Postcode ME16 8FE (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME16 8FE is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in May 2009 and is an active postcode. ME16 8FE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME16 8FE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.2 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 ME16 8FE as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.

The closest road name to ME16 8FE is Wallis Place which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Charles Street and is 229 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 311 m away.

The closest primary school to ME16 8FE (for ages 11 and under) is Archbishop Courtenay Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on July 11, 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 ME16 8FE is The Feathers (Flame Grill) and is 280 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on December 16, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Marino's and is 333 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on February 1, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 80 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME16 8FE 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 ME16 8FE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME16 8FE, and the approximate distance away.

Wallis Place 23 m
Bodiam Court 59 m
Kingfisher Meadow 122 m
Hart Street 139 m
Lindisfarne Gardens 145 m
Waters Edge 187 m
Cornhill Place 198 m
Clifford Way 202 m
Dixon Close 211 m
Charles Street 214 m
Stafford Gardens 216 m
River View 230 m
Stevenson Close 242 m
Underwood Close 253 m
Rowland Close 279 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME16 8FE

Introduction May 2009
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 ME16 8FE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
291 m
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
351 m
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
351 m
MEPA Academy Limited 830 m
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
843 m
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.09 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.23 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.27 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
1.37 km
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
1.4 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
1.46 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.48 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
1.49 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
1.52 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
1.54 km
Invicta Grammar School Outstanding
(September 21, 2012)
1.65 km
Valley Park School Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.78 km
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
1.78 km
Jubilee Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.86 km
Bower Grove School Outstanding
(September 19, 2019)
1.91 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME16 8FE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kate's Hampers (Unit 1004) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 1, 2018
175 m
Terra Mia Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 23, 2020
175 m
AA Markets Cafeteria Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 17, 2019
187 m
Hollywood Bowl Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
187 m
David Lloyd Fitness Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2020
279 m
Frankie And Bennys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 9, 2019
279 m
Odeon Cinemas Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 6, 2016
279 m
Aroi Dee Maidstone Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
280 m
Flour Power Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 22, 2021
280 m
Gravity Trampoline Park Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
June 14, 2021
280 m
The Feathers (Flame Grill) Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
December 16, 2019
280 m
The Gourmet Griddle Drive Thru Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
March 18, 2021
280 m
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Breakfast Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 17, 2016
291 m
Breakfast Club At The Archbishop Courtenay C Of E Primary School/college/university 4
Good
November 13, 2009
291 m
Buttons ABC Pre-school And Archbishops Courteney After Schoo School/college/university 4
Good
October 2, 2020
291 m
Caterlink At The Archbishop Courtenay C School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
291 m
Sophie's Snack Bar Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 23, 2020
310 m
Marino's Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 1, 2022
333 m
McDonalds Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 29, 2021
333 m
River Kebab And Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 28, 2022
333 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME16 8FE - Data from Apr 2022

Charles Street Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Charles Street Bus Stop/Station 248 m
Lockmeadow Bus Stop/Station 257 m
Rowland Close Bus Stop/Station 338 m
Maidstone West Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 340 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 314 m
King Street Taxi Rank 934 m
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.13 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 311 m
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station Rail 1.06 km
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station Rail 1.07 km
London Southend Airport Air 35.97 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.52 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 48.97 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME16 8FE - Data from Dec 2021

Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Loose Valley Valley 2.01 km
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Upper Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Lower Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Cuckoo Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME16 8FE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 80 Mbps 327.86 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18.2 Mbps 49.4 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps - -
2-5 Mbps - -
5-10 Mbps - -
10-30 Mbps 12.3 0.8
30-300 Mbps 80.4 19
300+ Mbps 328 49

Gas Consumption

70 meters consuming 294,397 kWh - mean 4,206 kWh : median 4,042 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

67 meters consuming 102,944 kWh - mean 1,536 kWh : median 1,435 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME16 8FE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26773600
Longitude 0.51594000
OS Easting 575614
OS Northing 0155071
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15904
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone Central ED
Electoral Ward Fant
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: Cosmopolitans
Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan
Subgroup: Migrant families
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 E33043070
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 006F
Output Area / Small Area 2C1