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ME15 8JT

Bearsted & Downswood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8NB 37 m
ME15 8LZ 50 m
ME15 8NE 53 m
ME15 8NA 70 m
ME15 8LN 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME15 8JT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME15
Postcode sector
ME15 8
Latitude
51.265240
Longitude
0.560073
British National Grid easting
578,700
British National Grid northing
154,900

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
E00123507
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 007B · E01024327
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 007 · E02005074

Postcode source versions

Explore ME15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
29
Secondary
11

  1. Madginford Primary School

    Community school

    422 m

  2. Roseacre Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km

  3. Thurnham Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 60
  • Vehicle crime 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    937 m

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    1.8 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    2.3 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.7 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

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

    ODS code G82641

    2.8 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.9 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    3.2 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    3.8 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Madginford

    0.0 miles

  • Lambourne Road

    BCT · Madginford

    0.0 miles

  • Merton Road

    BCT · Madginford

    0.1 miles

  • Egremont Road Shops

    BCT · Madginford

    0.2 miles

  • Biddenden Close

    BCT · Madginford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 007B, 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

26,115 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 11 secondary schools. Madginford Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 423 events.

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