ME15 8LS maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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ME15 8LS geodata

Easting578806
Northing154734
Latitude51.263717
Longitude0.561478

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 8LS?

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

Elevation or altitude of ME15 8LS 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8LS

December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area214m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Gault Close340m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Deringwood Drive452m
➜ Merton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8LS

Merton Road (Egremont Road)Madginford190m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford245m
Egremont Road Shops (Egremont Road)Madginford246m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford261m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)Downswood303m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8LS

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

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8LS

Broadband access in ME15 8LS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband97.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME15 8LS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed49.0Mbps
Average download speed55.6Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.4Mbps
Average upload speed8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8LS (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 8LS

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ME15 8LS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)335,332
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)10,162
Median (kWh/meter)9,690

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)98,568
Meter count30
Mean (kWh/meter)3,286
Median (kWh/meter)3,035
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 8LS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 8LS.
  • 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 8LS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Contract Dining Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Madginford Park Infant School
118m
Co-op
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
33-37 Egremont Road
228m
Martin McColls
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
31 Egremont Road
242m

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Nearest post box to ME15 8LS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Madginford16:3011:45201m
Downswood Post Office16:3012:00439m
School Lane17:4512:00824m

Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8LS

FacilityDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
270m
Mallards Way
Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
639m
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
1.1km

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Nearest schools to ME15 8LS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
Primary271m
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF
Primary1.1km
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4BL
Primary1.1km

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Source: Edubase
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ME15 8LS ITL and ME15 8LS 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 8LS:

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

ME15 8LS 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 8LS:

CodeName
OAE00123507
LSOAE01024327Maidstone 007B
MSOAE02005074Maidstone 007

Nearest postcodes to ME15 8LS

ME15 8LWMerton Road74m
ME15 8LPMerton Road80m
ME15 8LRMerton Road88m
ME15 8LTMerton Road98m
ME15 8LNMerton Road100m
ME15 8LLMerton Road114m
ME15 8JUWillington Street115m
ME15 8LJMerton Road118m
ME15 8GRGrenadier Close134m
ME15 8LUTydeman Road134m