Postcode ME15 9SB (Maidstone)

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

ME15 9SB is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.3 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 9SB as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to ME15 9SB is Sevington Park which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Norrington Road and is 384 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 2.49 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 9SB (for ages 11 and under) is Loose Primary School. 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 9SB is The Walnut Tree and is 546 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 590 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on March 10, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.1 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 9SB 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 9SB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Sevington Park 21 m
Old Drive 81 m
Arran Road 97 m
Anglesey Avenue 170 m
Staffa Road 183 m
Farne Close 199 m
Lancet Lane 203 m
Iona Road 230 m
Kirkdale Road 235 m
Waldron Drive 334 m
Sheppey Road 341 m
Rushmead Drive 361 m
Kirkdale 556 m
Loose Road 819 m
B2163 2.23 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 9SB

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 9SB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Loose Primary School 518 m
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
956 m
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
979 m
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
979 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.39 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.73 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.74 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.75 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.92 km
Cornwallis Academy Good
(November 29, 2017)
2.01 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.05 km
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus 2.1 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
2.29 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.31 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.31 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.33 km
Coxheath Primary School 2.39 km
East Farleigh Primary School Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.41 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
2.61 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.68 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME15 9SB - 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
281 m
Loose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
338 m
Riverford Home Delivery Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
April 24, 2017
490 m
Maidstone YMCA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
501 m
Maidstone YMCA Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2011
501 m
The Contract Dining Company Ltd At Loose Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
518 m
The Walnut Tree Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2020
546 m
Pimmyz Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 10, 2022
590 m
T & S Seafood Mobile caterer 2
Needs Improvement
September 10, 2021
590 m
The Swan Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
590 m
Caretech Community Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
613 m
Little Farm Fridge Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2020
614 m
Domino's Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2020
733 m
Lucky News Retailers - other 4
Good
February 17, 2016
733 m
Sun Kee Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 27, 2018
733 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
864 m
The Chequers Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 5, 2019
881 m
Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day NurseryPreschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2021
956 m
Future Schools Trust At Tiger Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
956 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Five Acre Wood School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 12, 2019
959 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 384 m
Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 394 m
Anglesey Avenue Bus Stop/Station 425 m
Anglesey Avenue Bus Stop/Station 463 m
The Walnut Tree Bus Stop/Station 465 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.49 km
King Street Taxi Rank 2.87 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.25 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 2.49 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 2.58 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 2.61 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.9 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.71 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 48.74 km

Nearby Nature

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

Loose Valley Valley 365 m
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 460 m
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 849 m
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 918 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Ladys Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Cock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.57 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.59 km
Pheasantry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 37.6 Mbps 70 Mbps
Upload 8.4 Mbps 6.8 Mbps 13.45 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% 17.7 3
30-300 Mbps 100% 45.8 8.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

38 meters consuming 769,282 kWh - mean 20,244 kWh : median 20,095 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

38 meters consuming 170,416 kWh - mean 4,485 kWh : median 3,479 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 9SB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.24830700
Longitude 0.51982300
OS Easting 575959
OS Northing 0152920
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31743
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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
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 E33043100
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 012C
Output Area / Small Area 6A3