The UK Postcode Database

ME15 8XX

a terminated large user postcode in Kent

Introduced in December 1994, terminated in December 1996
ME15 8XX 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.

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2607 / 51°15'38"N

Longitude: 0.5627 / 0°33'45"E

UTM Reference: 31U 329946 5681636

OS Easting: 578900

OS Northing: 154400

OS Grid: TQ789544

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PR8.YY2

Mapcode Global: VHJMF.PKTX

Open Location Code: 9F327H67+73

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gg72

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

  • Baseline UK
  • Legacy Industrial and Coastal Communities
  • Retired Seniors

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 8XX on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:49
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:56
Sunset 21:08
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:54
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:03
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 21:38
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:38 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:08
Moon Rises 23:51

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

Elected Representatives for ME15 8XX

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 8XX 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 8XX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123600 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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