# ME14

Postcode district covering Maidstone, Penenden Heath and Grove Green, in Maidstone.

ME14 is a postcode district covering Maidstone, Penenden Heath and Grove Green, in Maidstone. Median sale price £363,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code ME14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME14 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in ME14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=ME14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 530 homes were sold in ME14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME14 had 35,748 usual residents at the census.

## How ME14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ME14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £363,500 | 6th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 35,748 | 8th most populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 78.6% | 7th lowest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME14 at a rate of 117.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 387 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,562), anti-social behaviour (833) and other crime (752).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME14 was 120.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ME14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME14 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ME14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maidstone 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024335) | 1,695 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 50.5% |
| [Maidstone 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024347) | 1,853 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.3% |
| [Maidstone 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024353) | 2,060 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.4% |
| [Maidstone 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024354) | 1,437 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Maidstone 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024355) | 2,003 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
| [Maidstone 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024385) | 1,675 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.5% |
| [Maidstone 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024386) | 1,912 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.8% |
| [Maidstone 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024352) | 1,873 | 187.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.0% |
| [Maidstone 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024382) | 1,994 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Maidstone 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024383) | 2,767 | 105.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.8% |
| [Maidstone 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024384) | 1,937 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.6% |
| [Maidstone 004H](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01034991) | 1,153 | 853.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 22.7% |
| [Maidstone 004I](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01034992) | 1,079 | 544.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 52.7% |
| [Maidstone 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024330) | 1,635 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| [Maidstone 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024336) | 1,952 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.9% |
| [Maidstone 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024337) | 1,458 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.9% |
| [Maidstone 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024348) | 1,394 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [Maidstone 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024351) | 1,600 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.0% |
| [Maidstone 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024326) | 1,853 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Maidstone 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024328) | 1,684 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| [Maidstone 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/neighbourhood/e01024329) | 1,555 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.8% |

## Your MP

- [Maidstone and Malling](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling): Helen Grant (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 57% of the people here.
- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 43% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in ME14

[Bearsted & Downswood](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/bearsted-and-downswood), [Boxley & Detling](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/boxley-and-detling), [Grove Green](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/grove-green), [Penenden Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/penenden-heath), [Ringlestone & Central Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/ringlestone-and-central-maidstone)

## Postcode sectors in ME14

[ME14 1 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-1), [ME14 2 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-2), [ME14 3 (124 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-3), [ME14 4 (188 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-4), [ME14 5 (262 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-5), [ME14 9 (86 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14-9)

## Council

[Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

## Towns in ME14

[Bearsted](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bearsted), [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidstone)

## Postcode districts next to ME14

[ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7), [ME8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me8), [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9), [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15), [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16), [ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17), [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bearsted (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5776,51.2758), [Maidstone East (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5213,51.2778), [Maidstone Barracks (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5140,51.2772), [Maidstone West (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5158,51.2705)

## More in the ME postcode area

[All ME postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ME14 in brief

ME14 is a postcode district covering Maidstone, Penenden Heath and Grove Green, in Maidstone.
About 38,313 people lived in ME14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £363,500 in 2025 across 530 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 117.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME14 was £363,500 in 2025.
ME14 had 35,748 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in ME14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME14, 78.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME14
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Maidstone and Malling †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidstone-and-malling)
- Council: [Maidstone †](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Area: 46.49 km²
- People, mid-2024: 38,313*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 107

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ME17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me17), [ME9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me9), [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15), [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7), [ME20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me20)

## Latest updates for ME14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ME14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me14