ME15 0SD

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980

ME15 0SD	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME15 0SD

Bensted Close - 28 properties, USRN 24200115

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2188 / 51°13'7"N

Longitude: 0.4607 / 0°27'38"E

UTM Reference: 31U 322672 5677215

OS Easting: 571943

OS Northing: 149494

OS Grid: TQ719494

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PRQ.H9K

Mapcode Global: VHJMK.XMXK

Open Location Code: 9F326F96+F7

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ff52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14708 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME15 0SD on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:54
Sunrise	04:41
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:59
Sunset	21:17
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:16

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:47
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:47 to 04:12
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	08:47
Moon sets	23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME15 0SD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME15 0SD

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 November 2023	5 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
25 June 2021	7 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
23 April 2021	4 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
18 March 2021	9 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£357,000
26 June 2020	1 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
12 June 2020	23 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£410,000
13 June 2016	23 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
21 November 2014	20 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
6 June 2014	25 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£305,500
27 September 2012	17 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£305,000
1 December 2011	21 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£307,000
6 September 2010	1 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
24 November 2008	25 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
29 August 2008	23 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
15 August 2008	15 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
31 August 2007	5 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
3 November 2006	25 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£230,000
20 September 2006	14 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
30 May 2006	9 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
19 August 2005	22 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£208,000
24 June 2005	4 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£200,000
30 September 2004	7 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£192,000
26 February 2003	6 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£197,500
31 May 2002	23 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£154,000
22 March 2002	15 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£136,000
28 November 2001	6 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,500
6 September 2001	4 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£135,000
24 October 1997	12 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,500
23 May 1997	1 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£70,000
14 May 1996	14 Bensted Close, Hunton, Maidstone ME15 0SD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,500

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME15 0SD

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Weald of Kent

MP

Katie Lam Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council

District council ward

Marden & Yalding

Councillors

Michael Summersgill Green Party (E&W)

Grace Couch Green Party (E&W)

Claudine Russell Conservative

ME15 0SD also falls within the Civil Parish of Hunton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME15 0SD

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00123583		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01024345	Maidstone 018A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005085	Maidstone 018	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04004960	Hunton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05015606	Marden & Yalding	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2024	DLUHC
E07000110	Maidstone	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000016	Kent	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001570	Weald of Kent	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000032	Kent	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000242	Medway	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33043137		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000056	South East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000237	NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E54000032	NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000011	Kent and Medway	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E58002113	Maidstone Rural West ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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