# ME15 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME15 6LQ 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 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15) › [ME15 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15-6)

## Around this postcode

- **96 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Maidstone 006E: 133 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **Maidstone West, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **9 of 9 properties in ME15 6LQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 6LQ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **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=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Archbishop Courtenay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-courtenay-primary-school-e139822) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-michaels-church-of-england-junior-school-e118625) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-infant-school-maidstone-e118626) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [South Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-borough-primary-school-e141650) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maidstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-e118835) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-and-malling-alternative-provision-e135465) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Brunswick House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-house-primary-school-e118297) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £850,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £164,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £157,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £47,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £620,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £271,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone West (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE COLLEGE PRACTICE (240 m); THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Pharmacies: MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (830 m); BOOTS (870 m); LINK PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: COLLEGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (310 m); THE WHITE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (330 m); MAIDSTONE DENTAL CENTRE (520 m); KENTENDO (KNIGHTRIDER STREET) (520 m); LONGFORD DENTAL CENTRE (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Maidstone Loose Rd Express (550 m, Tesco); Co-op Maidstone - Loose Road (600 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Living Maidstone (660 m, Asda); Spar - Maidstone (700 m, Spar); Iceland Maidstone Chequers (710 m, Iceland)

## 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Maidstone 006E has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £271,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 006E was £271,500 in 2025. Joint 13,605th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,282** (2021). Maidstone 006E had 2,282 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,171st 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 006E, 95.1% 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: 51.2676, 0.5190

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.5190,51.2676,ME156LQ

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