Latitude: 51.2706 / 51°16'14"N
Longitude: 0.5172 / 0°31'1"E
OS Eastings: 575688
OS Northings: 155396
OS Grid: TQ756553
Mapcode National: GBR PR6.CJX
Mapcode Global: VHJMD.XB88
Plus Code: 9F327GC8+7V
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gg24
What Three Birds: dunnock.martin.frigatebird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
ME16 8RA is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Maidstone. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are primarily terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly maisonettes and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £11,117 to £2,300,195 with an average of £460,736.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly owner occupied, with some privately rented
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,950 to £137,000 with an average of £32,300. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Building Under Reconstruction.
Maidstone is a town, which had a population of 107,627 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 7 people resident in ME16 8RA, of which 5 were male and 2 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME16 8RA is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME16 8RA is approximately 10m (33ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME16 8RA
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME16 8RA
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME16 8RA
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME16 8RA include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME16 8RA 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
Fant
Councillors
Patrick Coates (Labour)
Margaret Rose (Labour)
Paul Harper (Labour)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Maidstone Central
County Councillors
Tom Cannon (Conservative)
Chris Passmore (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Maidstone and The Weald
MP
Helen Grant (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME16 8RA.
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 ME16 8RA.
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 5 - 7
Outstanding
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0QQ
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Needs improvement
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TL
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
East Borough Primary School
Vinters Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DX
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
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
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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.