# ME18 5BA

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.265696, 0.440236
- **Open Location Code:** 9F327C8R+73
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01fg
- **Qibla:** 119.4°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 70339 54666
- **UTM:** 31U 321423 5682484
- **Elevation:** 94m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Maidstone (E07000110)
- **Ward:** Barming Heath & Teston (E05015594)
- **Constituency:** Maidstone and Malling (E14001349)
- **County:** Kent (E10000016)
- **Parish code:** E04004973
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **County electoral division:** E58002113
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01024325
- **2021 MSOA:** Yalding & Farleigh (E02005081)
- **2021 output area:** E00123489
- **2011 LSOA:** E01024325
- **2011 MSOA:** E02005081
- **2011 output area:** E00123489
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33043111
- **Rural/urban classification:** Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 30246
- **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 | Wateringbury | 2189 |
| Hospital | Maidstone Hospital | 3171 |
| GP | Wateringbury Surgery | 1516 |
| School | The Discovery School | 1697 |
| Airport | London Biggin Hill Airport | 29258 |
| Bus stop | Livesey Street | 764 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 3004 |
| Defibrillator | Kings Hill Fc | 1214 |
| Pharmacy | Paydens | 2799 |
| Post office | Teston Post Office | 1191 |
| Library | Larkfield Library | 3790 |
| Coast | — | 17088 |
| Central London | — | 47702 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME18 5BB](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME18%205BB)
- [ME18 5AY](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME18%205AY)
- [ME18 5FB](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME18%205FB)
- [ME18 5BQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME18%205BQ)
- [ME18 5BL](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME18%205BL)
- [ME16 9NJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME16%209NJ)

## Boundary

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