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ME14 4DJ

Bearsted & Downswood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bearsted & Downswood
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME15 8SL 143 m
ME15 8SJ 238 m
ME14 4NB 319 m
ME15 8DW 357 m
ME14 4NE 382 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME14 4DJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 4
Latitude
51.263933
Longitude
0.578637
British National Grid easting
580,000
British National Grid northing
154,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Bearsted & Downswood · E05015595
Parish or community
E04004942
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123502
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 007D · E01024329
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 007 · E02005074

Postcode source versions

Explore ME14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Madginford Primary School

    Community school

    929 m

  2. Thurnham Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. Roseacre Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 32
  • Vehicle crime 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME14 4 residents
6,007

Age bands in ME14 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

981 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

445 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,044 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,597 residents

Age 65 and over
27.3%

1,531 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    609 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

    THE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 10A NORTHUMBERLAND COURT, NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 7LN

    ODS code G82604

    2.7 km

  • MOTE

    ST. SAVIOURS SURGERY, ST. SAVIOURS ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9FL

    ODS code G82076

    3.0 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

    THE SURGERY, WALLIS AVENUE, PARKWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9JJ

    ODS code G82641

    3.1 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.2 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    4.0 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    4.1 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Otham Lane

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.2 miles

  • The Yeoman

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.3 miles

  • Otham Lane

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.3 miles

  • Tudor Park Hotel

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.4 miles

  • The Yeoman

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 007D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,109 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Madginford Primary School is the nearest published school at 929 m.

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

Recorded crime

464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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