Postcode ME5 9LQ (Maidstone)

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The postcode ME5 9LQ is located in Maidstone, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in February 1984 and is an active postcode. ME5 9LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 9LQ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 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 ME5 9LQ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.

The closest road name to ME5 9LQ is Travertine Road which is centered 22 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lordswood Close and is 283 m away. The closest railway station is Aylesford Rail Station, 5.87 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 9LQ (for ages 11 and under) is Swingate Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 8, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Greenacre Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 10, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME5 9LQ is Lower Bell and is 2.38 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 28, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd and is 4.17 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 171.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.4% 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 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 9LQ 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 ME5 9LQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 9LQ, and the approximate distance away.

Travertine Road 22 m
Tufa Close 83 m
Boxley Road 113 m
Beechen Bank Road 130 m
The Covert 151 m
Brownelow Copse 172 m
Silver Tree Close 176 m
The Spinney 188 m
Carpinus Close 225 m
Malus Close 261 m
Round Wood Close 272 m
Aston Close 284 m
Lords Wood Close 288 m
Leybourne Close 291 m
Phoenix Road 322 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 9LQ

Introduction February 1984
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 ME5 9LQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
811 m
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
845 m
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
988 m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.01 km
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.12 km
Oaklands School 1.83 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.85 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
2.08 km
Maundene School 2.13 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 2.29 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
2.29 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
2.49 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
2.49 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
2.65 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
2.65 km
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Outstanding
(December 2, 2011)
2.94 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
3 km
Hempstead Junior School Good
(June 20, 2018)
3.11 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.14 km
Hempstead Infant School Good
(September 13, 2018)
3.17 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 9LQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.38 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.38 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.38 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.38 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
2.53 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
3.08 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
3.29 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
3.47 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
3.47 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.91 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
3.93 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
3.94 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.17 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.17 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.22 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.3 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.36 km
The Malta Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 30, 2021
4.39 km
The Running Horse Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 18, 2021
4.39 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 9LQ - Data from Apr 2022

Lordswood Close Bus Stop/Station 283 m
Lordswood Close Bus Stop/Station 299 m
Woodlands Bus Stop/Station 342 m
Woodlands Bus Stop/Station 362 m
Celestine Close Bus Stop/Station 422 m
Aylesford Rail Station Rail 5.87 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.85 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 50.51 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.4 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 9LQ - Data from Dec 2021

Tunbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 236 m
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 500 m
Coal Bottom Valley 560 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 754 m
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 833 m
Malling Wood Woodland Or Forest 918 m
Beechy Wood Woodland Or Forest 943 m
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
Lords Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Sindal's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Reed's Croft Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Frith Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 9LQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 171.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 16.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 5.6% 101.8 12.2
300+ Mbps 94.4% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 317,053 kWh - mean 17,614 kWh : median 17,958 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 95,691 kWh - mean 5,316 kWh : median 5,271 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 9LQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.33236900
Longitude 0.53404900
OS Easting 576629
OS Northing 0162301
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27456
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
County Electorial Division Maidstone Rural North ED
Electoral Ward Boxley
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33043037
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Maidstone 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Maidstone 001D
Output Area / Small Area 6A2