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ME7 3AW

Boxley Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boxley Downs
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 3LS 349 m
ME14 3HH 459 m
ME9 7XA 662 m
ME14 3HN 707 m
ME8 9FB 714 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 3AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3
Latitude
51.332181
Longitude
0.592370
British National Grid easting
580,690
British National Grid northing
162,422

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Boxley Downs · E05015597
Parish or community
E04004951
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123592
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001E · E01024347
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 001 · E02005068

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
29
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  3. Deanwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 160
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Other theft 33
  • Vehicle crime 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME7 3 residents
8,319

Age bands in ME7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

797 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,866 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,963 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

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    1.5 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    1.8 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

    53A-53B MAIDSTONE ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0DP

    ODS code G82180

    3.4 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.6 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE RED SUITE, 103-107 HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AA

    ODS code G82162

    3.7 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.4 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.7 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Deanwood Drive bottom

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.4 miles

  • Deanwood Drive bottom

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.4 miles

  • Hawbeck Road

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.5 miles

  • Hawbeck Road

    BCT · Parkwood

    0.5 miles

  • Coach Park and Ride

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,754 of 33,755

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

29 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 160 events.

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