Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12767
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12767 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 ME18 5HG
Crime trends · near ME18 5HG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY +112%
ASB
16
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -67%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
4
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
51
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,704
White Brit.91.0%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,703
Christian57.4%
No religion36.6%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,710
50–6424.4%
35–4915.9%
65–7415.2%
25–349.3%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Total households: 739
Other14.9%
Any member 66+14.8%
All members 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
+ 8 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council Area
Weald of Kent E14001570
Constituency
E14001570
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Marden & Yalding
Constituency code
E14001570
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Nettlestead
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 014C E01024377
E01024377
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 014 E02005081
E02005081
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 014C E01024377
E01024377
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 014 E02005081
E02005081
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 ME18 5HG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 12767
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01024377 and MSOA E02005081 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME18 5HG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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