# ME14 1RZ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME14 1RZ is a postcode in Maidstone.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Maidstone. Open the map at ME14 1RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14) › [ME14 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-1)

## Around this postcode

- **167 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Maidstone 004A: 188 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **Maidstone East, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **No property in ME14 1RZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME14 1RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME14 1RZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [North Borough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-borough-junior-school-e118301) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-infant-school-e118461) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | – |
| [Maidstone Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls-e118836) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 62.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Serenity School Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-maidstone-e149907) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £138,900 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| May 2023 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| April 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £248,750 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone East (300 m, 4 minutes on foot); Maidstone Barracks (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BREWER STREET (130 m); THE COLLEGE PRACTICE (990 m); THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: ANCURA PHARMACY (230 m); BOOTS (390 m); BOOTS (400 m); LINK PHARMACY (470 m); MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (140 m); ALBION PLACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (430 m); GABRIELS HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); THE IMPLANT EXPERTS (520 m); MAIDSTONE DENTAL CENTRE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Vinter's Park Maidstone (210 m, Aldi); Tesco Week St Maidstone Express (230 m, Tesco); Iceland Maidstone Chequers (490 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Maidstone (510 m, Sainsburys); Asda Living Maidstone (740 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,722** (July 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,722 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,191** (2025). Full-time workers living in Maidstone earned a median of £38,191 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Maidstone costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.1** (2025). Maidstone has a deprivation score of 18.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 137th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Maidstone 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Maidstone 004A has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £195,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 004A was £195,000 in 2025. Joint 6,070th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,873** (2021). Maidstone 004A had 1,873 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,842nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.0%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 004A, 83.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £363,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME14 was £363,500 in 2025. 742nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,748** (2021). ME14 had 35,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 610th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in ME14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 78.6%** (January 2026). In ME14, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Centre: 51.2771, 0.5255

Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.5255,51.2771,ME141RZ

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