ME15 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

ME15 7BQ lies on Plains Avenue in Maidstone. ME15 7BQ is located in the Shepway North electoral ward, within the local authority district of Maidstone and the English Parliamentary constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent. 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 7BQ maps

ME15 7BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME15 7BQ 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 7BQ geodata

Easting	577841
Northing	154060
Latitude	51.257964
Longitude	0.547327

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME15 7BQ?

Street	Plains Avenue
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME15
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME15 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME15 7BQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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	Shepway North
Constituency	Faversham And Mid Kent

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 7BQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Oxford Road	189m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Claygate	70m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Claygate	70m
➜ Plains Avenue crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 7BQ

Durham Close (Oxford Road)	Shepway	110m
Durham Close (Oxford Road)	Shepway	119m
Claygate (Plains Avenue)	Shepway	161m
Suffolk Road	Shepway	225m
School Lane (Oxford Road)	Shepway	248m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 7BQ

Maidstone West Station	2.6km
Maidstone East Station	2.9km
Bearsted Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 7BQ

Broadband access in ME15 7BQ (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 7BQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.8Mbps
Average download speed	81.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 7BQ (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 7BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME15 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME15 7BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	262,734
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,942
Median (kWh/meter)	11,699

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	72,328
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,018
Median (kWh/meter)	3,503

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 7BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 7BQ.
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

73.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 7BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME15 7BQ (meters)

Nourish Contract Catering Ltd At Greenfields Cp School

Greenfields Cp School

230m

Breakfast Club At Greenfields Cp School

Greenfields Cp School

230m

Nellies Pre School

Shepway Manor Young Peoples Club

407m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME15 7BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Roundabout	17:45	12:00	89m
Old Shepway Post Office	17:45	12:15	325m
School Lane	17:45	12:00	412m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME15 7BQ

Facility	Distance
Greenfield Community Primary School Oxford Road, Maidstone Grass Pitches	229m
Shepway Green Pitches Cumberland Avenue, Maidstone Grass Pitches	372m
Somerset Field Somerset Road, Maidstone Grass Pitches	675m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME15 7BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Greenfields Community Primary School Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF	Primary	277m
Molehill Primary Academy Hereford Road, Maidstone, ME15 7ND	Primary	913m
Park Way Primary School Park Way, Maidstone, ME15 7AH	Primary	921m

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ME15 7BQ ITL and ME15 7BQ 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 7BQ:

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 7BQ 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 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123838
LSOA	E01024395	Maidstone 010D
MSOA	E02005077	Maidstone 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME15 7BQ

ME15 7BH	Plains Avenue	36m
ME15 7BJ	Claygate	61m
ME15 8DQ	Oxford Road	112m
ME15 8DN	Stone Cottages	120m
ME15 7HX	Sussex Road	125m
ME15 8DG	Oxford Road	134m
ME15 8FF	Old School Lane	140m
ME15 8DB	Oxford Road	146m
ME15 7HU	Suffolk Road	178m
ME15 7BE	Mote Park	202m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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