ME15 7RN postcode in Maidstone, Kent

ME15 7RN is a postcode in Maidstone, in the Shepway ward. It is in the Faversham and Mid 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 80% of homes and businesses at ME15 7RN can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £320,000 Homes sold in ME15 7, last 12 months. ▼ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Maidstone West 1.4 km in a straight line

Where ME15 7RN is, and what is near it

Map of ME15 7RN and what is near it Map of ME15 7RN: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the ME15 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME15 7AB: also in ME15 7ME15 7AD: also in ME15 7ME15 7AE: also in ME15 7ME15 7AF: also in ME15 7ME15 7AG: also in ME15 7ME15 7BF: also in ME15 7ME15 7BS: also in ME15 7ME15 7BT: also in ME15 7ME15 7BU: also in ME15 7ME15 7BW: also in ME15 7ME15 7BX: also in ME15 7ME15 7BY: also in ME15 7ME15 7BZ: also in ME15 7ME15 7DA: also in ME15 7ME15 7DB: also in ME15 7ME15 7DD: also in ME15 7ME15 7DE: also in ME15 7ME15 7DF: also in ME15 7ME15 7DG: also in ME15 7ME15 7DH: also in ME15 7ME15 7DJ: also in ME15 7ME15 7DL: also in ME15 7ME15 7DN: also in ME15 7ME15 7FA: also in ME15 7ME15 7HD: also in ME15 7ME15 7PG: also in ME15 7ME15 7QS: also in ME15 7ME15 7QT: also in ME15 7ME15 7QU: also in ME15 7ME15 7QX: also in ME15 7ME15 7QY: also in ME15 7ME15 7RA: also in ME15 7ME15 7RB: also in ME15 7ME15 7RD: also in ME15 7ME15 7RE: also in ME15 7ME15 7RG: also in ME15 7ME15 7RH: also in ME15 7ME15 7RJ: also in ME15 7ME15 7RL: also in ME15 7ME15 7RP: also in ME15 7ME15 7RQ: also in ME15 7ME15 7RR: also in ME15 7ME15 7RS: also in ME15 7ME15 7RT: also in ME15 7ME15 7RU: also in ME15 7ME15 7RX: also in ME15 7ME15 7RY: also in ME15 7ME15 7RZ: also in ME15 7ME15 7SA: also in ME15 7ME15 7SE: also in ME15 7ME15 7SG: also in ME15 7ME15 7SH: also in ME15 7ME15 7SJ: also in ME15 7ME15 7SL: also in ME15 7ME15 7SN: also in ME15 7ME15 7SP: also in ME15 7ME15 7SR: also in ME15 7ME15 7SS: also in ME15 7ME15 7ST: also in ME15 7ME15 7SU: also in ME15 7ME15 7SW: also in ME15 7ME15 7SX: also in ME15 7ME15 7TL: also in ME15 7ME15 7TN: also in ME15 7ME15 7TR: also in ME15 7ME15 7TS: also in ME15 7ME15 7TT: also in ME15 7ME15 7TY: also in ME15 7ME15 7TZ: also in ME15 7ME15 7UA: also in ME15 7ME15 7UH: also in ME15 7ME15 7UL: also in ME15 7ME15 7UN: also in ME15 7ME15 7UP: also in ME15 7ME15 7UQ: also in ME15 7ME15 7UR: also in ME15 7ME15 7UT: also in ME15 7ME15 7UU: also in ME15 7ME15 7UW: also in ME15 7ME15 7UX: also in ME15 7ME15 7UY: also in ME15 7ME15 7UZ: also in ME15 7 School 750 m2 places, 1.3–1.5 kmMaidstone ME15 7RN Map of ME15 7RN and what is near it Map of ME15 7RN: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the ME15 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Shepway ME15 7RN
  • ME15 7RN
  • Other postcodes in ME15 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2677, longitude 0.5350)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME15 7RN?

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 7RN?

Every home and business at ME15 7RN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME15 7RN 80% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME15 7RN 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 7RN?

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 7RN 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 7RN.

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 7RN: 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 7RN 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 7RN?

Homes in ME15 7 sold for a typical £320,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, down 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£320,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £512,500 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £356,526 40 sales
  • Terraced £295,000 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,000 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 7RN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME15 7RN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME15 7RN

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at ME15 7RN. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME15 7RN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around ME15 7RN. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (83%). 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 7RN

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 £3,059 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,225.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,668
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,946
Band Cabout 420 (67%)£2,225
Band Dabout 130 (21%)£2,503
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£3,059
Band Fwithheld£3,615
Band Gfewer than 5£4,171
Band Hfewer than 5£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 83% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 7RN is in (ONS area E01024392), 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 7RN?

The nearest open schools to ME15 7RN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME15 7RN is Maidstone West Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Maidstone West Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Maidstone East Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Upper Road, 214 m away.

More stations near ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME15 7RN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • Swarco Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 7RN?

The nearest to the centre of ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

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 7RN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME15 7RN, 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 7RN?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME15 7RN 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 7RN in a conservation area?

The centre of ME15 7RN is in one area with planning rules of its 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 7RN?

Police.uk records 519 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME15 7RN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences181 reports
Anti-social behaviour122 reports
Criminal damage and arson45 reports
Other theft41 reports
Shoplifting39 reports
Public order21 reports

Also: other crime 19, vehicle crime 12, drugs 12, burglary 7, bicycle theft 6, theft from the person 5, possession of weapons 5, robbery 4.

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 7RN

Ward
Shepway
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Maidstone
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME15 7RJ50 mME15 7RL120 mME15 7RP140 mME15 7RR150 mME15 7RE150 mME15 7RG180 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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