Postcode ME15 9SW (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 9SW is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in February 1984 and is an active postcode. ME15 9SW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 9SW 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 9SW as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to ME15 9SW is Porchester Close which is centered 38 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Norrington Road and is 128 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 2.55 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 9SW (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 9SW is The Swan Public House and is 371 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Pimmyz Pizza and is 371 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on March 10, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 54.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 10.5% 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 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME15 9SW 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 9SW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Porchester Close 38 m
Farne Close 112 m
Iona Road 132 m
Rushmead Drive 149 m
Anglesey Avenue 151 m
Papermakers Court 170 m
Berwyn Grove 197 m
Arran Road 220 m
Skye Close 241 m
Staffa Road 254 m
Sheppey Road 285 m
Norrington Road 289 m
Lakelands 290 m
Lancet Lane 300 m
Payne's Lane 316 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 9SW

Introduction February 1984
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 9SW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Loose Primary School 555 m
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
652 m
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
669 m
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
669 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
1.09 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.44 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.58 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.69 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.97 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
2.01 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
2.01 km
Cornwallis Academy Good
(November 29, 2017)
2.07 km
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus 2.12 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.23 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
2.31 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.37 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.42 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.42 km
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
2.55 km
Coxheath Primary School 2.62 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Loose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
154 m
Riseden Bed And Breakfast Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 20, 2018
209 m
Pimmyz Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 10, 2022
371 m
T & S Seafood Mobile caterer 2
Needs Improvement
September 10, 2021
371 m
The Swan Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
371 m
Maidstone YMCA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
376 m
Maidstone YMCA Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2011
376 m
Caretech Community Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
511 m
Domino's Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2020
551 m
Lucky News Retailers - other 4
Good
February 17, 2016
551 m
Sun Kee Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 27, 2018
551 m
The Contract Dining Company Ltd At Loose Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
555 m
The Walnut Tree Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2020
556 m
Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day NurseryPreschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2021
652 m
Future Schools Trust At Tiger Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
652 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Five Acre Wood School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 12, 2019
655 m
New Line Learning Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
669 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
682 m
Riverford Home Delivery Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
April 24, 2017
741 m
Little Farm Fridge Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 15, 2020
919 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Anglesey Avenue Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Norrington Road Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Anglesey Avenue Bus Stop/Station 228 m
The Walnut Tree Bus Stop/Station 401 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.55 km
King Street Taxi Rank 2.86 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.27 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 2.55 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 2.88 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 2.91 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.81 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.5 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.05 km

Nearby Nature

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

Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 547 m
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 646 m
Loose Valley Valley 662 m
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 663 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.17 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Ladys Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Cock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Pheasantry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.68 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 54.9 Mbps 54.4 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 10.4 Mbps 12.7 Mbps 20 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% 18 1
30-300 Mbps 89.5% 56.5 13.4
300+ Mbps 10.5% - -

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 269,656 kWh - mean 14,192 kWh : median 13,853 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 9SW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.24822900
Longitude 0.52427500
OS Easting 576270
OS Northing 0152922
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