Postcode ME15 7DJ (Maidstone)

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

ME15 7DJ 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 7DJ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME15 7DJ is Park Way which is centered 50 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Armstrong Road and is 168 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 1.43 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 7DJ (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 nearest takeaway food is available from Lewis's Fish And Grill and is 478 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 9, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 82.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.5 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 2.6 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 ME15 7DJ 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 7DJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Park Way 50 m
Heather Drive 99 m
Holtye Crescent 177 m
West Park Road 283 m
South Park Road 306 m
Beech Hurst Close 306 m
York Road 350 m
Armstrong Road 361 m
Marion Crescent 589 m
Plains Avenue 702 m
Loose Road 968 m
B2163 3.65 km
A20 6.5 km
A229 6.53 km
Ashford Road 8.21 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 7DJ

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 7DJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
289 m
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
361 m
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
414 m
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.22 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
1.4 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.41 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.42 km
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.42 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.44 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.47 km
MEPA Academy Limited 1.57 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.58 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.58 km
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.64 km
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.64 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.66 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.9 km
Loose Primary School 2.18 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.33 km
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
2.36 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Oast Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
214 m
West Park Mini Mart Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 14, 2019
226 m
Caterlink Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 7, 2022
289 m
Park Way Primary School (After School Club) School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 3, 2016
289 m
Impact Food Group School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 14, 2019
361 m
Best Supermarket Retailers - other 4
Good
October 8, 2020
402 m
Breakfast Club At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 1, 2017
414 m
Katie's Kitchen Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
April 12, 2021
414 m
Pabulum Ltd At South Borough CP School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
414 m
Sunshine Children's Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
May 13, 2019
414 m
Lewis's Fish And Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 9, 2021
478 m
Blue Ocean Fish & Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
489 m
South Park News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 19, 2017
489 m
Rule13 Limited Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
493 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2021
519 m
Smarties Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 2, 2020
520 m
Zee's Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 12, 2019
532 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 16, 2013
533 m
Pizza Hut Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 4, 2019
552 m
New Lantern Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 17, 2021
634 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Armstrong Road Bus Stop/Station 168 m
Armstrong Road Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Heather Drive Bus Stop/Station 204 m
York Road Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Plains Avenue Bus Stop/Station 261 m
King Street Taxi Rank 1.38 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.41 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.87 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 1.43 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.87 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 1.87 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.18 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 44.35 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.87 km

Nearby Nature

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

Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Loose Valley Valley 1.79 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.5 Mbps 82.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 9.9 Mbps 10.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27 6
30-300 Mbps 0% 64.2 10.2
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 286,816 kWh - mean 16,872 kWh : median 14,802 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

22 meters consuming 71,520 kWh - mean 3,251 kWh : median 3,115 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 7DJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26213200
Longitude 0.53138800
OS Easting 576713
OS Northing 0154485
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