ME15 8TE

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in April 1987

ME15 8TE	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 8TE

Cheviot Gardens - 21 properties, USRN 24200310

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2609 / 51°15'39"N

Longitude: 0.5664 / 0°33'58"E

UTM Reference: 31U 330204 5681652

OS Easting: 579156

OS Northing: 154433

OS Grid: TQ791544

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PR9.S0M

Mapcode Global: VHJMF.RKSR

Open Location Code: 9F327H68+9G

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gg72

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 31032 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for ME15 8TE on Friday 19 June 2026

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

Hours of daylight today	04:11 to 21:46
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:46 to 04:11
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	08:46
Moon sets	23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME15 8TE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME15 8TE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
11 March 2024	8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£507,000
21 June 2022	8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£555,000
7 April 2017	14 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£320,000
15 January 2016	13 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£285,000
25 June 2015	17 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
5 February 2015	11 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£385,000
8 December 2010	6 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£249,500
18 June 2010	3 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
29 February 2008	8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£330,000
2 November 2007	14 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£249,000
13 July 2007	6 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£255,000
21 March 2007	17 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£237,500
20 May 2005	15 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
29 September 2004	7 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
27 August 2002	9 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
12 July 2001	3 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
17 February 2001	14 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£135,000
26 May 2000	15 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£134,950
30 July 1999	14 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£114,950
26 February 1999	15 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£99,000
4 December 1998	16 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£95,500
1 September 1998	11 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£97,500
28 August 1998	6 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£118,000
18 June 1998	4 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£143,000
23 January 1998	18 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£96,500
18 December 1997	17 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£89,000
23 September 1997	8 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
31 July 1997	10 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£115,000
30 September 1996	5 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£86,000
12 September 1996	11 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£84,000
2 September 1996	19 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£119,000
30 April 1996	20 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£114,000
2 February 1996	15 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£79,950
29 September 1995	6 Cheviot Gardens, Downswood, Maidstone ME15 8TE	Detached	Freehold	£84,000

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 8TE

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately Conservative

Maidstone Borough Council

District council ward

Bearsted & Downswood

Councillors

Val Springett Conservative

Ciaran Oliver Green Party (E&W)

Denis Spooner Conservative

ME15 8TE also falls within the Civil Parish of Downswood, 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 8TE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00123601		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01024349	Maidstone 007E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005074	Maidstone 007	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04013402	Downswood	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2024	DLUHC
E05015595	Bearsted & Downswood	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
E14001235	Faversham and Mid 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
E33043072		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
E58002114	Maidstone South East ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E63012591	Maidstone	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
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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