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

ME14 2SX 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 2SX 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

- **57 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Maidstone 004C: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **Maidstone East, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **No property in ME14 2SX 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=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **£352,878 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **97.3% can get gigabit broadband at ME14 2SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME14 2SX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **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=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [North Borough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-borough-junior-school-e118301) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Serenity School Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/serenity-school-maidstone-e149907) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Paul's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-infant-school-e118461) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | – |
| [Maidstone Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls-e118836) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 62.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Maplesden Noakes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-maplesden-noakes-school-e137833) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 36.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brunswick House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-house-primary-school-e118297) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2023 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £60,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone East (420 m, 5 minutes on foot); Maidstone Barracks (680 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BREWER STREET (540 m)
- Pharmacies: ANCURA PHARMACY (500 m); BOOTS (700 m); BOOTS (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Vinter's Park Maidstone (500 m, Aldi); Tesco Week St Maidstone Express (580 m, Tesco); Iceland Maidstone Food Warehouse (840 m, Iceland); Lidl St Peters Street Maidstone (880 m, Lidl); Asda Living Maidstone (960 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,878** (August 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,878 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). Maidstone 004C has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £258,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 004C was £258,750 in 2025. Joint 12,359th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,994** (2021). Maidstone 004C had 1,994 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,382nd 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 004C, 96.6% 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: 51.2816, 0.5207

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), August 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=0.5207,51.2816,ME142SX

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