ME16 0BQ

Allington & Bridge · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0UP 60 m
ME16 0UJ 69 m
ME16 0QZ 84 m
ME16 0HZ 94 m
ME16 0NF 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.288445
Longitude
0.505999
British National Grid easting
574,840
British National Grid northing
157,350

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
E00123461
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 003E · E01024324
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 003 · E02005070

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Lacy Close, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0BQ 30 June 2021 £350,000
9, Lacy Close, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0BQ 7 July 2020 £275,000
9, Lacy Close, Allington, Maidstone, ME16 0BQ 25 November 2016 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
34
Secondary
11
  1. Allington Primary School

    Academy converter

    764 m
  2. Serenity School Maidstone

    Other independent special school

    833 m
  3. The Maplesden Noakes School

    Academy converter

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,327
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 482
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Other theft 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Shoplifting 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

9 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.7
ME16 0 residents
14,394

Age bands in ME16 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,381 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,387 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,541 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,831 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

3,116 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME16 0 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
0%

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

9

within 5 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.6 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    1.8 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.1 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    2.2 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.5 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    2.6 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, MARTIN SQUARE, LARKFIELD, AYLESFORD, ME20 6QJ

    ODS code G82083

    4.7 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.8 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.8 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

  • Stockbury Drive

    BCT · Allington

    0.2 miles
  • Stansted Close

    BCT · Allington

    0.3 miles
  • Grace Avenue Bottom

    BCT · Allington

    0.3 miles
  • Egerton Road

    BCT · Ringlestone

    0.3 miles
  • Calder Road Corner

    BCT · Ringlestone

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 003E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,386 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. Allington Primary School is the nearest published school at 764 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,327 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 482 events.

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