Postcode ME15 7DD (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 7DD is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME15 7DD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 7DD is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.4 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 7DD as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME15 7DD is Holtye Crescent which is centered 60 m away.

The nearest bus stop is York Road and is 126 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 1.42 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 7DD (for ages 11 and under) is Park Way Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 13, 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 7DD is Mote Cricket Club / Maidstone Rugby Club and is 494 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 12, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lewis's Fish And Grill and is 457 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 9, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 123.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.8 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 2.3 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 7DD 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 7DD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME15 7DD, and the approximate distance away.

Holtye Crescent 60 m
West Park Road 121 m
Heather Drive 176 m
Park Way 198 m
The Spinney 238 m
York Road 248 m
Upper Road 299 m
South Park Road 336 m
Barton Road 421 m
St Philip's Avenue 431 m
Armstrong Road 517 m
Loose Road 1.14 km
A20 6.41 km
A229 6.7 km
Ashford Road 8.14 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 7DD

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 7DD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
241 m
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
337 m
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
491 m
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.23 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.27 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.29 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.31 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.41 km
MEPA Academy Limited 1.49 km
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.53 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
1.55 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.62 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.62 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.73 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.73 km
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.79 km
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.79 km
School of Science and Technology Maidstone 2.21 km
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
2.24 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.29 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME15 7DD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
West Park Mini Mart Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 14, 2019
150 m
Impact Food Group School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 14, 2019
241 m
Caterlink Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 7, 2022
337 m
Park Way Primary School (After School Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 3, 2016
337 m
The Oast Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
372 m
Lewis's Fish And Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 9, 2021
457 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2021
477 m
Best Supermarket Retailers - other 4
Good
October 8, 2020
483 m
Breakfast Club At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 1, 2017
491 m
Katie's Kitchen Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 12, 2021
491 m
Pabulum Ltd At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
491 m
Sunshine Children's Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 13, 2019
491 m
Maidstone Leisure Centre (Cafe) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 17, 2020
494 m
Mote Cricket Club / Maidstone Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
494 m
Mote Squash Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
May 20, 2005
494 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 16, 2013
502 m
Pizza Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
545 m
Kingsleys Mini Market Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 22, 2013
560 m
New Lantern Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 17, 2021
571 m
The Papermakers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 27, 2016
571 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME15 7DD - Data from Apr 2022

York Road Bus Stop/Station 126 m
York Road Bus Stop/Station 134 m
The Spinney Bus Stop/Station 176 m
The Spinney Bus Stop/Station 235 m
Armstrong Road Bus Stop/Station 294 m
King Street Taxi Rank 1.28 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.4 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.77 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 1.42 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.77 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.78 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.01 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 44.41 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 50 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME15 7DD - Data from Dec 2021

Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Loose Valley Valley 1.97 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.25 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Wents Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.7 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME15 7DD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.5 Mbps 123.5 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 19.3 Mbps 16.8 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 100.6 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 363.3 36

Gas Consumption

38 meters consuming 578,556 kWh - mean 15,225 kWh : median 14,292 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

39 meters consuming 176,411 kWh - mean 4,523 kWh : median 3,665 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 7DD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26350400
Longitude 0.53282500
OS Easting 576808
OS Northing 0154641
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9329
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone South ED
Electoral Ward Shepway North
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: Multi-ethnic professionals with 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 E33043087
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 010B
Output Area / Small Area 5A2