# ME15 8LS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.263716, 0.561508
- **Open Location Code:** 9F327H76+FJ
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gg
- **Qibla:** 119.5°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 78806 54734
- **UTM:** 31U 329874 5681976
- **Elevation:** 42m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Maidstone (E07000110)
- **Ward:** Bearsted & Downswood (E05015595)
- **Constituency:** Faversham and Mid Kent (E14001235)
- **County:** Kent (E10000016)
- **Parish code:** E04004942
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **Built-up area:** E63012594
- **County electoral division:** E58002111
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01024327
- **2021 MSOA:** Bearsted & Downswood (E02005074)
- **2021 output area:** E00123507
- **2011 LSOA:** E01024327
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005074
- **2011 output area:** E00123507
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33043072
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 29673
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000237
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000032
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000011

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bearsted | 1743 |
| Hospital | KIMS Hospital | 2560 |
| GP | Bearsted Medical Practice | 916 |
| School | Madginford Primary School | 259 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 35328 |
| Bus stop | Merton Road | 187 |
| Food bank | Family Food Bank | 1047 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 428 |
| Pharmacy | Spires Pharmacy | 432 |
| Post office | Grove Green Post Office | 1534 |
| Library | Shepway Library | 1636 |
| Coast | — | 14261 |
| Central London | — | 54968 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** South East Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 97.1% gigabit, 100% superfast, 97.1% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME15 8LW](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LW)
- [ME15 8LP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LP)
- [ME15 8LR](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LR)
- [ME15 8LT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LT)
- [ME15 8LL](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LL)
- [ME15 8LJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LJ)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME15%208LS.json).

## Data

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