ME15 6RA maps, stats, and open data

ME15 6RA lies on Higham Close in Maidstone. ME15 6RA is located in the South electoral ward, within the local authority district of Maidstone and the English Parliamentary constituency of Maidstone and The Weald. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

ME15 6RA maps

ME15 6RA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME15 6RA map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME15 6RA geodata

Easting	575036
Northing	154636
Latitude	51.264006
Longitude	0.507450

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 6RA?

Street	Higham Close
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME15
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME15 6RA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME15 6RA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	South
Constituency	Maidstone And The Weald

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 6RA

August 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near The Tail Race	114m
March 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Tail Race	114m
December 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near The Tail Race	114m
➜ Higham Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 6RA

Launder Way (Tovil Green)	Tovil	54m
Launder Way (Tovil Green)	Tovil	90m
Burial Ground Lane (Tovil Green)	Tovil	100m
Tovil Green Court (Tovil Green)	Tovil	161m
Tovil Green Court (Tovil Green)	Tovil	184m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 6RA

Maidstone West Station	0.9km
Maidstone Barracks Station	1.5km
Maidstone East Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 6RA

Broadband access in ME15 6RA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME15 6RA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	64.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	30.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 6RA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 6RA

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Source: Ofcom
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ME15 6RA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME15 6RA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	189,811
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,628
Median (kWh/meter)	9,081

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	64,345
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,925
Median (kWh/meter)	2,519

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 6RA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 6RA.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

43.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 6RA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME15 6RA (meters)

Chelsea Buns Cake Design

6 Cuthbert Close

237m

White Oaks

Tovil Green Court

249m

The Coffee Beam

Unit 2-4

292m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME15 6RA

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Launder Way	17:30	12:15	70m
Tesco	17:30	12:30	357m
Tovil Post Office	18:00	12:15	404m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME15 6RA

Facility	Distance
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone Grass Pitches	520m
Clare Park Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Outdoor Tennis Courts	597m
Kent Fire And Rescue Service Headquarters The Godlands, Tovil, Maidstone Grass Pitches	728m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME15 6RA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Heath Road, Linton, Maidstone, ME17 4HT	Not applicable	533m
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER	Primary	536m
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER	Primary	536m

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Source: Edubase
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ME15 6RA ITL and ME15 6RA LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME15 6RA:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ45	Mid Kent
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000110	Maidstone

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME15 6RA census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME15 6RA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123893
LSOA	E01024401	Maidstone 009D
MSOA	E02005076	Maidstone 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME15 6RA

ME15 6RP	Old Cottages	19m
ME15 6SE	Higham Close	73m
ME15 6YZ	Millstock Terrace	85m
ME15 6FE	The Spillway	91m
ME15 6FF	The Stampers	109m
ME15 6XY	Launder Way	115m
ME15 6TB	Bridgeside Mews	127m
ME15 6YL	The Tail Race	129m
ME15 6FS	Flood Hatch	132m
ME15 6YN	The Hurstings	137m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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