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ME14 4JL

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
ME14 4FB 11 m
ME14 4FD 30 m
ME14 4QF 66 m
ME14 4JN 79 m
ME14 4QQ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME14 4JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 4
Latitude
51.272255
Longitude
0.574830
British National Grid easting
579,702
British National Grid northing
155,716

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
E00123499
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 007C · E01024328
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
39
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Thurnham Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    281 m

  2. Roseacre Junior School

    Foundation school

    331 m

  3. Madginford Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
555
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 234
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 34

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    496 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    3.0 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    3.5 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.6 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    3.7 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    3.8 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    4.1 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    4.2 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.2 miles

  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.2 miles

  • Spurway

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Bearsted

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 007C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,240 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Thurnham Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

555 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 234 events.

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