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

ME15 6XH 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 6XH 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

- **233 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Maidstone 004H: 854 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **Maidstone West, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **20 of 29 properties in ME15 6XH at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 6 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 004H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **No gigabit broadband at ME15 6XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **Loud road and rail noise at ME15 6XH**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **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=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH
- **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=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-michaels-church-of-england-junior-school-e118625) | Primary | 800 m (10 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 | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Archbishop Courtenay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-courtenay-primary-school-e139822) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-invicta-primary-school-at-east-borough-e144531) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brunswick House Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-house-primary-school-e118297) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-and-malling-alternative-provision-e135465) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Maidstone Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-for-girls-e118836) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 62.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2024 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £79,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| July 2024 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone West (390 m, 5 minutes on foot); Maidstone East (630 m, 8 minutes on foot); Maidstone Barracks (720 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (400 m); THE COLLEGE PRACTICE (440 m); BREWER STREET (590 m); BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (350 m); MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (400 m); BOOTS (420 m); LINK PHARMACY (540 m); ANCURA PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: GABRIELS HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (240 m); COLLEGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (320 m); MAIDSTONE DENTAL CENTRE (350 m); KENTENDO (KNIGHTRIDER STREET) (350 m); THE IMPLANT EXPERTS (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Living Maidstone (300 m, Asda); Iceland Maidstone Chequers (320 m, Iceland); Lidl St Peters Street Maidstone (430 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Maidstone (480 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Week St Maidstone Express (490 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 004H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.3** (2025). Maidstone 004H has a deprivation score of 47.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,874th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,153** (2021). Maidstone 004H had 1,153 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,992nd least 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: 22.7%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 004H, 22.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.3%** (August 2026). In Maidstone 004H, 10.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.2722, 0.5206

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=0.5206,51.2722,ME156XH

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