ME15 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8LJ lies on Merton Road in Bearsted, Maidstone. ME15 8LJ is located in the Bearsted 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 8LJ maps

ME15 8LJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME15 8LJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME15 8LJ geodata

Easting578920
Northing154763
Latitude51.263942
Longitude0.563125

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME15 8LJ?

StreetMerton Road
LocalityBearsted
Town/CityMaidstone
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME15
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ME15 8LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME15 8LJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardBearsted
ConstituencyFaversham And Mid Kent

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME15 8LJ

2022
11 MAR
£385,000
2017
24 JUL
£323,000
2002
14 JAN
£153,000
1996
6 DEC
£77,000

➜ Bearsted house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8LJ

December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Gault Close250m
December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area326m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Deringwood Drive455m
➜ Merton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8LJ

Merton Road (Egremont Road)Madginford141m
Egremont Road Shops (Egremont Road)Madginford149m
Egremont Road Shops (Egremont Road)Madginford215m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford283m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford298m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8LJ

Bearsted Station1.7km
Maidstone East Station3.3km
Maidstone West Station3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8LJ

Broadband access in ME15 8LJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME15 8LJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed46.8Mbps
Average download speed59.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed16.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8LJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8LJ

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ME15 8LJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME15 8LJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)406,510
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)9,915
Median (kWh/meter)8,994

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)104,446
Meter count39
Mean (kWh/meter)2,678
Median (kWh/meter)2,567
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 8LJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 8LJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

8.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 8LJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME15 8LJ (meters)

Contract Dining Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Madginford Park Infant School
2m
Co-op
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
33-37 Egremont Road
120m
Martin McColls
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
31 Egremont Road
130m

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Nearest post box to ME15 8LJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Madginford16:3011:45106m
Downswood Post Office16:3012:00446m
Cavendish Way17:3012:15725m

Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8LJ

FacilityDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
157m
Mallards Way
Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
548m
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME15 8LJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
Primary165m
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL
Primary1km
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL
Primary1km

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ME15 8LJ ITL and ME15 8LJ 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 8LJ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ45Mid Kent
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000110Maidstone

ME15 8LJ 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 8LJ:

CodeName
OAE00123512
LSOAE01024327Maidstone 007B
MSOAE02005074Maidstone 007

Nearest postcodes to ME15 8LJ

ME15 8LWMerton Road79m
ME15 8LLMerton Road106m
ME15 8LUTydeman Road108m
ME15 8LSMerton Road118m
ME15 8LHEgremont Road145m
ME15 8LNMerton Road161m
ME15 8LXEgremont Road164m
ME15 8GRGrenadier Close165m
ME15 8LRMerton Road171m
ME15 8LPMerton Road172m