ME15 9JR postcode in Maidstone, Kent

ME15 9JR is a postcode in Maidstone, in the Park Wood & Mangravet 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 100% of homes and businesses at ME15 9JR can get it Across Maidstone: 81% Typical price £355,125 Homes sold in ME15 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Maidstone West 3.9 km in a straight line

Where ME15 9JR is, and what is near it

Map of ME15 9JR and what is near it Map of ME15 9JR: its centre point, with the 303 other postcodes in the ME15 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 13 bus stops (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. ME15 9BX: also in ME15 9ME15 9DU: also in ME15 9ME15 9DX: also in ME15 9ME15 9DY: also in ME15 9ME15 9ED: also in ME15 9ME15 9EF: also in ME15 9ME15 9EH: also in ME15 9ME15 9EN: also in ME15 9ME15 9EP: also in ME15 9ME15 9EQ: also in ME15 9ME15 9ER: also in ME15 9ME15 9ES: also in ME15 9ME15 9EW: also in ME15 9ME15 9EZ: also in ME15 9ME15 9FN: also in ME15 9ME15 9FY: also in ME15 9ME15 9FZ: also in ME15 9ME15 9GJ: also in ME15 9ME15 9GL: also in ME15 9ME15 9GP: also in ME15 9ME15 9GT: also in ME15 9ME15 9GU: also in ME15 9ME15 9GW: also in ME15 9ME15 9GX: also in ME15 9ME15 9GZ: also in ME15 9ME15 9HA: also in ME15 9ME15 9HG: also in ME15 9ME15 9HH: also in ME15 9ME15 9JH: also in ME15 9ME15 9JJ: also in ME15 9ME15 9JL: also in ME15 9ME15 9JN: also in ME15 9ME15 9JP: also in ME15 9ME15 9JS: also in ME15 9ME15 9JT: also in ME15 9ME15 9JU: also in ME15 9ME15 9JW: also in ME15 9ME15 9JX: also in ME15 9ME15 9JY: also in ME15 9ME15 9LA: also in ME15 9ME15 9LB: also in ME15 9ME15 9LD: also in ME15 9ME15 9LG: also in ME15 9ME15 9LH: also in ME15 9ME15 9LJ: also in ME15 9ME15 9LL: also in ME15 9ME15 9LN: also in ME15 9ME15 9LP: also in ME15 9ME15 9LR: also in ME15 9ME15 9LS: also in ME15 9ME15 9LT: also in ME15 9ME15 9LU: also in ME15 9ME15 9LW: also in ME15 9ME15 9LX: also in ME15 9ME15 9NB: also in ME15 9ME15 9ND: also in ME15 9ME15 9WD: also in ME15 9ME15 9WJ: also in ME15 9ME15 9WL: also in ME15 9ME15 9WP: also in ME15 9ME15 9WQ: also in ME15 9ME15 9WR: also in ME15 9ME15 9WU: also in ME15 9ME15 9WW: also in ME15 9ME15 9ZD: also in ME15 9ME15 9ZE: also in ME15 9ME15 9ZF: also in ME15 9ME15 9ZP: also in ME15 9ME15 9ZR: also in ME15 9 3 places, 350 m–1.2 km2 places, 350 m–4.0 kmBus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mMote 600 mSchool 1.4 kmPark Wood & Mangravet ME15 9JR Map of ME15 9JR and what is near it Map of ME15 9JR: its centre point, with the 303 other postcodes in the ME15 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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 13 bus stops (5 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 3 places, 350 m–1.2 kmBus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mSchool 1.4 kmPark Wood & Mangravet ME15 9JR
  • ME15 9JR
  • Other postcodes in ME15 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 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 51.2431, longitude 0.5520)

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 9JR?

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 9JR?

Every home and business at ME15 9JR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME15 9JR 100% Maidstone 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME15 9JR 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 9JR?

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 9JR 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 9JR.

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 9JR: 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 9JR 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 9JR?

Homes in ME15 9 sold for a typical £355,125 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 110 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,125 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£362,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £530,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £372,500 48 sales
  • Terraced £276,250 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 5 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 9JR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME15 9JR 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 9JR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME15 9JR. 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 9JR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around ME15 9JR. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (53%). 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 9JR

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 140 (24%)£1,668
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,946
Band Cabout 230 (39%)£2,225
Band Dabout 120 (20%)£2,503
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£3,059
Band Ffewer than 5£3,615
Band Gwithheld£4,171
Band Hfewer than 5£5,005

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 53% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 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 9JR is in (ONS area E01034995), 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 9JR?

The nearest open schools to ME15 9JR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME15 9JR is Maidstone West Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Maidstone West Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Bearsted Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Furfield Close, 55 m away.

More stations near ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME15 9JR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 9JR?

The nearest to the centre of ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

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 9JR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME15 9JR, 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 9JR?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME15 9JR 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 9JR in a conservation area?

The centre of ME15 9JR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 9JR?

Police.uk records 251 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME15 9JR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour84 reports
Violence and sexual offences64 reports
Shoplifting29 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Other theft18 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports

Also: burglary 6, drugs 6, other crime 6, public order 4, robbery 1, 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 9JR

Ward
Park Wood & Mangravet
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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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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