Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for ME15 6JA
Postcode
ME15 6JA
Coordinates
51.2593, 0.5107
Grid reference
TQ752541
Easting
575,281
Northing
154,125
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G56+P7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
18219
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18219 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 ME15 6JA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME15 6JA
Counts are for Tovil 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
26
YoY +62%
28199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY -13%
21110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.9%
Other White8.0%
Other Asian6.4%
African2.3%
Indian1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
Christian44.4%
No religion39.2%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu2.9%
Buddhist2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
35–4922.7%
50–6417.9%
25–3415.8%
≤48.0%
5–96.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.4%
Other15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Tovil
Constituency code
E14001349
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Tovil
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 009E E01024403
E01024403MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 009 E02005076
E02005076LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 009E E01024403
E01024403MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 009 E02005076
E02005076Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
12 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 25 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentJuly 2026 — Introduced
Postcode ME15 6JA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode ME15 6JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME15 6JA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 12%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
77%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.9
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
81%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
35.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
53%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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