Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17879
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17879 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 6DH
Crime trends · near ME18 6DH
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: 1,550
White Brit.93.4%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,547
Christian52.3%
No religion41.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,553
50–6423.6%
35–4916.8%
25–3411.6%
65–7411.0%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 649
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other14.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
All members 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.9%
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
Yalding
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 014D E01024378
E01024378
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 014 E02005081
E02005081
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 014D E01024378
E01024378
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 014 E02005081
E02005081
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
July 1990 — Introduced
Postcode ME18 6DH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 17879
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01024378 and MSOA E02005081 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME18 6DH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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