High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME15 7DN
Postcode
ME15 7DN
Coordinates
51.2613, 0.5337
Grid reference
TQ768544
Easting
576,873
Northing
154,403
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G6M+GF
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.
9274
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9274 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 7DN
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME15 7DN
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY -10%
473318
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
17
YoY +13%
28164
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
21123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.8%
Other Asian6.9%
Other White6.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
Pakistani1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.5%
Religion
No religion41.4%
Christian41.2%
Not answered6.5%
Buddhist4.6%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
50–6420.0%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.9%
65–749.2%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Any member 66+12.1%
Other10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 9 other households · 42.4%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaFaversham and Mid Kent E14001235
Constituency
E14001235Kent
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 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 010B E01024392
E01024392MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 010 E02005077
E02005077LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 010B E01024392
E01024392MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 010 E02005077
E02005077Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME15 7DN 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. IMD England rank: 9274
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024392 and MSOA E02005077 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME15 7DN 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
Schools near ME15 7DN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
89%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
37.6
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
70.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
85%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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