# ME14 2FH: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME14 2FH 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 2FH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14) › [ME14 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-2)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 280% on July. Maidstone 004E: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **Maidstone East, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **No property in ME14 2FH 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=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 004E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME14 2FH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **Low road and rail noise at ME14 2FH**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Serenity School Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-maidstone-e149907) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [North Borough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-borough-junior-school-e118301) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | – |
| [Sandling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandling-primary-school-e118511) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Maplesden Noakes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maplesden-noakes-school-e137833) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 36.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Allington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allington-primary-school-e139096) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidstone Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls-e118836) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 62.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brunswick House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-house-primary-school-e118297) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2024 | £642,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £338,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2025 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| June 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2025 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Chatham Road (200 m, Spar)

## 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 004E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). Maidstone 004E has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 004E was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,937** (2021). Maidstone 004E had 1,937 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,427th 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: 84.6%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 004E, 84.6% 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.

## 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: 51.2932, 0.5145

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=0.5145,51.2932,ME142FH

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