Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 19.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME14 1BF
Postcode
ME14 1BF
Coordinates
51.2751, 0.5249
Grid reference
TQ762559
Easting
576,208
Northing
155,913
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327GGF+2X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maidstone
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Maidstone
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4275
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4275 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME14 1BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME14 1BF
Counts are for High Street electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
65
YoY -34%
1369962
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
56
YoY +10%
574125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
21
YoY -9%
362412
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
26
YoY +44%
26178
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.0%
Other White14.9%
Other Asian4.2%
Bangladeshi3.0%
African2.8%
+ 3 other groups · 10.2%
Religion
Christian50.4%
No religion34.8%
Muslim6.3%
Not answered5.5%
Buddhist1.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
25–3419.8%
50–6413.0%
75–848.0%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Any member 66+27.7%
Other23.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children5.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
High Street
Constituency code
E14001349
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Maidstone, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Maidstone
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Maidstone 004I E01034992
E01034992MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 004 E02005071
E02005071LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 004F E01033090
E01033090MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 004 E02005071
E02005071Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2010
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> PresentAugust 2010 — Introduced
Postcode ME14 1BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 4275
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034992 and MSOA E02005071 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME14 1BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME14 1BF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
70.8
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 10%
Attainment 8
66.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
37.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 23%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 26%
Attainment 8
39.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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