Postcode ME16 8TQ (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME16 8TQ is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in December 1997 and is an active postcode. ME16 8TQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME16 8TQ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 8TQ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to ME16 8TQ is Poppy Close which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Michael's Road and is 74 m away. The closest railway station is Maidstone West Rail Station, 773 m away.

The closest primary school to ME16 8TQ (for ages 11 and under) is Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 14, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Oakwood Park Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on February 7, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME16 8TQ is First And Last Maidstone Limited and is 301 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 14, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Magic Wok Chinese Takeaway and is 252 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 19, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 57.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 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 2.2 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 ME16 8TQ 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 8TQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Poppy Close 20 m
Lower Fant Road 83 m
Roseholme 109 m
All Angels Close 219 m
Bower Lane 246 m
The Hurstings 255 m
Evelyn Road 258 m
St George's Square 266 m
St Michael's Road 271 m
Upper Fant Road 272 m
Newton Close 273 m
The Tail Race 321 m
Prospect Place 329 m
Launder Way 339 m
Douglas Road 372 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME16 8TQ

Introduction December 1997
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 8TQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
360 m
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
360 m
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
608 m
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
649 m
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
782 m
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
911 m
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
981 m
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
1.11 km
Jubilee Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
1.17 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.2 km
Bower Grove School Outstanding
(September 19, 2019)
1.22 km
MEPA Academy Limited 1.3 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
1.43 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
1.45 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
1.46 km
Maidstone Grammar School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.76 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
1.94 km
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Good
(October 14, 2021)
2.15 km
Park Way Primary School Good
(November 13, 2018)
2.15 km
Barming Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
2.29 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Coburns Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 28, 2015
140 m
Spar Retailers - other 4
Good
July 10, 2019
140 m
Abbeyrose Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 29, 2021
151 m
Grange Moor Hotel Restaurant Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
September 21, 2021
151 m
Lukestone Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
151 m
The Wendy House Maidstone Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 4, 2017
151 m
Hemsley House Childcare Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 12, 2022
251 m
Magic Wok Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 19, 2021
252 m
First And Last Maidstone Limited Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 14, 2021
301 m
Belash Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 23, 2022
317 m
Mace Retailers - other 5
Very Good
December 6, 2018
317 m
Bower Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
January 17, 2018
333 m
M & S Fried Chicken & Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
April 19, 2021
333 m
Rock House Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
November 13, 2019
353 m
Caterlink At St Michaels C Of E Infants School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 30, 2013
360 m
St Michael's CE Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 30, 2020
360 m
Bettys Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 21, 2016
400 m
Core Meal Prep Limited Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 3, 2019
426 m
Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
March 19, 2021
432 m
Jade House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 19, 2019
432 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

St Michael's Road Bus Stop/Station 74 m
St Michael's Road Bus Stop/Station 85 m
Upper Fant Road Bus Stop/Station 225 m
Upper Fant Road Bus Stop/Station 236 m
St Michael's Junior School Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 794 m
King Street Taxi Rank 1.51 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.51 km
Maidstone West Rail Station Rail 773 m
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
Maidstone Barracks Rail Station Rail 1.23 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.26 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 45.95 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 48.29 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 853 m
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 913 m
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Loose Valley Valley 2.07 km
Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Middle Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Mangravet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Springfield Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Five Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km
Lock Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 70.3 Mbps 57.7 Mbps 79.66 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 100% 65 17
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 130,100 kWh - mean 14,456 kWh : median 12,450 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

10 meters consuming 43,654 kWh - mean 4,365 kWh : median 2,644 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME16 8TQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26742700
Longitude 0.50600200
OS Easting 574922
OS Northing 0155013
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15622
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
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 E33043065
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 006C
Output Area / Small Area 5A3