# ME5 8XR: area report for a postcode in Maidstone

ME5 8XR 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 ME5 8XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone) › [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5) › [ME5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Maidstone 001A: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **Maidstone East, 5.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **No property in ME5 8XR 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=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Maidstone 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **£352,722 average price**: For the whole of Maidstone, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME5 8XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **Low road and rail noise at ME5 8XR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **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=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Swingate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swingate-primary-school-e152591) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [St Benedict's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-primary-school-e149979) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lordswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lordswood-school-e140186) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tunbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tunbury-primary-school-e118493) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2023 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LORDSWOOD PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: LORDSWOOD HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chatham Lords Wood Express (760 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.5** (2025). Maidstone 001A has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidstone 001A was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,315** (2021). Maidstone 001A had 1,315 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,014th least 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 001A, 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.

## ME5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME5 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,479** (2021). ME5 had 52,479 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 169th 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 ME5 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In ME5, 95.4% 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: 51.3286, 0.5479

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=0.5479,51.3286,ME58XR

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