ME16 8BD maps, stats, and open data
ME16 8BD lies on Bower Close in Maidstone. ME16 8BD is located in the Bridge electoral ward, within the local authority district of Maidstone and the English Parliamentary constituency of Maidstone and The Weald. 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.
ME16 8BD maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME16 8BD geodata
| Easting | 575103 |
| Northing | 155726 |
| Latitude | 51.273777 |
| Longitude | 0.508943 |
Where is ME16 8BD?
| Street | Bower Close |
| Town/City | Maidstone |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME16 |
ME16 8BD Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME16 8BD 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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Politics
| Ward | Bridge |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Maidstone And The Weald |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME16 8BD
1A, BOWER CLOSE, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8BD 2015 20 NOV £320,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME16 8BD
| Bower Mount Road (London Road) | Maidstone | 146m |
| Bower Mount Road (London Road) | Maidstone | 156m |
| Bedford Place (Terrace Road) | Maidstone | 289m |
| Somerfield Hospital (London Road) | Maidstone | 356m |
| Bower Lane (Tonbridge Road) | Maidstone | 390m |
Nearest railway stations to ME16 8BD
| Maidstone Barracks Station | 0.5km |
| Maidstone West Station | 0.6km |
| Maidstone East Station | 1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME16 8BD (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 | 60.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME16 8BD (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 32.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 105.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.66Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME16 8BD (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% |
ME16 8BD gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME16 8BD by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 179,191 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 11,946 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 12,447 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 39,081 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,006 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,494 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME16 8BD, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME16 8BD.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
68.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME16 8BD:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME16 8BD (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME16 8BD
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bower Street | 17:45 | 12:15 | 20m |
| Cornwallis Road | 17:45 | 12:15 | 310m |
| Buckland Hill | 17:30 | 12:30 | 314m |
ME16 8BD ITL and ME16 8BD 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 ME16 8BD:
| 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 |
ME16 8BD 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 ME16 8BD:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00123551 | |
| LSOA | E01024339 | Maidstone 006A |
| MSOA | E02005073 | Maidstone 006 |
Nearest postcodes to ME16 8BD
| ME16 8UR | Whitchurch Close | 78m |
| ME16 8AY | Deerhurst Gardens | 110m |
| ME16 8BE | Bower Street | 119m |
| ME16 8BB | Bower Street | 120m |
| ME16 8AX | Bower Mount Road | 145m |
| ME16 8JH | London Road | 178m |
| ME16 8QU | London Road | 188m |
| ME16 8QP | London Road | 194m |
| ME16 8AU | Bower Mount Road | 201m |
| ME16 8QS | Cobham Close | 213m |
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