# ME14 3HN: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME14 3HN 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 3HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14) › [ME14 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-3)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Maidstone 001E: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **Rainham (Kent), 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **No property in ME14 3HN 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=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **66.7% can get gigabit broadband at ME14 3HN**: Superfast for 66.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **Low road and rail noise at ME14 3HN**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **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=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e118779) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bredhurst-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118619) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Deanwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deanwood-primary-school-e143458) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £930,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Maidstone 001E has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £511,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 001E was £511,250 in 2025. Joint 4,462nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,853** (2021). Maidstone 001E had 1,853 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,358th 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: 62.3%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 001E, 62.3% 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: 51.3272, 0.5988

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

## Your MP

- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (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=0.5988,51.3272,ME143HN

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-3hn.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-3hn