ME18 postcode area guide — Maidstone
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME18 postcode district in Maidstone — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
47%
Gigabit-capable
47%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.3%
Broadband availability in the ME18 postcode district (Maidstone) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 312 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 47%.
Around 3.3% of premises in ME18 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 ME18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME18 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| ME18 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AD | 100% | 14.3% |
| ME18 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AL | 100% | 11.1% |
| ME18 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| ME18 5AQ | 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.
House prices in ME18
Based on 62 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME18 is £472,500, up 4.8% on the previous year (£451,000).
Detached
£660,000
22 sales
Semi-detached
£430,000
21 sales
Terraced
£375,000
8 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | The Glebe | ME18 6BF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Medway Avenue | ME18 6JW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £824,000 | Other | Kenward Road | ME18 6JP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £1,090,000 | Detached | Red Hill | ME18 5LD |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £342,500 | Terraced | Old Road | ME18 5PW |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Flat | The Orpines | ME18 5FA |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £630,000 | Semi-detached | Tonbridge Road | ME18 5NY |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Forge Lane | ME18 5JP |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £505,000 | Detached | Collier Street | ME18 6FH |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £660,000 | Detached | The Street | ME18 5LZ |
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 ME18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mereworth Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 209 | ME18 5ND |
| Yalding, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 145 | ME18 6DP |
| Wateringbury Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 134 | ME18 5EA |
| Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 83 | ME18 6BL |
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 ME18
49 rated food businesses operate in ME18. 36 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Boat And Bean, Caterlink @ Mereworth Primary School, Caterlink At Laddingford St Mary's CEP School, Caterlink Ltd At Wateringbury Primary School, Costcutter (Orchard View Stores).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME18
From a sample of 64 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 ME18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 23% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
23%
Band D
48%
Band E
20%
Band F
5%
Band G
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.