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ME15 7AZ

Shepway · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shepway
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME15 7EE 73 m
ME15 7ED 77 m
ME15 7EA 96 m
ME15 7EG 129 m
ME15 7AU 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME15 7AZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 7
Latitude
51.258553
Longitude
0.536768
British National Grid easting
577,100
British National Grid northing
154,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Shepway · E05015612
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123833
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 012B · E01024394
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 012 · E02005079

Postcode source versions

Explore ME15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
11

  1. Park Way Primary School

    Community school

    278 m

  2. Maidstone Grammar School

    Foundation school

    855 m

  3. South Borough Primary School

    Academy converter

    877 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,769
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,083
  • Anti social behaviour 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 322
  • Shoplifting 277
  • Other theft 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME15 7 residents
11,468

Age bands in ME15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

2,002 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,191 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,895 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,938 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,781 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 MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    877 m

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    1.4 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    1.5 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.0 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.3 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    2.3 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    2.7 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    2.7 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    3.7 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    3.8 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • South Park Road

    BCT · Shepway

    0.1 miles

  • South Park Road

    BCT · Shepway

    0.1 miles

  • Park Way

    BCT · Shepway

    0.2 miles

  • Park Way

    BCT · Shepway

    0.2 miles

  • Kent Avenue Roundabout

    BCT · Shepway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 012B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,668 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 11 secondary schools. Park Way Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,769 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,083 events.

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