# ME15 9WR: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME15 9WR 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 9WR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15) › [ME15 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me15-9)

## Around this postcode

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 85% on July. Maidstone 015F: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **Maidstone West, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **No property in ME15 9WR 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=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 015F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **£352,878 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME15 9WR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **Low road and rail noise at ME15 9WR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh Academy Tree Tops](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-tree-tops-e137882) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Molehill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-molehill-e138195) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e140980) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Oaks](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-oaks-e137881) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Senacre Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/senacre-wood-primary-school-e118526) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Reach Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-reach-education-e149070) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Five Acre Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/five-acre-wood-school-e119055) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | – |
| [New Line Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-line-learning-academy-e135372) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 29.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £144,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £277,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £144,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £329,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MOTE (380 m); WALLIS AVENUE (480 m)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (330 m); MEDICLINIC PHARMACY (800 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: SENACRE DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m); UJ PATEL IMOS - BELL MEADOW (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Shepway Maidstone (310 m, Morrisons); Co-op Maidstone - Willington Street (720 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Maidstone (790 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £352,878** (August 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,878 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 015F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.5** (2025). Maidstone 015F has a deprivation score of 17.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,790th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 015F was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 10,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,506** (2021). Maidstone 015F had 1,506 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,210th 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 015F, 95.5% 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: 51.2436, 0.5474

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), August 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=0.5474,51.2436,ME159WR

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