Way 183 m
Wyatt Street 185 m
Cromwell Road 220 m
River Bank Close 223 m
Pad's Hill 230 m
Old School Place 250 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME14 1HB

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME14 1HB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
390 m
MEPA Academy Limited 564 m
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
564 m
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
752 m
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
984 m
North Borough Junior School Good
(July 17, 2018)
1.2 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.21 km
St Paul's Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
1.3 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
1.34 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.4 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.41 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.41 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.42 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
1.49 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.54 km
School of Science and Technology Maidstone 1.63 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.68 km
Sandling Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.94 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
2.18 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
2.22 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME14 1HB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Italiano Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 2, 2020
102 m
Link Pharmacy Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 26, 2016
102 m
Perfect Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 21, 2022
102 m
Sonya's Cafe At Marsham Street Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 28, 2022
130 m
Ashford Road Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 12, 2020
168 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 6, 2020
186 m
Coach House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
188 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 17, 2019
189 m
Boots UK Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 6, 2004
198 m
Rifle Volunteers Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 10, 2018
221 m
Zee's Place - Bus Drivers Rest Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
231 m
Creams Cafe Maidstone Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
January 15, 2021
239 m
Vasanthas Food & Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 8, 2018
260 m
Red Raspberry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
267 m
The Munch House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 30, 2019
267 m
No. 23 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 29, 2015
267 m
Grape Tree Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 16, 2014
278 m
Greggs Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2019
278 m
Holland & Barrett Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 1, 2017
278 m
Iceland Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 15, 2007
278 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME14 1HB - Data from Apr 2022

Albion Place Bus Stop/Station 45 m
King Street Bus Stop/Station 138 m
Haynes Bus Stop/Station 146 m
King Street Bus Stop/Station 167 m
Haynes Bus Stop/Station 170 m
King Street Taxi Rank 267 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 687 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 696 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 664 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 679 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 696 m
London Southend Airport Air 34.99 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.5 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 50.02 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME14 1HB - Data from Dec 2021

Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Dove Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.05 km
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Cuckoo Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Dovehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Hockers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Oak Springs Lake Inland Water 2.31 km
Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
Wents Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME14 1HB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 84.7 Mbps 159.83 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 29.97 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.5 1.5
30-300 Mbps 70.6% 98.4 18.8
300+ Mbps 29.4% - -

Gas Consumption

7 meters consuming 64,656 kWh - mean 9,237 kWh : median 7,896 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 29,887 kWh - mean 2,299 kWh : median 2,201 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME14 1HB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.27410300
Longitude 0.52887800
OS Easting 576490
OS Northing 0155810
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6699
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone North East ED
Electoral Ward High Street
Local Authority District Maidstone
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000110
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
West Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Ethnicity central
Group: Ethnic family life
Subgroup: Established renting families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Maidstone BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33038395
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 004
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 004F
Output Area / Small Area 3A1