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

ME15 8NQ 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 8NQ 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

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Maidstone 010C: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **Bearsted, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **1 of 27 properties in ME15 8NQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **4.8% can get gigabit broadband at ME15 8NQ**: Superfast for 57.1%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 8NQ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **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=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ
- **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=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e137615) | Primary | 880 m (11 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Madginford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madginford-primary-school-e118488) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfields Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-community-primary-school-e134857) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-park-school-e136581) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Park Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-way-primary-school-e118302) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Invicta Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/invicta-grammar-school-e136582) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 70.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maidstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-e118835) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £625,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £420,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £585,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| June 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| September 2023 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 460 m |
| February 2025 | £332,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 500 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Bearsted (910 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Bearsted 31 Egremont Road (930 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.5** (2025). Maidstone 010C has a deprivation score of 21.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,488th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £417,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 010C was £417,500 in 2025. Joint 7,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,643** (2021). Maidstone 010C had 1,643 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,048th 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: 81.8%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 010C, 81.8% 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: 51.2663, 0.5514

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=0.5514,51.2663,ME158NQ

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