Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23026
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23026 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME16 0GA
Crime trends · near ME16 0GA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY +15%
ASB
20
YoY -23%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
75
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,342
White Brit.67.3%
Other White7.5%
African5.5%
Indian5.4%
Other Asian4.4%
+ 4 other groups · 9.9%
Religion
Total residents: 2,338
Christian46.5%
No religion40.3%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu3.3%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,330
35–4926.0%
25–3418.0%
50–6414.7%
10–1510.1%
5–97.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
Total households: 850
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.5%
Other18.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council Area
Maidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Barming Heath & Teston
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 Scotland
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 008F E01033088
E01033088
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 008 E02005075
E02005075
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 008F E01033088
E01033088
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 008 E02005075
E02005075
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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2003
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> Present
July 2003 — Introduced
Postcode ME16 0GA introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 23026
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033088 and MSOA E02005075 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME16 0GA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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