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

ME16 8QN 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 8QN 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

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Maidstone 008A: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **East Farleigh, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **No property in ME16 8QN 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=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **£352,878 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME16 8QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **Low road and rail noise at ME16 8QN**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **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=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bower Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bower-grove-school-e119036) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Jubilee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jubilee-primary-school-e141025) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-borough-primary-school-e118568) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Park Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-park-grammar-school-e136727) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 66.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Augustine Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustine-academy-e136923) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Simon Stock Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-stock-catholic-school-e140537) | Secondary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-maidstone-e151501) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidstone-and-malling-alternative-provision-e135465) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £352,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £338,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £266,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BLACKTHORN (460 m)
- Pharmacies: BARMING PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: BARMING DENTAL CARE (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); SUNBURY DENTAL PRACTICE (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Maidstone Tonbridge Rd Esso Express (300 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Maidstone Tonbridge Road Local (510 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Maidstone Hermitage Ln Express (930 m, Tesco)

## 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Maidstone 008A has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £299,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 008A was £299,000 in 2025. Joint 15,688th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,707** (2021). Maidstone 008A had 1,707 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,229th 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 008A, 94.0% 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: 51.2659, 0.4921

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), 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=0.4921,51.2659,ME168QN

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