Postcode ME15 6PL (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 6PL is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME15 6PL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 6PL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.4 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 ME15 6PL as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Private renting new arrivals.

The closest road name to ME15 6PL is King Edward Road which is centered 77 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brenchley Road and is 95 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 629 m away.

The closest primary school to ME15 6PL (for ages 11 and under) is Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on July 11, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Maidstone Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 16, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME15 6PL is Odd Fellows and is 226 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 21, 2005. The nearest takeaway food is available from Codfather and is 311 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 102.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.1 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 2.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME15 6PL 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 ME15 6PL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME15 6PL, and the approximate distance away.

King Edward Road 77 m
Underwood Close 129 m
River View 166 m
Langton Way 176 m
Dixon Close 179 m
Waters Edge 188 m
Howley Way 191 m
Old Tovil Road 196 m
Coombe Road 198 m
College Road 203 m
Stevenson Close 206 m
Sancroft Way 228 m
Ufford Close 242 m
Morton Way 242 m
Brenchley Road 243 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 6PL

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 ME15 6PL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
367 m
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
475 m
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
696 m
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
696 m
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
781 m
MEPA Academy Limited 1.01 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.17 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.48 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.56 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.57 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.6 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.66 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
1.69 km
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
1.74 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
1.79 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.83 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
1.85 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
2 km
Jubilee Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
2.1 km
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
2.1 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME15 6PL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maidstone Food & Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 9, 2017
33 m
Odd Fellows Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 21, 2005
226 m
Codfather Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 27, 2021
311 m
Premier Store / K's Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 26, 2021
311 m
The Vegan Honey LTD Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
336 m
Tovil Community Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2019
360 m
Smarties Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 2, 2020
366 m
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Breakfast Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 17, 2016
367 m
Breakfast Club At The Archbishop Courtenay C Of E Primary School/college/university 4
Good
November 13, 2009
367 m
Buttons ABC Pre-school And Archbishops Courteney After Schoo School/college/university 4
Good
October 2, 2020
367 m
Caterlink At The Archbishop Courtenay C School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
367 m
AA Markets Cafeteria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 17, 2019
374 m
Hollywood Bowl Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
374 m
Busy Bees Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 8, 2020
386 m
Pizza Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
414 m
Tovil Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 26, 2015
431 m
Thyme 2 Dine Catering Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 25, 2019
439 m
The Haven Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
444 m
Townsend Montessori Nurseries @ Maidstone Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
447 m
David Lloyd Fitness Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2020
453 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME15 6PL - Data from Apr 2022

Brenchley Road Bus Stop/Station 95 m
Brenchley Road Bus Stop/Station 112 m
Coombe Road Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Coombe Road Bus Stop/Station 241 m
Postley Road Bus Stop/Station 270 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 622 m
King Street Taxi Rank 1.01 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.34 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 629 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.34 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.36 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.11 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.15 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.17 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME15 6PL - Data from Dec 2021

Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Loose Valley Valley 1.78 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.34 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.36 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.7 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.94 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME15 6PL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 102.4 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.1 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 8
30-300 Mbps 0% 112.6 14.1
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

21 meters consuming 399,414 kWh - mean 19,020 kWh : median 16,960 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 6PL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26545700
Longitude 0.51987200
OS Easting 575897
OS Northing 0154827
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12883
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone Central 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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Private renting new arrivals
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 E33043067
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 006E
Output Area / Small Area 4A2