# ME16 8LZ: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME16 8LZ 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 ME16 8LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16) › [ME16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **71 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Maidstone 006F: 201 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **Maidstone West, 260 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **37 of 37 properties in ME16 8LZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 006F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME16 8LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME16 8LZ**: Road 54 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **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=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ

## 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 | 320 m (4 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 | 320 m (4 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 | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [MEPA ACADEMY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mepa-academy-e148632) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-and-malling-alternative-provision-e135465) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [South Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-borough-primary-school-e141650) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidstone Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-grammar-school-e118835) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 67.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Augustine Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-academy-e136923) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| November 2024 | £179,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £157,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £192,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Maidstone West (260 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (320 m); THE COLLEGE PRACTICE (460 m); BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Pharmacies: MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (320 m); HOBBS PHARMACY (870 m); BOOTS (880 m); BOOTS (960 m)
- Dental practices: COLLEGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (480 m); THE WHITE HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); MAIDSTONE DENTAL CENTRE (690 m); KENTENDO (KNIGHTRIDER STREET) (690 m); LONGFORD DENTAL CENTRE (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Maidstone (460 m, Spar); Asda Living Maidstone (590 m, Asda); Lidl St Peters Street Maidstone (700 m, Lidl); Lidl Farleigh Hill Maidstone (700 m, Lidl); Tesco Maidstone Loose Rd Express (790 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 006F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). Maidstone 006F has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,766th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 006F was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,753** (2021). Maidstone 006F had 1,753 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,460th 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: 54.2%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 006F, 54.2% 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.

## ME16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £351,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME16 was £351,000 in 2025. Joint 786th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,404** (2021). ME16 had 34,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 683rd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in ME16 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In ME16, 85.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Centre: 51.2681, 0.5156

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=0.5156,51.2681,ME168LZ

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