ME16 0GD

Palace Wood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0DU 37 m
ME16 0DT 78 m
ME16 0ES 110 m
ME16 0FB 113 m
ME16 0HX 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.277412
Longitude
0.507579
British National Grid easting
574,992
British National Grid northing
156,127

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
E00123553
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 006B · E01024340
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 006 · E02005073

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
11
  1. Brunswick House Primary School

    Community school

    148 m
  2. The Maplesden Noakes School

    Academy converter

    365 m
  3. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

    Foundation school

    404 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,947
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,358
  • Anti social behaviour 741
  • Shoplifting 681
  • Criminal damage and arson 480
  • Other theft 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    415 m

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    895 m

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    1.1 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    1.4 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    1.8 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    3.8 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    4.3 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    4.7 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

  • Somerfield Hospital

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • Somerfield Hospital

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • Queen's Avenue

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles
  • London Road Retail Park

    BCT · Allington

    0.1 miles
  • Queen's Avenue

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 006B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,929 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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. Brunswick House Primary School is the nearest published school at 148 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,947 published events cover 12 months, averaging 495.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,358 events.

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