ME20 postcode area guide — Maidstone
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME20 postcode district in Maidstone — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.9%
Gigabit-capable
62.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the ME20 postcode district (Maidstone) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 534 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 62.3%.
Around 0% of premises in ME20 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 ME20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME20 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| ME20 6AD | 100% | 83.7% |
| ME20 6AE | 100% | 93.3% |
| ME20 6AG | 100% | 63.6% |
| ME20 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| ME20 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| ME20 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| ME20 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| ME20 6AP | 100% | 100% |
| ME20 6AR | 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 ME20
Police recorded 108 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 | 37.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 24 | 22.2% |
| Other theft | 11 | 10.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 7.4% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 6.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 5.6% |
| Public order | 3 | 2.8% |
| Robbery | 3 | 2.8% |
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 ME20
Based on 251 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME20 is £375,000, up 1.4% on the previous year (£370,000).
Detached
£550,000
42 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
109 sales
Terraced
£320,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£215,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £237,000 | Terraced | Bush Row | ME20 7BP |
| 11 May 2026 | £267,500 | Semi-detached | Woodlands Road | ME20 6EE |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Cedar Close | ME20 6EN |
| 1 May 2026 | £655,000 | Detached | The Lakes | ME20 6SJ |
| 1 May 2026 | £870,000 | Detached | Bream Close | ME20 6FW |
| 1 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Eccles Row | ME20 7HS |
| 1 May 2026 | £355,000 | Flat | The Lakes | ME20 6GJ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Belgrave Street | ME20 7HL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £592,000 | Detached | Carp Close | ME20 6FT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Carmelite Road | ME20 7FB |
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 ME20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aylesford School | Secondary | 11–18 | 916 | ME20 7JU |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford | Primary | 5–11 | 398 | ME20 7JU |
| Brookfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 251 | ME20 6PY |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 211 | ME20 6AE |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | ME20 7BE |
| Lunsford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | ME20 6PY |
| Brookfield Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 180 | ME20 6PY |
| Ditton Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 110 | ME20 6EB |
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 ME20
127 rated food businesses operate in ME20. 98 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Adventure Kidz Ltd, Al-Madina Tandoori, Aldi Stores Ltd, Alim-Et, Appleton Lodge.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME20
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 ME20 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 64% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
34%
Band C
28%
Band D
28%
Band E
6%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 ME20 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.