ME7 postcode area guide — Maidstone

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Broadband & internet speeds in ME7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the ME7 postcode district (Maidstone) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,009 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.5%.

Around 0% of premises in ME7 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 ME7

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Mobile signal around Maidstone

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Maidstone district (79,984 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in ME7

Police recorded 615 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 ME7

Based on 531 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME7 is £252,000, down 2.1% on the previous year (£257,500).

Latest recorded sales in ME7

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around ME7

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 ME7

337 rated food businesses operate in ME7. 225 hold the top rating of 5, 69 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2J's Pre School, Admiral, Aldi, Alternative Learning Trust T/a Will Adams Academy, Anatolia Kebab \& Fish Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in ME7

From a sample of 185 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 ME7 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 ME7 typically use:

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What's it like living in ME7?

Postcodes in ME7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.