Postcode ME15 7JW (Maidstone)

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

ME15 7JW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.3 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 7JW as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Renting hard-pressed workers.

The closest road name to ME15 7JW is Surrey Road which is centered 88 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Derby Road and is 118 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 2.54 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 7JW (for ages 11 and under) is Greenfields Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 15, 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 nearest takeaway food is available from Crispinns Fish Bar and is 394 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 12, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.6 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 2.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME15 7JW 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 7JW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Surrey Road 88 m
Suffolk Road 167 m
Sussex Road 169 m
Kent Avenue 193 m
Cumberland Avenue 193 m
Derby Road 193 m
Owletts Close 263 m
Gloucester Road 267 m
Devon Road 273 m
Finglesham Court 297 m
Dorset Way 300 m
Claygate 309 m
Lincoln Road 316 m
Norfolk Road 318 m
Northumberland Road 363 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 7JW

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 7JW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
388 m
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
707 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
728 m
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
827 m
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
1.06 km
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.22 km
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.22 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.26 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.38 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.52 km
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1.72 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
1.82 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.93 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.98 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
2.11 km
Loose Primary School 2.14 km
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
2.18 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.24 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
2.3 km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School Outstanding
(April 29, 2009)
2.57 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Nellies Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 18, 2016
119 m
Breakfast Club At Greenfields Cp School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 23, 2016
388 m
Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Greenfields Cp School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 5, 2021
388 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 13, 2007
394 m
Crispinns Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 12, 2019
394 m
Greggs Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
394 m
Indian Ocean Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 11, 2021
394 m
M & P News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 19, 2016
394 m
Shepway Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
October 8, 2021
394 m
Ibi's Kitchen Limited Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
395 m
St. Martin's Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 26, 2015
395 m
The Vine Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 22, 2019
395 m
KFC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
589 m
Papa Johns Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 15, 2019
589 m
Ellora Avenue Ltd - Premier Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
April 26, 2022
591 m
Olive Dining At Molehill Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 11, 2015
602 m
Breakfast Club At Oak Trees County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2008
648 m
Olive Dining At Oaks Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 27, 2015
648 m
Best One (Post Office) Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 2
Needs Improvement
June 22, 2021
660 m
Britannia Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 10, 2020
660 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Derby Road Bus Stop/Station 118 m
Suffolk Road Bus Stop/Station 118 m
Suffolk Road Bus Stop/Station 136 m
Derby Road Bus Stop/Station 146 m
Gloucester Road Bus Stop/Station 201 m
King Street Taxi Rank 2.38 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.53 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.89 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 2.54 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 2.88 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 2.89 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.53 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.27 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 50.59 km

Nearby Nature

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

Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 949 m
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Bicknor Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Loose Valley Valley 2.16 km
Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Belts Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Puddlets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 52.1 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.6 Mbps 17.83 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 57 10.6
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

15 meters consuming 245,488 kWh - mean 16,366 kWh : median 16,217 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 7JW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.25618700
Longitude 0.54424700
OS Easting 577633
OS Northing 0153855
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
8889
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Renting hard-pressed workers
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 E33043086
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 010D
Output Area / Small Area 8C3