Postcode ME15 9WU (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME15 9WU is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in June 2011 and is an active postcode. ME15 9WU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME15 9WU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.8 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 9WU as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME15 9WU is Keele Avenue which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Furfield Close and is 204 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 3.72 km away.

The closest primary school to ME15 9WU (for ages 11 and under) is Tree Tops Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 12, 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 9WU is Tovil Scout Group and is 668 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 25, 2003. The nearest takeaway food is available from Charlie's Chippy and is 765 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 16, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.5 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 1.5 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 9WU 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 9WU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Keele Avenue 34 m
Keele Way 69 m
Clare Place 76 m
Balliol Grove 90 m
St Catherine's Road 94 m
Oriel Grove 99 m
Clare Way 112 m
St Catherine's Gardens 115 m
Mansfield Place 133 m
Darwin Gardens 144 m
Penfold Close 152 m
Keble Place 152 m
Acorn Place 165 m
Trinity Way 173 m
Morris Close 185 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME15 9WU

Introduction June 2011
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 9WU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Tree Tops Primary Academy Good
(June 12, 2019)
569 m
Molehill Primary Academy Good
(January 31, 2018)
684 m
Senacre Wood Primary School Good
(December 4, 2019)
845 m
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
882 m
Oaks Primary Academy Outstanding
(September 22, 2021)
943 m
New Line Learning Academy Good
(November 13, 2019)
1.11 km
Tiger Primary School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.11 km
Five Acre Wood School Outstanding
(March 28, 2019)
1.23 km
Greenfields Community Primary School Good
(May 15, 2019)
1.38 km
Langley Park Primary Academy Good
(June 19, 2019)
1.43 km
Loose Primary School 1.94 km
Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.07 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
2.08 km
Madginford Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
2.53 km
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus 2.63 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
2.66 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
2.66 km
Cornwallis Academy Good
(November 29, 2017)
2.76 km
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(July 16, 2015)
3.18 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
3.34 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Discovery Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 5, 2022
258 m
Morrisons Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 11, 2019
285 m
Morrisons Filling Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2009
285 m
Mister Softee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 23, 2019
328 m
Life Cafe Project Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 6, 2021
353 m
Ess Support Services Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 5, 2020
467 m
Esso Parkwood Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 19, 2015
548 m
Breakfast Club At Tree Tops Academy Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 14, 2013
569 m
Olive Dining At Tree Tops Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
569 m
Alldays Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
July 12, 2019
594 m
Willington Stores And Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 13, 2007
594 m
Ashley Gardens Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 27, 2021
597 m
Morrisons Daily Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 24, 2021
649 m
Delightfuls Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 2, 2021
661 m
Tovil Scout Group Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 25, 2003
668 m
Charlie's Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 16, 2021
765 m
Fat Dragon Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 23, 2021
765 m
Greggs Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 22, 2020
765 m
Lloyds Pharmacy Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 7, 2016
765 m
Olive Dining At Molehill Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 11, 2015
786 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Furfield Close Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Sutton Woods Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Wallis Avenue Bus Stop/Station 227 m
Wallis Avenue Bus Stop/Station 236 m
Sutton Woods Bus Stop/Station 238 m
King Street Taxi Rank 3.69 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.71 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.19 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 3.72 km
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 4.05 km
Bearsted Rail Station Rail 4.07 km
London Southend Airport Air 37.71 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 42.05 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 50.63 km

Nearby Nature

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

Long Shaw Woodland Or Forest 793 m
Wiles Shaw Woodland Or Forest 892 m
Fullers Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Stream Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Hogtrough Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.17 km
Bicknor Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Penfold Pond Inland Water 1.32 km
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
East Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Belts Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Langley Loch Inland Water 2.02 km
Tilt's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Ladys Shaw Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.2 Mbps 51.2 Mbps 330 Mbps
Upload 7 Mbps 10.5 Mbps 50 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23.9 6.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 53.6 11.3
300+ Mbps 100% 330 50

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 217,695 kWh - mean 9,465 kWh : median 9,833 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 119,106 kWh - mean 3,842 kWh : median 3,366 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME15 9WU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.24422700
Longitude 0.54874500
OS Easting 577993
OS Northing 0152536
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2915
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone South East ED
Electoral Ward Park Wood
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
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 E33043106
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 013A
Output Area / Small Area 7A3