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ME16 0XF

Palace Wood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Palace Wood
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0AE 52 m
ME16 0BB 64 m
ME16 0DE 99 m
ME16 0AG 115 m
ME16 0AN 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2003
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.280388
Longitude
0.498363
British National Grid easting
574,338
British National Grid northing
156,436

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Palace Wood · E05015607
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123479
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 003C · E01024322
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 003 · E02005070

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
12

  1. Palace Wood Primary School

    Community school

    390 m

  2. Allington Primary School

    Academy converter

    793 m

  3. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    797 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,672
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,141
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Shoplifting 260
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Other theft 190

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 straight-line

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    953 m

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    1.6 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    1.6 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    1.8 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.1 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    2.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.5 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.6 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Allington

    0.1 miles

  • Ash Grove

    BCT · Allington

    0.1 miles

  • Sycamore Crescent

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Sycamore Crescent

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Riverhead Close

    BCT · Allington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 003C, 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

32,484 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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 12 secondary schools. Palace Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 390 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,672 published events cover 12 months, averaging 222.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,141 events.

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