ME15 0BH postcode in Loose, Kent

ME15 0BH is a postcode in Loose, in the Loose & Linton ward of Maidstone. It is in the Weald of Kent parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME15 0BH can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £465,000 Homes sold in ME15 0, last 12 months. ▲ 12.2% on the year before Nearest station East Farleigh 2.8 km in a straight line

Where ME15 0BH is, and what is near it

Map of ME15 0BH and what is near it Map of ME15 0BH: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the ME15 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME15 0AA: also in ME15 0ME15 0AB: also in ME15 0ME15 0AE: also in ME15 0ME15 0AF: also in ME15 0ME15 0AG: also in ME15 0ME15 0AH: also in ME15 0ME15 0AJ: also in ME15 0ME15 0AL: also in ME15 0ME15 0AN: also in ME15 0ME15 0AS: also in ME15 0ME15 0AT: also in ME15 0ME15 0AU: also in ME15 0ME15 0AW: also in ME15 0ME15 0AX: also in ME15 0ME15 0AY: also in ME15 0ME15 0AZ: also in ME15 0ME15 0BD: also in ME15 0ME15 0BG: also in ME15 0ME15 0BJ: also in ME15 0ME15 0BL: also in ME15 0ME15 0BN: also in ME15 0ME15 0BP: also in ME15 0ME15 0BQ: also in ME15 0ME15 0BS: also in ME15 0ME15 0BT: also in ME15 0ME15 0BU: also in ME15 0ME15 0BX: also in ME15 0ME15 0BY: also in ME15 0ME15 0DR: also in ME15 0ME15 0DS: also in ME15 0ME15 0DU: also in ME15 0ME15 0DW: also in ME15 0ME15 0EA: also in ME15 0ME15 0EB: also in ME15 0ME15 0ED: also in ME15 0ME15 0EE: also in ME15 0ME15 0EG: also in ME15 0ME15 0EH: also in ME15 0ME15 0EJ: also in ME15 0ME15 0EL: also in ME15 0ME15 0EN: also in ME15 0ME15 0EP: also in ME15 0ME15 0EQ: also in ME15 0ME15 0ER: also in ME15 0ME15 0ES: also in ME15 0ME15 0ET: also in ME15 0ME15 0EW: also in ME15 0ME15 0EY: also in ME15 0ME15 0HH: also in ME15 0ME15 0HJ: also in ME15 0ME15 0HL: also in ME15 0ME15 0HN: also in ME15 0ME15 0HP: also in ME15 0ME15 0HQ: also in ME15 0ME15 0HR: also in ME15 0ME15 0HS: also in ME15 0ME15 0HT: also in ME15 0ME15 0HU: also in ME15 0ME15 0HX: also in ME15 0ME15 0HY: also in ME15 0ME15 0HZ: also in ME15 0ME15 0PP: also in ME15 0ME15 0PR: also in ME15 0ME15 0PS: also in ME15 0ME15 0PW: also in ME15 0ME15 0PZ: also in ME15 0ME15 0QA: also in ME15 0ME15 0QB: also in ME15 0ME15 0QD: also in ME15 0ME15 0QE: also in ME15 0ME15 0QF: also in ME15 0ME15 0QG: also in ME15 0 Mote 2.0 kmEast Farleigh station 2.8 kmMaidstone West station 3.2 kmLooseCoxheath ME15 0BH Map of ME15 0BH and what is near it Map of ME15 0BH: its centre point, with the 189 other postcodes in the ME15 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.2–2.2 kmMote 2.0 kmMaidstone West station 3.2 kmLoose ME15 0BH
  • ME15 0BH
  • Other postcodes in ME15 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2420, longitude 0.5184)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME15 0BH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME15 0BH?

Every home and business at ME15 0BH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME15 0BH 100% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME15 0BH 100% Maidstone 95%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME15 0BH?

BinDayBuddy does not read Maidstone Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Maidstone Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME15 0BH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME15 0BH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Maidstone

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME15 0BH: 1,790 properties in Maidstone are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Maidstone

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME15 0BH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME15 0BH?

Homes in ME15 0 sold for a typical £465,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 39 sales, up 12.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£465,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£414,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £670,250 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £410,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME15 district: a typical £336,250 from 504 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME15 0BH

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ME15 0BH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME15 0BH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around ME15 0BH. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME15 0BH

Band D in Maidstone for 2026‑27: £2,503. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,668 (band A) to £5,005 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,503.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,668
Band Babout 50 (5%)£1,946
Band Cabout 170 (16%)£2,225
Band Dabout 270 (25%)£2,503
Band Eabout 260 (24%)£3,059
Band Fabout 180 (17%)£3,615
Band Gabout 120 (11%)£4,171
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 8% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Maidstone before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME15 0BH is in (ONS area E01024376), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest open schools to ME15 0BH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME15 0BH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME15 0BH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME15 0BH is East Farleigh Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • East Farleigh Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Maidstone West Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Old Loose Hill, 98 m away.

More stations near ME15 0BH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME15 0BH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME15 0BH?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME15 0BH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest to the centre of ME15 0BH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME15 0BH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME15 0BH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME15 0BH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME15 0BH?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME15 0BH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME15 0BH in a conservation area?

The centre of ME15 0BH is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME15 0BH?

Police.uk records 57 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME15 0BH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Other theft11 reports
Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: drugs 2, other crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME15 0BH

Ward
Loose & Linton
Parish
Loose
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Loose
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME15 0AE70 mME15 0AF80 mME15 0AA90 mME15 0BL180 mME15 0EA180 mME15 0BJ200 m
All of ME15

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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