ME14 postcode area guide — Maidstone
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME14 postcode district in Maidstone — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
70.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the ME14 postcode district (Maidstone) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 988 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 66.6%.
Around 0.4% of premises in ME14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME14 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| ME14 1BA | 100% | 16.7% |
| ME14 1BF | 100% | 0% |
| ME14 1BG | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| ME14 1BH | 95.5% | 95.5% |
| ME14 1BJ | 100% | 0% |
| ME14 1BL | 0% | 0% |
| ME14 1BP | 100% | 0% |
| ME14 1BQ | 58.3% | 58.3% |
| ME14 1BS | 87.5% | 25% |
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Mobile signal around Maidstone
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Maidstone district (79,984 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
68.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME14
Police recorded 300 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 92 | 30.7% |
| Shoplifting | 56 | 18.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 | 16.7% |
| Other theft | 29 | 9.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 25 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 14 | 4.7% |
| Other crime | 8 | 2.7% |
| Burglary | 6 | 2.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME14
Based on 391 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME14 is £350,000, up 6.1% on the previous year (£330,000).
Detached
£582,500
94 sales
Semi-detached
£415,000
90 sales
Terraced
£280,000
95 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
99 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Northfleet Close | ME14 5QD |
| 14 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Foxglove Rise | ME14 2AF |
| 14 May 2026 | £1,500,000 | Other | Hedley Street | ME14 5AD |
| 12 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Marsham Street | ME14 1EW |
| 12 May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Northfleet Close | ME14 5QD |
| 8 May 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached | Downs View Road | ME14 2JF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £376,000 | Semi-detached | The Grove | ME14 4JB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Flat | Providence Park | ME14 2EZ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £55,000 | Flat | Hengist Court | ME14 1BU |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £379,000 | Semi-detached | Aviemore Gardens | ME14 4BA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Maidstone demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Maidstone district (175,782 residents, 71,208 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.1% |
| 15–29 | 22.3% |
| 30–44 | 19.9% |
| 45–64 | 19.6% |
| 65+ | 19.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.4% |
| Private rented | 17.4% |
| Social rented | 10.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invicta Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,670 | ME14 5DS |
| Valley Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,555 | ME14 5DT |
| School of Science and Technology Maidstone | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,056 | ME14 5GQ |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough | Primary | 4–11 | 445 | ME14 5DX |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 437 | ME14 5TZ |
| Roseacre Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 424 | ME14 4BL |
| Sandling Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | ME14 2JG |
| Leigh Academy Bearsted | Primary | 3–11 | 412 | ME14 5GA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME14
342 rated food businesses operate in ME14. 246 hold the top rating of 5, 46 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 4 Continents Stores Ltd, 7 Miles Korean And Chinese Cuisine, Admiral, After School Club At Thurnham CE Infant School, Akins Food.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME14
From a sample of 189 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 ME14 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 62% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
35%
Band C
27%
Band D
27%
Band E
8%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Maidstone
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.