ME18 6AQ

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME18 6AF 92 m
ME18 6AG 124 m
ME18 6AH 512 m
ME18 6JP 633 m
ME18 6HH 753 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME18 6AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME18
Postcode sector
ME18 6
Latitude
51.232201
Longitude
0.422147
British National Grid easting
569,200
British National Grid northing
150,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004980
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123769
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
0
  1. Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. Wateringbury Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km
  3. Hunton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
167
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 47
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Other theft 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME18 6 residents
2,655

Age bands in ME18 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

378 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

197 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

470 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.7%

720 residents

Age 65 and over
24.7%

578 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

  • YALDING

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

    ODS code G82141

    1.3 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    2.6 km

  • WEST MALLING GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82135

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Medway Avenue

    BCT · Yalding

    0.5 miles
  • Yalding Rail Station

    RSE · Yalding

    0.6 miles
  • Yalding Rail Station

    RLY · Yalding

    0.6 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Yalding

    0.6 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Yalding

    0.6 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 47 events.

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