Postcode ME16 9LE (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME16 9LE is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME16 9LE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME16 9LE is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.3 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 ME16 9LE as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME16 9LE is Mill Walk which is centered 60 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Long Rede Lane and is 90 m away. The closest railway station is East Farleigh Rail Station, 1.49 km away.

The closest primary school to ME16 9LE (for ages 11 and under) is Barming Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 9, 2019. 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 9LE is The Redstart Inn Ltd and is 610 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 20, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Deep Blue Delivery Kitchen and is 515 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 14, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 73.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 56.5% 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 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME16 9LE 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 9LE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME16 9LE, and the approximate distance away.

Mill Walk 60 m
Nicholas Close 82 m
Catherine Close 105 m
Long Rede Lane 112 m
St Davids Gate 147 m
Springwood Road 149 m
Springwood Close 156 m
Heath Road 170 m
Plumtrees 199 m
Edmund Close 214 m
Copper Beech Close 215 m
Banky Meadow 216 m
Maplesden Close 224 m
Silverdale 225 m
The Dunnings 227 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME16 9LE

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 ME16 9LE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Barming Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
436 m
Bower Grove School Outstanding
(September 19, 2019)
669 m
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
825 m
Jubilee Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
857 m
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
1.27 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.31 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.33 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
1.46 km
St Helens Montessori School Good
(July 8, 2021)
1.71 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
1.96 km
East Farleigh Primary School Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.2 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.22 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.22 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.37 km
Allington Primary School 2.41 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
2.5 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
2.53 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
2.62 km
MEPA Academy Limited 2.99 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
3.31 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME16 9LE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Rockin Robin On The Green Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 10, 2019
228 m
Nisa Local Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 5, 2018
256 m
Taj Barming Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 22, 2018
421 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
April 17, 2019
426 m
Belmont Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 16, 2020
436 m
Breakfast Club At Barming County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 17, 2016
436 m
The Contract Dining Company At Barming County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
436 m
Deep Blue Delivery Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 14, 2020
515 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
515 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
515 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 15, 2013
515 m
Blackthorn Garden Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
528 m
Lloyds Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 9, 2020
534 m
The Redstart Inn Ltd Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 20, 2020
610 m
Bower Grove School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
669 m
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 26, 2022
675 m
Cafe @ Plus One Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 2, 2021
675 m
Compass Trading As Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 28, 2019
675 m
Deli Marche Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 16, 2021
675 m
League Of Friends Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
675 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME16 9LE - Data from Apr 2022

Long Rede Lane Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Long Rede Lane Bus Stop/Station 107 m
Heath Grove Bus Stop/Station 180 m
Heath Grove Bus Stop/Station 218 m
Banky Meadow Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.6 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.07 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.1 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 1.49 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 1.52 km
Barming Rail Station Rail 1.81 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.91 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.51 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.52 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME16 9LE - Data from Dec 2021

Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 769 m
West Wood Woodland Or Forest 871 m
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Oaken Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Witches Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Parkhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME16 9LE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56.2 Mbps 73.2 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.6 Mbps 36 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% 22 1
30-300 Mbps 43.5% 63.4 11
300+ Mbps 56.5% 331 36

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 268,195 kWh - mean 12,191 kWh : median 12,000 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

22 meters consuming 62,248 kWh - mean 2,829 kWh : median 2,552 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME16 9LE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26841300
Longitude 0.47913200
OS Easting 573044
OS Northing 0155059
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27901
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
County Electorial Division Maidstone Central ED
Electoral Ward Heath
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: Multi-ethnic professionals with 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 E33043076
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 008E
Output Area / Small Area 5A2