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ME16 9QY

Barming Heath & Teston · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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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 9JZ 48 m
ME16 9QN 48 m
ME16 9QS 79 m
ME16 9QT 79 m
ME16 9QX 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.270784
Longitude
0.473755
British National Grid easting
572,658
British National Grid northing
155,310

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
E00123485
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 014A · E01024325
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 014 · E02005081

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
12

  1. Barming Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    521 m

  2. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    1.1 km

  3. West Borough Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 773
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Other theft 108
  • Public order 58

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    947 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    2.3 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    2.7 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.9 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    3.4 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.6 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    3.8 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.0 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

    37 QUEEN STREET, KINGS HILL, WEST MALLING, ME19 4JF

    ODS code G82135

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Banky Meadow

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • The Redstart

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • Banky Meadow

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • The Redstart

    BCT · Barming

    0.2 miles

  • Long Rede Lane

    BCT · Barming Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 014A, 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

28,078 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 12 secondary schools. Barming Primary School is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 773 events.

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