ME15 8XQ maps, stats, and open data

ME15 8XQ lies on Len Valley Walk in Downswood, Maidstone. ME15 8XQ 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 July 1990.

ME15 8XQ maps

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

ME15 8XQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME15 8XQ geodata

Easting	578997
Northing	154444
Latitude	51.261052
Longitude	0.564068

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME15 8XQ?

Street	Len Valley Walk
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 8XQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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 8XQ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	138m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	138m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Deringwood Drive	138m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME15 8XQ

Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	148m
Horton Downs (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	175m
Gorham Drive (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	185m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	278m
Foxden Drive (Deringwood Drive)	Downswood	291m

Nearest railway stations to ME15 8XQ

Bearsted Station	1.9km
Maidstone East Station	3.5km
Maidstone West Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME15 8XQ

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

Download

Median download speed	39.7Mbps
Average download speed	41.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.6Mbps
Average upload speed	11.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME15 8XQ (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME15 8XQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	64,268
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,034
Median (kWh/meter)	7,121

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	8,227
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,371
Median (kWh/meter)	1,339

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Willow Rise Pre School

The Downswood Community Centre

52m

Tipee And Twinkletoes After School Club

The Downswood Community Centre

52m

Spires Pharmacy

Unit 4

131m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Downswood Post Office	16:30	12:00	136m
Madginford	16:30	11:45	416m
School Lane	17:45	12:00	813m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME15 8XQ

Facility	Distance
Madginford Primary School Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone Grass Pitches	314m
Mallards Way Lenside Drive, Bearsted, Maidstone Grass Pitches	404m
Greenfield Community Primary School Oxford Road, Maidstone Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Nearest schools to ME15 8XQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Madginford Primary School Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME15 8LH	Primary	276m
Greenfields Community Primary School Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DF	Primary	1.1km
King's Reach Education St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, ME15 8SW	Not applicable	1.3km

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ME15 8XQ ITL and ME15 8XQ 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 8XQ:

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 8XQ 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 8XQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123606
LSOA	E01024349	Maidstone 007E
MSOA	E02005074	Maidstone 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME15 8XQ

ME15 8XR	Willow Rise	36m
ME15 8XG	Chiltern Close	52m
ME15 8TG	Grampian Way	84m
ME15 8TB	Cotswold Gardens	123m
ME15 8XW	Deringwood Parade	133m
ME15 8TE	Cheviot Gardens	159m
ME15 8UF	Pennine Way	162m
ME15 8TH	Reinden Grove	190m
ME15 8PG	Gault Close	200m
ME15 8SG	Ellenswood Close	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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