ME16 postcode area guide — Maidstone
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME16 postcode district in Maidstone — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
80.8%
Gigabit-capable
76.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ME16 postcode district (Maidstone) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 768 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76.3%.
Around 0% of premises in ME16 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 ME16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME16 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AB | 100% | 66.7% |
| ME16 0AD | 100% | 95.5% |
| ME16 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| ME16 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 ME16
Police recorded 278 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 97 | 34.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 65 | 23.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 | 11.5% |
| Other theft | 23 | 8.3% |
| Shoplifting | 17 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 10 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 10 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 9 | 3.2% |
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 ME16
Based on 423 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME16 is £335,000, down 4.4% on the previous year (£350,500).
Detached
£540,000
58 sales
Semi-detached
£392,500
144 sales
Terraced
£300,000
124 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
94 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Cornwallis Road | ME16 8BA |
| 22 May 2026 | £617,500 | Detached | Roseleigh Avenue | ME16 0AS |
| 20 May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Hartnup Street | ME16 8LR |
| 18 May 2026 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Glebe Lane | ME16 9BB |
| 15 May 2026 | £437,000 | Semi-detached | Blossom Close | ME16 9QE |
| 12 May 2026 | £471,000 | Detached | Frinstead Walk | ME16 0NN |
| 12 May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Tonbridge Road | ME16 8TA |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Carpenters Close | ME16 9FQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Silverdale | ME16 9JJ |
| 6 May 2026 | £165,000 | Flat | Kingfisher Meadow | ME16 8RB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ME16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Maplesden Noakes School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,418 | ME16 0TJ |
| Maidstone Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,254 | ME16 0SF |
| St Simon Stock Catholic School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,148 | ME16 0JP |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,100 | ME16 8AH |
| St Augustine Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 673 | ME16 8AE |
| Barming Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 480 | ME16 9DY |
| Allington Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 466 | ME16 0PG |
| West Borough Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 456 | ME16 8TL |
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 ME16
178 rated food businesses operate in ME16. 137 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14 Forty FM Services - Compass Group, Ace Sports Store Ltd, Albright Childrens Home, Allington Baptist Church, Allington Primary School Breakfast And Afterschool Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME16
From a sample of 236 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ME16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
21%
Band D
49%
Band E
14%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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
Landlines around ME16 typically use:
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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.