Latitude: 51.2629 / 51°15'46"N
Longitude: 0.535 / 0°32'5"E
OS Eastings: 576961
OS Northings: 154578
OS Grid: TQ769545
Mapcode National: GBR PR7.Q36
Mapcode Global: VHJMF.7J57
Plus Code: 9F327G7M+5X
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gg43
What Three Birds: eider.brambling.gadwall
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
ME15 7AF is a primarily residential postcode in Maidstone. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £160,703 to £2,753,973 with an average of £299,840.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some social housing
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £7,500. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Maidstone is a town, which had a population of 107,627 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 72 people resident in ME15 7AF, of which 38 were male and 34 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME15 7AF is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME15 7AF is approximately 61m (200ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME15 7AF
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME15 7AF
8d3: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed European Settlers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME15 7AF
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME15 7AF include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME15 7AF are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Ward
Shepway North
Councillors
Alan Bartlett (Conservative)
Paul Cooper (Conservative)
Joanna Wilkinson (Labour)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Maidstone South
County Councillor
Paul Cooper (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
MP
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME15 7AF.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME15 7AF.
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TL
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8DF
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
East Borough Primary School
Vinters Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DX
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Oaks Primary Academy
Oak Tree Avenue, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9AX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.