ME14 3JA

Boxley Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME14 3HT 359 m
ME14 3JE 581 m
ME14 3JD 679 m
ME14 3JB 717 m
ME14 3LZ 780 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME14 3JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 3
Latitude
51.298586
Longitude
0.597794
British National Grid easting
581,200
British National Grid northing
158,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04013407
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123598
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001E · E01024347
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 001 · E02005068

Postcode source versions

Explore ME14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Leigh Academy Bearsted

    Free schools

    3.2 km
  2. Leigh Academy Snowfields

    Free schools special

    3.2 km
  3. Thurnham Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME14 3 residents
2,293

Age bands in ME14 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

383 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

227 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

519 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

694 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

485 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kent County Showground

    BCT · Detling

    0.6 miles
  • The Cock Horse

    BCT · Detling

    1.2 miles
  • The Street

    BCT · Detling

    1.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Detling

    1.3 miles
  • Jade's Crossing

    BCT · Detling

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,754 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Bearsted is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.