Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME16 8FT
Postcode
ME16 8FT
Coordinates
51.2624, 0.5007
Grid reference
TQ745544
Easting
574,566
Northing
154,445
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G62+X7
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.
20712
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20712 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME16 8FT
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME16 8FT
Counts are for Fant & Oakwood 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
25
YoY -26%
774717
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +16%
28164
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1283
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.2%
Other White8.4%
Indian3.1%
Other Asian2.6%
African2.1%
+ 1 other groups · 6.5%
Religion
Christian49.9%
No religion41.2%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.3%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4921.5%
50–6419.3%
25–3416.9%
65–748.2%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Any member 66+9.7%
+ 8 other households · 35.0%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Fant & Oakwood
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 009A E01024360
E01024360MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 009 E02005076
E02005076LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 009A E01024360
E01024360MSOA 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:46 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:46 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2014
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~12 years
Active Duration
2014 -> PresentFebruary 2014 — Introduced
Postcode ME16 8FT introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024360 and MSOA E02005076 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME16 8FT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2014
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~12 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME16 8FT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
81%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 12%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
35.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
47%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
46.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
77%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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