# ME16 9QX: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME16 9QX 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 9QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16) › [ME16 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me16-9)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 83% on July. Maidstone 014A: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **Barming, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **No property in ME16 9QX 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=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **Low road and rail noise at ME16 9QX**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barming Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barming-primary-school-e142924) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bower Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bower-grove-school-e119036) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [West Borough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-borough-primary-school-e118568) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jubilee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jubilee-primary-school-e141025) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-maidstone-e151501) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Simon Stock Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-simon-stock-catholic-school-e140537) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oakwood Park Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-park-grammar-school-e136727) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 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 | 1.9 km (23 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 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £447,500 | Detached, new build, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £392,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £567,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £435,500 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £391,875 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Maidstone Hermitage Ln Express (740 m, Tesco); M&S Maidstone Hospital (900 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Maidstone Tonbridge Road Local (990 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.5** (2025). Maidstone 014A has a deprivation score of 7.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,634th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 014A was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 7,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,389** (2021). Maidstone 014A had 2,389 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,521st 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: 82.5%** (January 2026). In Maidstone 014A, 82.5% 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.

## 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: 51.2710, 0.4726

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.4726,51.2710,ME169QX

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