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ME16 9LJ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 9LL 33 m
ME16 9LH 46 m
ME16 8DQ 75 m
ME16 8NL 114 m
ME16 9LS 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.266815
Longitude
0.487047
British National Grid easting
573,600
British National Grid northing
154,900

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
E00123659
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008B · E01024358
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
31
Secondary
13

  1. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    114 m

  2. Jubilee Primary School

    Free schools

    300 m

  3. West Borough Primary School

    Community school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,895
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 920
  • Anti social behaviour 273
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Other theft 133
  • Public order 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    163 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.6 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.0 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.5 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.8 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.3 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.3 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    4.5 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    4.7 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Barming

    0.0 miles

  • St Andrew's Church

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Cherry Tree

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

  • Fountain Lane

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 008B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,582 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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 31 primary and 13 secondary schools. Bower Grove School is the nearest published school at 114 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,895 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 920 events.

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