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ME15 7BH

POSTCODE

ME15 7BH is a postcode in Shepway.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.2576, 0.5473
OS grid TQ778540 (577,835, 154,024)
IMD England
4/10
#11143
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 10.4 per 1k
MoM +46% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9F327G5W+3W
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
Around average · 10.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£365,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,982 sales
-1.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region

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.
11143
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11143 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · ME15 7BH
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£396,911
Median price: £365,000
Median -1.4% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,982 sales
View district ME15
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£325k£320k£315k
May '25Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near ME15 7BH

England & Wales
Crime trends · near ME15 7BH

Counts are for Shepway electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY -27%
493521
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
27
YoY -23%
35216
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY -38%
21123
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
41
YoY +28%
453116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

3 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

123
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,414
White Brit.83.1%
Other White5.9%
Other Asian4.7%
+ other · 6.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,414
Christian45.6%
No religion44.2%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.7%
Hindu1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,414
50–6421.0%
35–4920.2%
25–3414.0%
65–748.9%
10–158.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%

Households

Total households: 508
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
One person: aged 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
One person: other9.1%
+ 9 other households · 39.8%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Maidstone West Rail Station

    Rail · entrance

    2.6 km straight lineabout 33 min

  • Maidstone East Rail Station

    Rail · south entrance

    2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min

  • Bearsted Rail Station

    Rail

    2.9 km straight lineabout 37 min

Bus stops

  • Durham Close

    Bus · adj · south

    131 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Gloucester Road

    Bus · adj · west

    192 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • School Lane

    Bus · o/s 58 · west

    267 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • School Lane

    Bus · opp 58 · east

    277 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Suffolk Road

    Bus · adj · south

    285 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for ME15 7BH

England
Country
Maidstone
Local Authority
Kent
Shepway
Ward
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME15 7BH
Coordinates
51.2576, 0.5473
Grid reference
TQ778540
Easting
577,835
Northing
154,024
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G5W+3W
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Maidstone
Local Authority
Council Area
Faversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235
Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Shepway
Constituency code
E14001235
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Maidstone, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Maidstone

Health & NHS

South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS England
Kent 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 010D E01024395
E01024395
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 010 E02005077
E02005077
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 010D E01024395
E01024395
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 010 E02005077
E02005077
Urban: 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

7:27 AM5:57 PM
7:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
5:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME15 7BH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024395 and MSOA E02005077 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11143
Present — Active
Postcode ME15 7BH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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