ME15 8XL maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8XL lies on Ravens Dane Close in Downswood, Maidstone. ME15 8XL is located in the Downswood and Otham 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 February 1990.

ME15 8XL maps

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

ME15 8XL 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 8XL geodata

Easting	579252
Northing	154326
Latitude	51.259912
Longitude	0.567660

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME15 8XL?

Street	Ravens Dane Close
Locality	Downswood
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME15
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME15 8XL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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	Downswood And Otham
Constituency	Faversham And Mid Kent

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME15 8XL

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	290m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	290m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	290m
➜ Ravens Dane Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8XL

Pennine Way (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	46m
Gorham Drive (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	102m
Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	303m
Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	367m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	530m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8XL

Bearsted Station	1.9km
Maidstone East Station	3.8km
Maidstone West Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8XL

Broadband access in ME15 8XL (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	93.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME15 8XL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	83.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8XL (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 8XL

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Source: Ofcom
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ME15 8XL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	187,975
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,544
Median (kWh/meter)	8,077

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	101,071
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,260
Median (kWh/meter)	2,901

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

4.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME15 8XL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Gabriella Sweets

19 Murrain Drive

111m

The Orchard

The Orchard Spot

158m

Willow Rise Pre School

The Downswood Community Centre

285m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Downswood Post Office	16:30	12:00	306m
Madginford	16:30	11:45	606m
Cavendish Way	17:30	12:15	895m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8XL

Facility	Distance
Mallards Way Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone Grass Pitches	223m
Madginford Primary School Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone Grass Pitches	457m
Bearsted Woodlands Trust Church Landway, Church Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME15 8XL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Madginford Primary School Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH	Primary	421m
Greenfields Community Primary School Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF	Primary	1.3km
King's Reach Education St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8SW	Not applicable	1.3km

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Source: Edubase
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ME15 8XL ITL and ME15 8XL 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 8XL:

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 8XL 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 8XL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123601
LSOA	E01024349	Maidstone 007E
MSOA	E02005074	Maidstone 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME15 8XL

ME15 8UG	Pennine Way	52m
ME15 8UU	Gorham Drive	57m
ME15 8UF	Pennine Way	119m
ME15 8XH	Mallard Way	125m
ME15 8XJ	Murrain Drive	139m
ME15 8TE	Cheviot Gardens	144m
ME15 8SP	Monkdown	160m
ME15 8SN	Redsells Close	161m
ME15 8XN	Murrain Drive	179m
ME15 8UR	Rhodewood Close	185m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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