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ME15 6SW

High Street · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME15 6SJ 33 m
ME15 6SL 54 m
ME15 6SX 59 m
ME15 6YJ 73 m
ME15 6PF 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME15 6SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2006
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 6
Latitude
51.267616
Longitude
0.521082
British National Grid easting
575,971
British National Grid northing
155,070

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123729
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 006E · E01024373
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 006 · E02005073

Postcode source versions

Explore ME15

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
11
  1. Archbishop Courtenay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    429 m
  2. South Borough Primary School

    Academy converter

    612 m
  3. Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,118
  • Anti social behaviour 778
  • Shoplifting 702
  • Criminal damage and arson 514
  • Other theft 397

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME15 6 residents
12,865

Age bands in ME15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%
2,666 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.1%
1,460 residents
Age 25 to 44
33.1%
4,343 residents
Age 45 to 64
22.8%
3,000 residents
Age 65 and over
12.7%
1,665 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    121 m

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    553 m

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    1.1 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    2.4 km

  • BLACKTHORN

    BLACKTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. ANDREWS ROAD, BARMING, MAIDSTONE, ME16 9AL

    ODS code G82098

    2.4 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    2.9 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    3.6 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    3.7 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.3 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE NEW AYLESFORD SURGERY, ADMIRAL MOORE DRIVE, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7SE

    ODS code G82058

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hayle Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    114 m
  • College Avenue

    BCT · Maidstone

    236 m
  • Coombe Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    268 m
  • Coombe Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    284 m
  • Lockmeadow

    BCT · Maidstone

    306 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 006E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,956 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Archbishop Courtenay Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 485 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,118 events.

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