# ME15 0HZ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME15 0HZ 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 ME15 0HZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15) › [ME15 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15-0)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Maidstone 016D: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **East Farleigh, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **No property in ME15 0HZ 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=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **No gigabit broadband at ME15 0HZ**: Superfast for 26.7%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 0HZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **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=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Loose Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loose-primary-school-e146143) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Line Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-line-learning-academy-e135372) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tiger Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tiger-primary-school-e138232) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Five Acre Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-acre-wood-school-e119055) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [East Farleigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-farleigh-primary-school-e118289) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coxheath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coxheath-primary-school-e146114) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornwallis Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornwallis-academy-e135371) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £506,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £353,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| December 2024 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2026 | £528,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| December 2023 | £835,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| April 2025 | £617,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| September 2023 | £447,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |
| October 2024 | £422,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 530 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (MAIDSTONE) (950 m)

## 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.4** (2025). Maidstone 016D has a deprivation score of 12.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £430,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 016D was £430,000 in 2025. Joint 7,186th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,575** (2021). Maidstone 016D had 2,575 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 766th 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: 85.4%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 016D, 85.4% 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.

## ME15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME15 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,483** (2021). ME15 had 51,483 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 181st 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: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in ME15 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: 90.3%** (January 2026). In ME15, 90.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Centre: 51.2473, 0.5111

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

## Your MP

- [Weald of Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/weald-of-kent): Katie Lam (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=0.5111,51.2473,ME150HZ

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