| Postcode | ME16 9ER | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Maidstone | 
| Nearest station | Barming (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Redstart (S) Banky Meadow (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View | 
| Known addresses | Barming Water Tower, North Pole Road, Barming | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 51.271024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.469639 | |
| Easting | 572372 | |
| Northing | 155327 | |
| Grid reference | TQ723553 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323494 5683005 | |
| what3words | neck.divisions.putty | |
| FixPhrase | crimp magnitude steadfast thaw | |
| Plus code | 9F327FC9+CV | |
| Altitude | 89 metres (292 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.6 KMs (9.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Barming | E04013397 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Barming Heath & Teston | E05015594 | 
| Local Authority District | Maidstone | E07000110 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Maidstone and Malling | E14001349 | 
| MP | Helen Grant | Conservative | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | South East Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Mid Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | July 2003 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Maidstone | E63012591 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00123485 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Maidstone 014A | E01024325 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Maidstone 014A | E01024325 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Yalding & Farleigh | E02005081 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Yalding & Farleigh | E02005081 | 
| Travel to work area | Medway | E30000242 | 
| Average property price in Rochester | £326,833 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Barming Water Tower, North Pole Road, Barming | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2011 | £300,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2005 | £475,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2002 | £195,000 |