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ME15 8EF

Bearsted & Downswood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Ward
Bearsted & Downswood
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME15 8EH 57 m
ME15 8ZG 80 m
ME15 8JL 85 m
ME15 8ZJ 104 m
ME15 8ZF 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME15 8EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 8
Latitude
51.258306
Longitude
0.557180
British National Grid easting
578,525
British National Grid northing
154,122

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Bearsted & Downswood · E05015595
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123602
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 015B · E01024350
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 015 · E02005082

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, The Beams, Maidstone, ME15 8EF 2 July 2025 £385,000
6, The Beams, Maidstone, ME15 8EF 23 May 2025 £365,000
2, The Beams, Maidstone, ME15 8EF 2 May 2025 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
11

  1. Greenfields Community Primary School

    Community school

    504 m

  2. Madginford Primary School

    Community school

    804 m

  3. King's Reach Education

    Other independent special school

    952 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,642
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Shoplifting 161
  • Other theft 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

32 female, 32 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.3
ME15 8 residents
12,593

Age bands in ME15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,305 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,154 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,124 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,172 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

2,788 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
48.1%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    1.1 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    1.5 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    1.5 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    2.0 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.7 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.1 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    3.3 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.5 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    3.9 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Greenfields

    BCT · Shepway

    0.2 miles

  • Greenfields

    BCT · Shepway

    0.2 miles

  • Foxden Drive

    BCT · Downswood

    0.2 miles

  • Foxden Drive

    BCT · Downswood

    0.2 miles

  • Horton Downs

    BCT · Downswood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 015B, 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

21,860 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £350,000 from 7 recorded sales in ME15 8EF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maidstone is £352,191 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 11 secondary schools. Greenfields Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 504 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,642 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

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