ME15 8SU maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8SU lies on Fordcombe Close in Maidstone. ME15 8SU is located in the Shepway South 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 8SU maps

ME15 8SU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME15 8SU 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 8SU geodata

Easting	578740
Northing	153039
Latitude	51.248512
Longitude	0.559687

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 8SU?

Street	Fordcombe Close
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME15
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME15 8SU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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 South
Constituency	Faversham And Mid Kent

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8SU

November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Betsham Road	325m
July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Betsham Road	325m
July 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Betsham Road	325m
➜ Fordcombe Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8SU

Cranbrook Close (Woolley Road)	Senacre Wood	87m
Titchfield Road (Wooley Road)	Senacre Wood	106m
Hever Close (Woolley Road)	Senacre Wood	252m
Willington Street Post Office (Willington Street)	Senacre Wood	315m
Ifield Close (Woolley Road)	Senacre Wood	331m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8SU

Bearsted Station	3.3km
Maidstone West Station	3.9km
Maidstone East Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8SU

Broadband access in ME15 8SU (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 8SU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	50.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.0Mbps
Average upload speed	4.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.14Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8SU (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 8SU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME15 8SU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	113,725
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,477
Median (kWh/meter)	9,773

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	23,216
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,111
Median (kWh/meter)	1,814

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME15 8SU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME15 8SU.
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

78.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 8SU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Contract Dining Company At Senacre Wood Primary School

Senacre Wood Primary School

114m

Castle 1

2 Senacre Square

144m

Arda Kebab And Fish Bar

3 Senacre Square

148m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME15 8SU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bethersden Court	17:15	12:15	113m
Willington Street Post Office	17:15	12:15	313m
Cheshire Road	17:30	12:15	552m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8SU

Facility	Distance
Senacre Wood Primary School Graveney Road, Maidstone Grass Pitches	120m
Senacre Playing Fields Titchfield Road, Maidstone Grass Pitches	441m
Otham Sports Ground Honey Lane, Otham, Maidstone Grass Pitches	826m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME15 8SU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Senacre Wood Primary School Graveney Road, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8QQ	Primary	113m
King's Reach Education St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8SW	Not applicable	154m
Tree Tops Primary Academy Brishing Lane, Park Wood, Maidstone, ME15 9EZ	Primary	834m

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ME15 8SU ITL and ME15 8SU 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 8SU:

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 8SU 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 8SU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123860
LSOA	E01024399	Maidstone 013F
MSOA	E02005080	Maidstone 013

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME15 8SU

ME15 8ST	Cranbrook Close	29m
ME15 8SX	Halden Close	61m
ME15 8PU	Longparish Close	76m
ME15 8QT	Reculver Walk	86m
ME15 8SY	Hartley Close	121m
ME15 8QF	Senacre Square	147m
ME15 8SW	Reculver Walk	154m
ME15 8QR	Shoreham Walk	201m
ME15 8QL	Graveney Road	225m
ME15 8SR	Hever Close	226m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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