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ME16 9DD

Barming Heath & Teston · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Ward
Barming Heath & Teston
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 9LQ 43 m
ME16 9AS 49 m
ME16 9AR 85 m
ME16 9AQ 92 m
ME16 9EP 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.267187
Longitude
0.482221
British National Grid easting
573,262
British National Grid northing
154,930

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Barming Heath & Teston · E05015594
Parish or community
E04013397
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123709
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008E · E01024369
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 008 · E02005075

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Wood Court, Maidstone, ME16 9DD 23 June 2021 £125,000
4, Wood Court, Maidstone, ME16 9DD 27 February 2020 £129,700
4, Wood Court, Maidstone, ME16 9DD 20 November 2015 £100,650

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
13

  1. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    451 m

  2. Jubilee Primary School

    Free schools

    540 m

  3. Barming Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    650 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,647
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 847
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Other theft 117
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
ME16 9 residents
7,308

Age bands in ME16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

802 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

1,985 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,751 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,292 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME16 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
37.5%

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

11

within 5 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    337 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.9 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.3 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.8 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.1 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.1 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    4.2 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.4 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.7 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.7 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heath Grove

    BCT · Barming Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Heath Grove

    BCT · Barming Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Fountain Lane

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Fountain Lane

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Fountain Lane

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 008E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,008 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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 13 secondary schools. Bower Grove School is the nearest published school at 451 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,647 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 847 events.

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