Postcode ME15 6UB (Maidstone)

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

ME15 6UB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 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 6UB as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME15 6UB is Postley Road which is centered 76 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Arriva Depot and is 160 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 1.08 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 6UB (for ages 11 and under) is South Borough Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 17, 2018. 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 6UB is Thyme 2 Dine Catering and is 535 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on November 25, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Codfather and is 290 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 27, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 117.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 19.4 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 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Postley Road 76 m
Quarry Road 119 m
Forest Hill 177 m
Avery Close 180 m
Ramsey Close 182 m
Saltwood Road 185 m
Tilling Close 189 m
Avington Close 195 m
Newchurch Road 214 m
Rainham Close 215 m
Sancroft Way 227 m
Brenchley Road 228 m
Monarch Close 239 m
Courtenay Road 247 m
Massey Close 249 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 6UB

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 6UB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
293 m
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
676 m
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
722 m
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
873 m
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.09 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.09 km
MEPA Academy Limited 1.43 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
1.55 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.71 km
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.73 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.75 km
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.77 km
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.77 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.79 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.92 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.99 km
Loose Primary School 2.01 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.03 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
2.04 km
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
2.1 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Betsy Clara Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 6, 2021
51 m
Madras / Mad Wings Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 19, 2021
51 m
Zee's Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 12, 2019
148 m
Smarties Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 2, 2020
277 m
Codfather Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 27, 2021
290 m
Premier Store / K's Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 26, 2021
290 m
Rule13 Limited Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
292 m
Breakfast Club At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 1, 2017
293 m
Katie's Kitchen Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 12, 2021
293 m
Pabulum Ltd At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
293 m
Sunshine Children's Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 13, 2019
293 m
Maidstone Food & Wine Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 9, 2017
422 m
Pizza Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
493 m
Tovil Community Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2019
503 m
Lewis's Fish And Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 9, 2021
525 m
Thyme 2 Dine Catering Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
November 25, 2019
535 m
The Vegan Honey LTD Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
557 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 16, 2013
559 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2021
584 m
Tovil Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 26, 2015
591 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Arriva Depot Bus Stop/Station 160 m
Arriva Depot Bus Stop/Station 167 m
Enterprise Road Bus Stop/Station 341 m
Brenchley Road Bus Stop/Station 371 m
Brenchley Road Bus Stop/Station 377 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.08 km
King Street Taxi Rank 1.37 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.76 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 1.08 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.76 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.78 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.44 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 44.72 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.25 km

Nearby Nature

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

Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Loose Valley Valley 1.43 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 80 Mbps 117.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 19.4 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.8 17.3
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 123,633 kWh - mean 13,737 kWh : median 15,820 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

9 meters consuming 42,820 kWh - mean 4,758 kWh : median 4,815 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 6UB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26172200
Longitude 0.52250600
OS Easting 576095
OS Northing 0154418
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4066
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
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 E33043082
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 009C
Output Area / Small Area 7A3