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ME7 3NQ

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 3NB 34 m
ME7 3NA 38 m
ME7 3ND 71 m
ME7 3BJ 244 m
ME7 3JS 359 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 3NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3
Latitude
51.326167
Longitude
0.570642
British National Grid easting
579,200
British National Grid northing
161,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Boxley Downs · E05015597
Parish or community
E04004947
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123548
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001C · E01024335
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
31
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    720 m

  2. Swingate Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  3. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 8

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

    2.6 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.0 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.2 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    3.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    4.5 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.6 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    4.7 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.8 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Bredhurst

    0.5 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Bredhurst

    0.5 miles

  • Birch Drive

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.8 miles

  • Birch Drive

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.8 miles

  • Coach Park and Ride

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,985 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 720 m.

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

Recorded crime

116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 35 events.

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