Postcode ME14 5QR (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME14 5QR is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME14 5QR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME14 5QR is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.6 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 5QR as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to ME14 5QR is Littlebourne Road which is centered 62 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Chiltern Hundreds and is 118 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone East Rail Station, 1.53 km away.

The closest primary school to ME14 5QR (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 5QR is The Chiltern Hundreds and is 262 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on July 16, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Cornfords and is 648 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 98.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 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 1.8 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 5QR 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 5QR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME14 5QR, and the approximate distance away.

Littlebourne Road 62 m
Bonnington Road 64 m
Garrington Close 121 m
Farningham Close 131 m
Whatman Close 165 m
Cooling Close 168 m
Hampton Road 181 m
Weyhill Close 206 m
Calehill Close 217 m
Basmere Close 250 m
Luddenham Close 257 m
Aldon Close 261 m
Roman Heights 268 m
Newenden Close 274 m
Crayford Close 282 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME14 5QR

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 5QR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
School of Science and Technology Maidstone 762 m
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.06 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.06 km
Sandling Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.1 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.12 km
North Borough Junior School Good
(July 17, 2018)
1.13 km
St Paul's Infant School Good
(January 15, 2020)
1.14 km
Bearsted Primary Academy 1.33 km
Snowfields Academy 1.33 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.48 km
MEPA Academy Limited 1.74 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
2.07 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.16 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
2.2 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.29 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School Outstanding
(April 29, 2009)
2.33 km
Roseacre Junior School Outstanding
(May 18, 2016)
2.33 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.5 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
2.59 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.71 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME14 5QR - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Woodlands Under 5's Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 7, 2022
240 m
The Chiltern Hundreds Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 16, 2021
262 m
Eastfield Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 16, 2021
321 m
Orida Maidstone Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
412 m
Costa@Next Maidstone Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
562 m
Marks & Spencer Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
562 m
Foley Park News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 12, 2018
629 m
Cornfords Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 27, 2021
648 m
High Spirits Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 21, 2021
648 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 9, 2020
648 m
Penenden Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
June 17, 2021
648 m
Penenden Heath Londis Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 14, 2007
648 m
Penenden Heath Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 10, 2011
660 m
The Bull Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 21, 2022
660 m
The Maidstone Studios Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
724 m
St Pauls Church Halls C/o St Pauls Church Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 13, 2014
744 m
Civil Service Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 10, 2009
748 m
Bricks Coffee House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2022
754 m
Coffee Corner Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 19, 2019
754 m
Gymfinity Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
754 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME14 5QR - Data from Apr 2022

Chiltern Hundreds Bus Stop/Station 118 m
Chiltern Hundreds Bus Stop/Station 140 m
Community Centre Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Emsworth Grove Bus Stop/Station 261 m
Community Centre Bus Stop/Station 267 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.54 km
King Street Taxi Rank 1.56 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.58 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.53 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.53 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.59 km
London Southend Airport Air 33.69 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.83 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.12 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME14 5QR - Data from Dec 2021

Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 192 m
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 484 m
Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 518 m
Kiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 761 m
Dove Hill Hill Or Mountain 853 m
Hockers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 856 m
Dovehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 894 m
Oak Springs Lake Inland Water 952 m
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 999 m
Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Horish Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Beulah Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME14 5QR - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 77.6 Mbps 98.5 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10.9 Mbps 14 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.7 4
30-300 Mbps 0% 97.4 14.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

42 meters consuming 496,820 kWh - mean 11,829 kWh : median 10,880 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

46 meters consuming 161,065 kWh - mean 3,501 kWh : median 3,074 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME14 5QR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.28375300
Longitude 0.54095200
OS Easting 577297
OS Northing 0156912
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29119
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone North East ED
Electoral Ward East
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
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 E33043040
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 002A
Output Area / Small Area 5A1