ME15 8HW

Shepway · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Ward
Shepway
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME15 8HP 23 m
ME15 8JH 38 m
ME15 8HS 71 m
ME15 8HN 75 m
ME15 8JQ 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME15 8HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 8
Latitude
51.249621
Longitude
0.552097
British National Grid easting
578,204
British National Grid northing
153,144

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
E00123858
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 013D · E01024397
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 013 · E02005080

Postcode source versions

Explore ME15

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lichfield House, Flat 4, Westmorland Road, Maidstone, ME15 8HW 30 November 2017 £136,000
Lichfield House, Flat 4, Westmorland Road, Maidstone, ME15 8HW 5 April 2007 £103,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
32
Secondary
11
  1. Senacre Wood Primary School

    Community school

    434 m
  2. King's Reach Education

    Other independent special school

    485 m
  3. Leigh Academy Molehill

    Academy sponsor led

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,478
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Anti social behaviour 402
  • Criminal damage and arson 270
  • Shoplifting 195
  • Other theft 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME15 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    544 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    600 m

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    976 m

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    2.5 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.9 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.2 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    3.5 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.6 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    3.9 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cheshire Road

    BCT · Shepway

    0.0 miles
  • Cornwall Close

    BCT · Shepway

    0.1 miles
  • Westmorland Close

    BCT · Shepway

    0.1 miles
  • Willington Street Post Office

    BCT · Senacre Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Willington Street Post Office

    BCT · Senacre Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 013D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,107 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 11 secondary schools. Senacre Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,478 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 events.

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