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ME9 7RF

Boxley Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Boxley Downs
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME9 7SQ 28 m
ME9 7UR 55 m
ME9 7RA 190 m
ME9 7QY 291 m
ME9 7UU 360 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME9 7RF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME9
Postcode sector
ME9 7
Latitude
51.324586
Longitude
0.620867
British National Grid easting
582,705
British National Grid northing
161,648

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Boxley Downs · E05015597
Parish or community
E04004971
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123806
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 011D · E01024387
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 011 · E02005078

Postcode source versions

Explore ME9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

  2. Deanwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

  3. Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
51
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Burglary 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME9 7 residents
7,866

Age bands in ME9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

769 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

1,761 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

1,748 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.0 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    4.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    4.4 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • South Street

    BCT · Stockbury

    0.9 miles

  • Rumstead Lane

    BCT · Stockbury

    1.0 miles

  • Rumstead Lane

    BCT · Stockbury

    1.0 miles

  • Tyler Drive

    BCT · Meresborough

    1.5 miles

  • Tyler Drive

    BCT · Meresborough

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 011D, 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

11,398 of 33,755

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

16 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

51 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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