ME16 8LH maps, stats, and open data

ME16 8LH lies on Sidney Street in Maidstone. ME16 8LH 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 8LH maps

ME16 8LH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME16 8LH 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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ME16 8LH geodata

Easting	574338
Northing	154675
Latitude	51.264570
Longitude	0.497475

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME16 8LH?

Street	Sidney Street
Town/City	Maidstone
Country	England
Postcode District	ME16
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME16 8LH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME16 8LH 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 8LH

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Bazalgette Rise	230m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bazalgette Rise	230m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bazalgette Rise	230m
➜ Sidney Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME16 8LH

Unicumes Lane (Hackney Road)	Upper Fant	83m
Unicumes Lane (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	85m
Milton Street (Hackney Road)	Maidstone	128m
Milton Street (Hackney Road)	Maidstone	149m
Whitmore Street (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	265m

Nearest railway stations to ME16 8LH

East Farleigh Station	1.4km
Maidstone West Station	1.4km
Maidstone Barracks Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME16 8LH

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

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Median download speed	56.5Mbps
Average download speed	81.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.5Mbps
Average upload speed	4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.50Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME16 8LH (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 8LH

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Source: Ofcom
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ME16 8LH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	231,183
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,562
Median (kWh/meter)	8,717

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,630
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,636
Median (kWh/meter)	2,874

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

36.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME16 8LH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bridge House Fant Oast (NHS Kent And Medway)

Fant Oast

216m

The Fox

85 Hartnup Street

260m

The Green Garden

85 Hartnup Street

260m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chamberlain Avenue	17:30	12:00	325m
Hartnup Street	17:30	12:00	387m
Fant Lane	17:30	12:00	548m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME16 8LH

Facility	Distance
Clare Park Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Outdoor Tennis Courts	457m
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	539m
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Park, Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches	646m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME16 8LH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AH	Secondary	571m
Jubilee Primary School Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF	Primary	638m
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Road, Maidstone, ME16 8AE	Secondary	646m

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Source: Edubase
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ME16 8LH ITL and ME16 8LH 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 8LH:

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 8LH 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 8LH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123638
LSOA	E01024360	Maidstone 009A
MSOA	E02005076	Maidstone 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME16 8LH

ME16 8LJ	Sidney Street	46m
ME16 8LG	Pope Street	57m
ME16 8DD	Upper Fant Road	76m
ME16 8LQ	Pope Street	104m
ME16 8DB	Upper Fant Road	109m
ME16 8LF	Dover Street	122m
ME16 8LN	Hackney Road	123m
ME16 8LE	Dover Street	145m
ME16 8GY	Old Dover Works	166m
ME16 8LL	Milton Street	171m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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