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ME16 9XH

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 9JP 12 m
ME16 9JJ 38 m
ME16 9DL 68 m
ME16 9DN 71 m
ME16 9JG 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9XH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.265983
Longitude
0.478371
British National Grid easting
572,998
British National Grid northing
154,787

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
E00123710
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008E · E01024369
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
32
Secondary
13

  1. Barming Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    371 m

  2. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    716 m

  3. Jubilee Primary School

    Free schools

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 807
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Other theft 106
  • Public order 63

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    636 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    2.2 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.6 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    3.1 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.3 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.4 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    3.9 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

    4.6 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Beverley Road Shops

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • The Cherries

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Beverley Road Shops

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

  • Long Rede Lane

    BCT · Barming Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Beverley Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 13 secondary schools. Barming Primary School is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 129.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 807 events.

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