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

ME15 6YN 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 6YN 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Maidstone 009D: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **Maidstone West, 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **13 of 21 properties in ME15 6YN at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 8 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME15 6YN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 6YN**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **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=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-michaels-church-of-england-junior-school-e118625) | Primary | 470 m (6 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 | 470 m (6 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 | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Park Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-park-grammar-school-e136727) | Secondary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 66.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Augustine Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-academy-e136923) | Secondary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-and-malling-alternative-provision-e135465) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [St Simon Stock Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-stock-catholic-school-e140537) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-borough-primary-school-e118568) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £277,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone West (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (890 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); SUNBURY DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Maidstone (400 m, Spar); Lidl Farleigh Hill Maidstone (430 m, Lidl); Tesco Maidstone Superstore (490 m, Tesco); Tesco Maidstone Tonbridge Rd Esso Express (940 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.7** (2025). Maidstone 009D has a deprivation score of 18.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,722nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 009D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,965** (2021). Maidstone 009D had 1,965 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,910th 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 009D, 94.8% 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: 51.2651, 0.5065

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=0.5065,51.2651,ME156YN

## How to cite

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