Postcode ME15 9RA (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 9RA is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME15 9RA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 9RA is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.2 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 9RA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to ME15 9RA is Norrington Road which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Norrington Road and is 183 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 2.8 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 9RA (for ages 11 and under) is Tiger Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on November 6, 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 local pub for residents of ME15 9RA is The Walnut Tree and is 520 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 11, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Pimmyz Pizza and is 521 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on March 10, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 70.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 16.7% 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 9RA 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 9RA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME15 9RA, and the approximate distance away.

Norrington Road 20 m
Halstow Close 155 m
Pear Tree Lane 174 m
Birchfield Close 197 m
Northleigh Close 205 m
Berwyn Grove 207 m
Eddington Close 223 m
Leigh Avenue 225 m
Braddick Close 239 m
Boughton Lane 260 m
Pickering Street 294 m
Walnut Tree Avenue 295 m
Porchester Close 335 m
Lancet Lane 462 m
Loose Road 816 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 9RA

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 9RA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
456 m
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
456 m
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
544 m
Loose Primary School 547 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
947 m
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.27 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.68 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.89 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.93 km
Cornwallis Academy Good
(November 29, 2017)
1.95 km
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus 1.97 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.98 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
2.04 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.13 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.16 km
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
2.26 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
2.28 km
Coxheath Primary School 2.68 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.69 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.69 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME15 9RA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Riseden Bed And Breakfast Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 20, 2018
327 m
Loose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
424 m
New Line Learning Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
456 m
The Walnut Tree Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2020
520 m
Pimmyz Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 10, 2022
521 m
T & S Seafood Mobile caterer 2
Needs Improvement
September 10, 2021
521 m
The Swan Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
521 m
Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day NurseryPreschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2021
544 m
Future Schools Trust At Tiger Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
544 m
The Contract Dining Company Ltd At Loose Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
547 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Five Acre Wood School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 12, 2019
548 m
Maidstone YMCA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
609 m
Maidstone YMCA Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2011
609 m
Domino's Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2020
701 m
Lucky News Retailers - other 4
Good
February 17, 2016
701 m
Sun Kee Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 27, 2018
701 m
Caretech Community Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
734 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
814 m
Best One (Post Office) Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 2
Needs Improvement
June 22, 2021
948 m
Britannia Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 10, 2020
948 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME15 9RA - Data from Apr 2022

Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 209 m
Anglesey Avenue Bus Stop/Station 336 m
The Walnut Tree Bus Stop/Station 355 m
The Walnut Tree Bus Stop/Station 400 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.8 km
King Street Taxi Rank 3.06 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.49 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 2.8 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 3.15 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 3.18 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.93 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.2 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.22 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME15 9RA - Data from Dec 2021

Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 295 m
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 644 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 932 m
Loose Valley Valley 938 m
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 964 m
Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Ladys Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Cock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Penfold Pond Inland Water 2.41 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME15 9RA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 76.2 Mbps 70.3 Mbps 155.79 Mbps
Upload 19.8 Mbps 16.3 Mbps 27.96 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% 21 1
30-300 Mbps 83.3% 78.5 18.8
300+ Mbps 16.7% - -

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 288,299 kWh - mean 16,017 kWh : median 16,446 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 9RA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.24640600
Longitude 0.52745700
OS Easting 576499
OS Northing 0152727
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31499
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone South ED
Electoral Ward South
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: Older workers and retirement
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 E33043103
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 012D
Output Area / Small Area 6B4