ME16 8TT
The median sold price for the postcode ME16 8TT is around £218,750, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 130 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around ME16 8TT (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £166,500 – £312,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across ME16 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£280,000(187 sales)
- Flat£160,000(112 sales)
- Semi-detached£354,000(69 sales)
- Detached£500,000(17 sales)
ME16 8TT median £218,750 (12 months) vs the wider district £357,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Maidstone neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.2× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Maidstone and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in ME16 8TT, compared with 78% across Maidstone and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 69.7% of premises across Maidstone (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 78% of premises across Maidstone have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Maidstone | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 69.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 78% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 94.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.27% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 64% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Maidstone: more deprived than 73% of its 99 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Bands C and D are the most common here (35% of homes each). Average Band D in Maidstone is £2,502.59 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 690 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A3%
- Band B6%
- Band C35%
- Band D35%
- Band E12%
- Band F12%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- West Borough Primary School0.1 miles (170 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for West Borough Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Jubilee Primary School0.3 miles (470 m)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone0.4 miles (720 m)No Ofsted inspection published yet
Nearest secondary schools
- Oakwood Park Grammar School0.4 miles (680 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Oakwood Park Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Simon Stock Catholic School0.5 miles (730 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- St Augustine Academy0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to ME16 8TT is East Farleigh Rail Station, 0.9 miles (1.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 15 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.9 miles (1.5 km)East Farleigh Rail Station
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)Maidstone West Rail Station
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)Barming Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
Show the full history (18 more months)
Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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