Postcode ME15 9TX (Maidstone)

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

ME15 9TX is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.6 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 9TX as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to ME15 9TX is Loose Road which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Fire Station and is 59 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 2.02 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 9TX (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 9TX is The Swan Public House and is 311 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sun Kee and is 131 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on June 27, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 115.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 88% 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 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Loose Road 26 m
Beech Court Gardens 49 m
Runnymede Gardens 73 m
Warnford Gardens 81 m
Pearce Gardens 136 m
Hazlitt Place 148 m
Oaklands 172 m
Wheatsheaf Close 182 m
The Farrows 201 m
Hawkes Way 223 m
Hillden Shaw 232 m
Broadoak Avenue 244 m
Pheasant Lane 268 m
Highview Close 270 m
Melrose Close 282 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 9TX

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 9TX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
630 m
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
841 m
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
841 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
926 m
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
930 m
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.06 km
Loose Primary School 1.22 km
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
1.29 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.3 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
1.55 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.59 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
1.97 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
1.97 km
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.21 km
MEPA Academy Limited 2.35 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
2.37 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
2.4 km
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
2.4 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.43 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
2.69 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
97 m
Domino's Pizza Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 17, 2020
131 m
Lucky News Retailers - other 4
Good
February 17, 2016
131 m
Sun Kee Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 27, 2018
131 m
Caretech Community Care Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
213 m
Pimmyz Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 10, 2022
311 m
T & S Seafood Mobile caterer 2
Needs Improvement
September 10, 2021
311 m
The Swan Public House Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 13, 2019
311 m
Maidstone YMCA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 1, 2019
315 m
Maidstone YMCA Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2011
315 m
Blue Ocean Fish & Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
491 m
South Park News Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 19, 2017
491 m
Loose Court Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
524 m
Bright Horizons Maidstone Boughton Lane Day NurseryPreschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2021
630 m
Future Schools Trust At Tiger Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
630 m
Nourish Contract Catering At Five Acre Wood School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 12, 2019
630 m
Rule13 Limited Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
November 12, 2020
676 m
The Oast Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 1, 2022
770 m
KFC Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
788 m
Papa Johns Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 15, 2019
788 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Fire Station Bus Stop/Station 59 m
Fire Station Bus Stop/Station 175 m
The Swan Bus Stop/Station 224 m
The Swan Bus Stop/Station 264 m
The Wheatsheaf Bus Stop/Station 422 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.01 km
King Street Taxi Rank 2.23 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.67 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 2.02 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 2.67 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Rail 2.68 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.14 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 43.83 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 49.39 km

Nearby Nature

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

Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 417 m
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 759 m
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 862 m
Loose Valley Valley 976 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km
Bicknor Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km
Penfold Pond Inland Water 3 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 41.8 Mbps 115.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 9.8 Mbps 11.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 5
30-300 Mbps 12% 65.9 8.8
300+ Mbps 88% 593 39

Gas Consumption

21 meters consuming 436,293 kWh - mean 20,776 kWh : median 21,942 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 136,173 kWh - mean 5,921 kWh : median 3,988 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 9TX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.25387100
Longitude 0.52745200
OS Easting 576468
OS Northing 0153557
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21336
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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient 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 E33043099
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 012E
Output Area / Small Area 5B3