# ME15 8LW: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME15 8LW 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 8LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15) › [ME15 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Maidstone 007B: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **Bearsted, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **No property in ME15 8LW 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=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME15 8LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 8LW**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **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=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Madginford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madginford-primary-school-e118488) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roseacre Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roseacre-junior-school-e118849) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thurnham Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thurnham-church-of-england-infant-school-e118629) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [Greenfields Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-community-primary-school-e134857) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137615) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [School of Science and Technology Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/school-of-science-and-technology-maidstone-e144716) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King's Reach Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-reach-education-e149070) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Senacre Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/senacre-wood-primary-school-e118526) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £427,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £406,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £404,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEARSTED (850 m)
- Pharmacies: SPIRES PHARMACY (470 m); PAYDENS LTD (700 m)
- Dental practices: K2 SMILES LTD (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bearsted (170 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Bearsted 31 Egremont Road (180 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bearsted Esso Express (910 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Maidstone 007B has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 007B was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,625** (2021). Maidstone 007B had 1,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,902nd 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 007B, 98.8% 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: 51.2642, 0.5621

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

## Your MP

- [Faversham and Mid Kent](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent): Helen Whately (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=0.5621,51.2642,ME158LW

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