Postcode ME16 9PR (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME16 9PR is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in July 1995 and is an active postcode. ME16 9PR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME16 9PR is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.6 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 ME16 9PR as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME16 9PR is Springwood Road which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Heath Grove and is 143 m away. The closest railway station is East Farleigh Rail Station, 1.53 km away.

The closest primary school to ME16 9PR (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 nearest takeaway food is available from Deep Blue Delivery Kitchen and is 380 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 14, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 57.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 15.6% 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 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Springwood Road 52 m
Copper Beech Close 74 m
Barming Walk 82 m
Nicholas Close 85 m
Robinson Avenue 88 m
Edmund Close 124 m
Catherine Close 124 m
James Huxley Avenue 143 m
Springwood Close 167 m
Mill Walk 190 m
St Davids Gate 190 m
Oakapple Lane 194 m
Newman Close 219 m
Marigold Way 230 m
Wood Court 243 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME16 9PR

Introduction July 1995
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 9PR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bower Grove School Outstanding
(September 19, 2019)
543 m
Barming Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
601 m
West Borough Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
664 m
Jubilee Primary School Outstanding
(July 5, 2017)
770 m
St Augustine Academy Good
(February 21, 2018)
1.11 km
Oakwood Park Grammar School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.16 km
St Simon Stock Catholic School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.16 km
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Good
(September 18, 2018)
1.29 km
Palace Wood Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
1.82 km
St Helens Montessori School Good
(July 8, 2021)
1.84 km
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Good
(March 14, 2018)
2.07 km
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Outstanding
(January 29, 2014)
2.07 km
Brunswick House Primary School Good
(February 28, 2018)
2.21 km
East Farleigh Primary School Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.25 km
Allington Primary School 2.28 km
The Maplesden Noakes School Good
(November 14, 2018)
2.36 km
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Requires improvement
(July 11, 2019)
2.36 km
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Outstanding
(May 20, 2009)
2.45 km
MEPA Academy Limited 2.82 km
South Borough Primary School Good
(January 17, 2018)
3.17 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Rockin Robin On The Green Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 10, 2019
172 m
Taj Barming Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 22, 2018
339 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
April 17, 2019
380 m
Deep Blue Delivery Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 14, 2020
380 m
Domino's Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
380 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
380 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 15, 2013
380 m
Blackthorn Garden Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
386 m
Nisa Local Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 5, 2018
414 m
Lloyds Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
September 9, 2020
422 m
Barming Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
533 m
R & A Mini Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
February 17, 2022
533 m
Bower Grove School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
543 m
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 26, 2022
549 m
Cafe @ Plus One Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 2, 2021
549 m
Compass Trading As Costa Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 28, 2019
549 m
Deli Marche Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 16, 2021
549 m
League Of Friends Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
549 m
Marks & Spencer Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 17, 2018
549 m
Bap Masters Ltd Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
July 24, 2020
557 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Heath Grove Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Heath Grove Bus Stop/Station 164 m
Oakapple Lane Bus Stop/Station 210 m
Oakapple Lane Bus Stop/Station 235 m
Long Rede Lane Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Maidstone West Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.44 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.9 km
Maidstone East Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.94 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 1.53 km
East Farleigh Rail Station Rail 1.56 km
Barming Rail Station Rail 1.76 km
London Southend Airport Air 36.79 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.67 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 46.68 km

Nearby Nature

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

West Wood Woodland Or Forest 705 m
Fullingpits Wood Woodland Or Forest 745 m
Oak Wood Woodland Or Forest 942 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Palace Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Broke Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Oaken Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Bydews Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Deadman Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.03 km
Dog Kennel Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Witches Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 3.05 km
Hamlet Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.12 km
Limekiln Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km
Loose Valley Valley 3.19 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 59.4 Mbps 57.1 Mbps 79.97 Mbps
Upload 15.3 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 20 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% 18.8 1
30-300 Mbps 84.4% 63.5 15.5
300+ Mbps 15.6% - -

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 306,607 kWh - mean 9,581 kWh : median 10,486 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 89,941 kWh - mean 2,901 kWh : median 2,812 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME16 9PR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.26902400
Longitude 0.48130100
OS Easting 573193
OS Northing 0155132
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
13683
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: 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 E33043076
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 008G
Output Area / Small Area 7A3