ME16 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME16 8LJ 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 8LJ geodata

Easting	574302
Northing	154704
Latitude	51.264841
Longitude	0.496974

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME16 8LJ?

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 8LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME16 8LJ 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	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 8LJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bazalgette Rise	184m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Bazalgette Rise	184m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Bazalgette Rise	184m
➜ Sidney Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME16 8LJ

Milton Street (Hackney Road)	Maidstone	94m
Unicumes Lane (Hackney Road)	Upper Fant	107m
Milton Street (Hackney Road)	Maidstone	113m
Unicumes Lane (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	123m
Whitmore Street (Upper Fant Road)	Upper Fant	278m

Nearest railway stations to ME16 8LJ

East Farleigh Station	1.4km
Maidstone West Station	1.5km
Maidstone Barracks Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME16 8LJ

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	85.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	2.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME16 8LJ (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 8LJ

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Source: Ofcom
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ME16 8LJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	220,214
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,010
Median (kWh/meter)	10,287

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	68,508
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,806
Median (kWh/meter)	3,776

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Fox

85 Hartnup Street

215m

The Green Garden

85 Hartnup Street

215m

Bridge House Fant Oast (NHS Kent And Medway)

Fant Oast

227m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chamberlain Avenue	17:30	12:00	304m
Hartnup Street	17:30	12:00	349m
Fant Lane	17:30	12:00	506m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME16 8LJ

Facility	Distance
Clare Park Tonbridge Road, Maidstone Outdoor Tennis Courts	456m
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	512m
Bower Grove School Fant Lane, Maidstone Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym	615m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME16 8LJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park, Maidstone, ME16 8AH	Secondary	546m
Jubilee Primary School Gatland Lane, Maidstone, ME16 8PF	Primary	605m
West Borough Primary School Greenway, Maidstone, ME16 8TL	Primary	611m

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Source: Edubase
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ME16 8LJ ITL and ME16 8LJ 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 8LJ:

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 8LJ 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 8LJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123642
LSOA	E01024360	Maidstone 009A
MSOA	E02005076	Maidstone 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME16 8LJ

ME16 8LH	Sidney Street	46m
ME16 8LG	Pope Street	80m
ME16 8LQ	Pope Street	83m
ME16 8LN	Hackney Road	89m
ME16 8LF	Dover Street	113m
ME16 8DD	Upper Fant Road	122m
ME16 8LL	Milton Street	125m
ME16 8DB	Upper Fant Road	135m
ME16 8LE	Dover Street	138m
ME16 8GY	Old Dover Works	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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