ME15 8LR maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8LR lies on Merton Road in Bearsted, Maidstone. ME15 8LR 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 8LR maps

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

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ME15 8LR geodata

Easting578794
Northing154647
Latitude51.262939
Longitude0.561263

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 8LR?

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

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8LR

December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area165m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Gault Close334m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Deringwood Drive377m
➜ Merton Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8LR

Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)Downswood216m
Merton Road (Egremont Road)Madginford274m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)Downswood308m
Egremont Road Shops (Egremont Road)Madginford317m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford325m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8LR

Bearsted Station1.8km
Maidstone East Station3.2km
Maidstone West Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8LR

Broadband access in ME15 8LR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband81.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME15 8LR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed34.8Mbps
Average download speed53.5Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed3.8Mbps
Average upload speed4.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8LR (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 8LR

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ME15 8LR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)135,487
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)8,468
Median (kWh/meter)7,669

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)37,472
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)2,677
Median (kWh/meter)2,227
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 8LR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 8LR.
  • 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 8LR:

Food Standards Agency

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

Contract Dining Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Madginford Park Infant School
172m
Co-op
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
33-37 Egremont Road
291m
Martin McColls
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
31 Egremont Road
301m

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Nearest post box to ME15 8LR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Madginford16:3011:45272m
Downswood Post Office16:3012:00362m
School Lane17:4512:00753m

Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8LR

FacilityDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
300m
Mallards Way
Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
623m
Greenfield Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
1.1km

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Nearest schools to ME15 8LR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
Primary289m
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF
Primary1km
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL
Primary1.2km

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ME15 8LR ITL and ME15 8LR 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 8LR:

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

ME15 8LR 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 8LR:

CodeName
OAE00123512
LSOAE01024327Maidstone 007B
MSOAE02005074Maidstone 007

Nearest postcodes to ME15 8LR

ME15 8GRGrenadier Close73m
ME15 8LSMerton Road88m
ME15 8LTMerton Road92m
ME15 8LLMerton Road100m
ME15 8LPMerton Road151m
ME15 8JUWillington Street153m
ME15 8LWMerton Road158m
ME15 8LJMerton Road171m
ME15 8LNMerton Road182m
ME15 8TJBournewood Close189m