ME16 8BU maps, stats, and open data

ME16 8BU lies on Upper Fant Road in Maidstone. ME16 8BU is located in the Fant 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 8BU maps

ME16 8BU map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2024; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

ME16 8BU geodata

Easting	574882
Northing	155062
Latitude	51.267880
Longitude	0.505453

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME16 8BU?

Street	Upper Fant Road
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME16
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME16 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME16 8BU 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	Fant
Constituency	Maidstone And The Weald

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME16 8BU

August 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near The Tail Race	384m
March 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Tail Race	384m
December 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near The Tail Race	384m
➜ Upper Fant Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME16 8BU

St Michael's Road (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	6m
St Michael's Road (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	31m
Upper Fant Road	Upper Fant	195m
Upper Fant Road	Upper Fant	208m
The Poplars (Tonbridge Road)	Maidstone	218m

Nearest railway stations to ME16 8BU

Maidstone West Station	0.8km
Maidstone Barracks Station	1.2km
Maidstone East Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME16 8BU

Broadband access in ME16 8BU (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 ME16 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	73.8Mbps
Average download speed	87.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	26.26Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME16 8BU (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 ME16 8BU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME16 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME16 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	431,294
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,323
Median (kWh/meter)	10,531

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	144,722
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,020
Median (kWh/meter)	3,198

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME16 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME16 8BU.
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

52.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME16 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME16 8BU (meters)

The Wendy House Maidstone Limited

St Michael And All Angels Church

98m

Grange Moor Hotel Restaurant

Grange Moor Hotel

98m

Lukestone Nursing Home

7 - 9 St Michaels Road

99m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME16 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lower Fant Road	17:30	12:00	56m
St Michaels	17:30	12:00	203m
Bower Place	17:45	12:00	283m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME16 8BU

Facility	Distance
Clare Park Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Outdoor Tennis Courts	279m
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Park, Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches	508m
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	555m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME16 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER	Primary	388m
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Douglas Road, Maidstone, ME16 8ER	Primary	388m
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AE	Secondary	508m

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ME16 8BU ITL and ME16 8BU 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 8BU:

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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ME16 8BU 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 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123650
LSOA	E01024356	Maidstone 006C
MSOA	E02005073	Maidstone 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME16 8BU

ME16 8TQ	Poppy Close	63m
ME16 8DL	Lower Fant Road	75m
ME16 8BS	St Michaels Road	98m
ME16 8FR	All Angels Close	136m
ME16 8DU	Roseholme	137m
ME16 8DY	Roseholme	149m
ME16 8EB	Mansfield Walk	152m
ME16 8DN	Upper Fant Road	159m
ME16 8DP	Lower Fant Road	176m
ME16 8DR	Roseholme	177m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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