# ME14 5RZ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME14 5RZ 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 5RZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14) › [ME14 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Maidstone 005E: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **Maidstone East, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **No property in ME14 5RZ 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=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 005E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME14 5RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME14 5RZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **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=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [School of Science and Technology Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/school-of-science-and-technology-maidstone-e144716) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137615) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582) | Secondary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Bearsted](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-bearsted-e147866) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Snowfields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-snowfields-e147870) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [St Paul's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-infant-school-e118461) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £244,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2024 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £348,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2025 | £331,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GROVE GREEN PHARMACY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Maidstone Eclipse Park (700 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Maidstone Superstore (900 m, Tesco)

## 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 005E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Maidstone 005E has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,364th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £392,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 005E was £392,500 in 2025. Joint 9,081st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,600** (2021). Maidstone 005E had 1,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,116th 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 005E, 90.0% 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: 51.2811, 0.5450

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=0.5450,51.2811,ME145RZ

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