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ME16 8TX

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0DT 95 m
ME16 8JH 109 m
ME16 8JL 117 m
ME16 0SE 120 m
ME16 0GD 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 8TX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 8
Latitude
51.276229
Longitude
0.508261
British National Grid easting
575,044
British National Grid northing
155,997

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
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

    213 m

  2. Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision

    Pupil referral unit

    303 m

  3. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls

    Foundation school

    471 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,142
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,429
  • Anti social behaviour 779
  • Shoplifting 683
  • Criminal damage and arson 505
  • Other theft 426

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

9

within 5 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    296 m

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    762 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

    1.3 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    1.7 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

    3.7 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    4.2 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    4.6 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

    0.1 miles

  • Bower Mount Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Queen's Avenue

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Bower Mount Road

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.2 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.

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 33 primary and 11 secondary schools. Brunswick House Primary School is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,142 published events cover 12 months, averaging 511.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,429 events.

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