Postcode ME14 4LN (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME14 4LN is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME14 4LN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME14 4LN is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.5 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 4LN as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to ME14 4LN is Birling Avenue which is centered 46 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Spurway and is 100 m away. The closest railway station is Bearsted Rail Station, 686 m away.

The closest primary school to ME14 4LN (for ages 11 and under) is Roseacre Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on May 18, 2016. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Snowfields Academy.

The local pub for residents of ME14 4LN is The Bell Inn and is 308 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on June 22, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Yummy and is 814 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on August 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 84.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME14 4LN 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 4LN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME14 4LN, and the approximate distance away.

Birling Avenue 46 m
Mynn Crescent 68 m
The Sprig 135 m
The Almonds 147 m
The Landway 166 m
Spurway 166 m
Upper Chimes 188 m
Ames Avenue 191 m
Fullers Close 194 m
Hampson Way 212 m
Bell Lane 230 m
Hill Brow 240 m
The Chimes 242 m
The Morlings 258 m
Aldington Road 273 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME14 4LN

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 4LN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Thurnham Church of England Infant School Outstanding
(April 29, 2009)
132 m
Roseacre Junior School Outstanding
(May 18, 2016)
132 m
Bearsted Primary Academy 1.06 km
Snowfields Academy 1.06 km
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1.06 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.09 km
School of Science and Technology Maidstone 1.45 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
2.01 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
2.2 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
2.32 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.4 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
2.75 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.77 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.86 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
3.14 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
3.2 km
Sandling Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
3.26 km
North Borough Junior School Good
(July 17, 2018)
3.27 km
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
3.3 km
St Paul's Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
3.31 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME14 4LN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Caterlink At Thurnham C Of E Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 6, 2021
132 m
Independent Catering At Roseacre Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 9, 2019
132 m
The Bell Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
June 22, 2021
308 m
Bearsted Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 27, 2021
484 m
Delhi Spice UK Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 1, 2019
607 m
The Rose Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 17, 2016
607 m
The Yeoman Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
672 m
The Fox And Goose Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
September 22, 2021
677 m
Weavering Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 15, 2019
677 m
Fledgelings Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 18, 2021
719 m
The White Horse Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 23, 2021
722 m
Paydens Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 15, 2008
727 m
Bearsted News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 22, 2016
782 m
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 23, 2021
782 m
Pennies Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
813 m
Yummy Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 14, 2019
814 m
Caretech Community Services Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 26, 2021
818 m
Souffle Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 25, 2019
821 m
WJ Crouch Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 30, 2021
821 m
Marino Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 22, 2019
832 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME14 4LN - Data from Apr 2022

Spurway Bus Stop/Station 100 m
Spurway Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Sandy Lane Bus Stop/Station 298 m
Sandy Lane Bus Stop/Station 299 m
Plantation Lane Bus Stop/Station 428 m
King Street Taxi Rank 3.03 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.34 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.36 km
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 686 m
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 698 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 3.32 km
London Southend Airport Air 34.16 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.8 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME14 4LN - Data from Dec 2021

Hog Hill Hill Or Mountain 525 m
Wents Wood Woodland Or Forest 781 m
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 813 m
Lilk Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.01 km
Pope's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Major's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Bar Meadow Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Honeyhills Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Horish Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Gore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Home Meadow Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Common Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Puddlets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME14 4LN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 75.7 Mbps 84.5 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15.6 Mbps 36 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% 15.8 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 81.3 16.3
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

55 meters consuming 878,586 kWh - mean 15,974 kWh : median 15,240 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

55 meters consuming 200,507 kWh - mean 3,646 kWh : median 3,024 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME14 4LN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.27386300
Longitude 0.56839500
OS Easting 579249
OS Northing 0155879
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
32541
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone Rural North ED
Electoral Ward Bearsted
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
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 E33043056
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 005A
Output Area / Small Area 6A3