ME5 postcode district
ME5 holds 1,003 live postcodes around Maidstone, in Medway, Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone.
No listed town or village has its centre in ME5; the nearest are on the neighbouring districts below.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Lordswood & Walderslade | 30% |
| Wayfield & Weeds Wood | 20% |
| Princes Park | 13% |
| Luton | 12% |
| Boxley Downs | 7% |
| Fort Horsted | 6% |
| Walderslade | 5% |
| Watling | 3% |
| Aylesford North & North Downs | 3% |
| Chatham Central & Brompton | 0% |
And 3 more.
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Chatham and Aylesford | 89% |
| Faversham and Mid Kent | 7% |
| Gillingham and Rainham | 4% |
| Rochester and Strood | 0% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 6 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 32% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 32% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the ME area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.