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ME16 8QH

Fant & Oakwood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fant & Oakwood
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 8TU 36 m
ME16 8TG 104 m
ME16 8TH 108 m
ME16 8TJ 114 m
ME16 8TL 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 8QH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
1 December 2013
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 8
Latitude
51.268974
Longitude
0.491249
British National Grid easting
573,885
British National Grid northing
155,150

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Fant & Oakwood · E05015599
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123706
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008G · E01033089
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 008 · E02005075

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
30
Secondary
13

  1. West Borough Primary School

    Community school

    0 m

  2. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    332 m

  3. Oakwood Park Grammar School

    Academy converter

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,089
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Criminal damage and arson 228
  • Other theft 172
  • Shoplifting 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME16 8 residents
12,714

Age bands in ME16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,244 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,337 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.1%

4,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.6%

3,162 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,708 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    325 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.2 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    1.7 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.2 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.4 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.1 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.2 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.4 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    4.5 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    4.8 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Western Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Western Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Bramble Close

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 008G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,099 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 13 secondary schools. West Borough Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,089 events.

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