ME18 5EU

Marden & Yalding · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME18 5ES 63 m
ME18 5EX 72 m
ME18 5ET 126 m
ME18 5EZ 260 m
ME18 5ER 264 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME18 5EU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 5
Latitude
51.247681
Longitude
0.412929
British National Grid easting
568,500
British National Grid northing
152,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004967
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123765
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 014C · E01024377
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 014 · E02005081

Postcode source versions

Explore ME18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    645 m
  2. The Discovery School

    Community school

    2.7 km
  3. Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
100
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Anti social behaviour 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME18 5 residents
4,455

Age bands in ME18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

641 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

472 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

806 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,505 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

1,168 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    1.2 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82135

    2.8 km

  • YALDING

    BURGESS BANK, BENOVER ROAD, YALDING, MAIDSTONE, ME18 6ES

    ODS code G82141

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Nettlestead

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Nettlestead

    0.1 miles
  • Gibbs Hill

    BCT · Nettlestead

    0.3 miles
  • Gibbs Hill

    BCT · Nettlestead

    0.3 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Wateringbury

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 014C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,168 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 645 m.

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

Recorded crime

100 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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