ME15 8QU maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8QU 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 8QU maps

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

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ME15 8QU geodata

Easting578618
Northing154549
Latitude51.262114
Longitude0.558694

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 8QU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME15
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➜ Where is Maidstone?

ME15 8QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME15 8QU 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

WardShepway North
ConstituencyFaversham And Mid Kent

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8QU

December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area60m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Deringwood Drive419m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Deringwood Drive419m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8QU

Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)Downswood146m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)Downswood226m
Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)Downswood359m
Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)Downswood413m
Lambourne Road (Madginford Road)Madginford426m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8QU

Bearsted Station2km
Maidstone West Station3.1km
Maidstone East Station3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in ME15 8QU (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband limitations in ME15 8QU (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%

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Deprivation

58.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 8QU:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Vale Care Home
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Vale Nursing Home
213m
Maidstone Mencap Charitable Trust
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Cobtree Hall
355m
Contract Dining Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Madginford Park Infant School
371m

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Nearest post box to ME15 8QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Downswood Post Office16:3012:00401m
Madginford16:3011:45465m
School Lane17:4512:00560m

Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8QU

FacilityDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
499m
Mallards Way
Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
782m
Greenfield Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Maidstone
Grass Pitches
875m

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Nearest schools to ME15 8QU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH
Primary485m
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF
Primary846m
King's Reach Education
St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8SW
Not applicable1.4km

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ME15 8QU ITL and ME15 8QU 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 8QU:

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

ME15 8QU 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 8QU:

CodeName
OAE00123837
LSOAE01024393Maidstone 010C
MSOAE02005077Maidstone 010

Nearest postcodes to ME15 8QU

ME15 8TFFoxden Drive83m
ME15 8LTMerton Road177m
ME15 8TJBournewood Close187m
ME15 8TQFoxden Drive188m
ME15 8LRMerton Road201m
ME15 8EDWillington Street214m
ME15 8JUWillington Street227m
ME15 8GRGrenadier Close247m
ME15 8EAMote Park256m
ME15 8LSMerton Road264m