Postcode ME15 8PB (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 8PB is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME15 8PB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 8PB is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.8 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 8PB as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to ME15 8PB is Ragstone Road which is centered 74 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Egremont Road Shops and is 116 m away. The closest railway station is Bearsted Rail Station, 1.51 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 8PB (for ages 11 and under) is Madginford Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 8, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Snowfields Academy.

The local pub for residents of ME15 8PB is The Rose Inn and is 477 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 17, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Bearsted Fish Bar and is 124 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 18, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 131.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 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 1.7 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 8PB 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 8PB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME15 8PB, and the approximate distance away.

Ragstone Road 74 m
Greensand Road 97 m
Spot Lane 122 m
Gault Close 181 m
Greystones Road 189 m
Madginford Close 195 m
Ryan Drive 238 m
Egremont Road 268 m
Madginford Road 280 m
Lenside Drive 285 m
Tydeman Road 299 m
Royston Road 302 m
Merton Road 320 m
Yeoman Way 324 m
Copsewood Way 354 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 8PB

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 8PB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
124 m
Thurnham Church of England Infant School Outstanding
(April 29, 2009)
993 m
Roseacre Junior School Outstanding
(May 18, 2016)
993 m
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
1.35 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.45 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.79 km
Bearsted Primary Academy 2 km
Snowfields Academy 2 km
School of Science and Technology Maidstone 2.11 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
2.16 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
2.21 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
2.24 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
2.37 km
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
2.44 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.48 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.58 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
2.64 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
2.83 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.85 km
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
2.95 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME15 8PB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Age UK Maidstone The Goodman Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 29, 2021
124 m
Bearsted Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 18, 2021
124 m
Bearsted Spice Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 6, 2019
124 m
China Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 1, 2021
124 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
September 7, 2012
124 m
Madginford PreSchool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 22, 2022
124 m
Madginford Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 25, 2019
124 m
Martin McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 2, 2012
124 m
Royal Voluntary Service Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 9, 2022
124 m
Contract Dining Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 14, 2018
243 m
St Peters Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 14, 2020
434 m
Tipee And Twinkletoes After School Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
October 19, 2021
444 m
Willow Rise Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
444 m
Paydens Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 15, 2008
465 m
Delhi Spice UK Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 1, 2019
477 m
The Rose Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 17, 2016
477 m
Yummy Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 14, 2019
479 m
The Yeoman Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
512 m
Babos Pizza And Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 17, 2021
524 m
Noble One Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 6, 2019
524 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME15 8PB - Data from Apr 2022

Egremont Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 116 m
Egremont Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 181 m
Royston Road Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Royston Road Bus Stop/Station 251 m
Merton Road Bus Stop/Station 285 m
King Street Taxi Rank 3.09 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.53 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.53 km
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 1.51 km
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 1.52 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 3.5 km
London Southend Airport Air 35.23 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.01 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME15 8PB - Data from Dec 2021

Lilk Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.01 km
Puddlets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Major's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Hog Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.34 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Wents Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Common Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Silver Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.03 km
Pope's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Bar Meadow Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Belts Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME15 8PB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71.1 Mbps 131.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13.6 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 91.4 12.7
300+ Mbps 100% 439.8 37

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 484,716 kWh - mean 11,272 kWh : median 11,355 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

44 meters consuming 164,943 kWh - mean 3,749 kWh : median 3,277 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 8PB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26419900
Longitude 0.56658000
OS Easting 579160
OS Northing 0154800
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29673
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone Rural North ED
Electoral Ward Bearsted
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
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 E33043072
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 007B
Output Area / Small Area 6B1