# ME15 7SJ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME15 7SJ 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 7SJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15) › [ME15 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15-7)

## Around this postcode

- **87 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Maidstone 009B: 221 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **Maidstone West, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **No property in ME15 7SJ 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=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME15 7SJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 7SJ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **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=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maidstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-e118835) | Secondary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-borough-primary-school-e141650) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-way-primary-school-e118302) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% 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 | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Archbishop Courtenay Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-courtenay-primary-school-e139822) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE COLLEGE PRACTICE (550 m)
- Pharmacies: LINK PHARMACY (690 m); BOOTS (760 m)
- Dental practices: MAIDSTONE DENTAL CENTRE (510 m); KENTENDO (KNIGHTRIDER STREET) (510 m); LONGFORD DENTAL CENTRE (570 m); THE WHITE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (580 m); COLLEGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Maidstone - Loose Road (220 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Maidstone Loose Rd Express (260 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Maidstone (630 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Maidstone Chequers (700 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.1** (2025). Maidstone 009B has a deprivation score of 28.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,229th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 009B was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,218** (2021). Maidstone 009B had 2,218 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,661st 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 009B, 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: 51.2672, 0.5299

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=0.5299,51.2672,ME157SJ

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