Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£355,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,266 sales
-2.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18072
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18072 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · ME16 8BU
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£397,642
Median price: £355,000
Median -2.0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,266 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £255,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£315k£234k
Sep '24Dec '24Apr '25Sep '25Nov '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME16 8BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME16 8BU
Counts are for Fant & Oakwood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY +18%
774717
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
19
YoY -17%
28164
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1283
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.9%
Other White11.7%
African2.5%
Indian2.1%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 4 other groups · 8.8%
Religion
Christian45.0%
No religion41.3%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim2.5%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4923.3%
50–6418.6%
25–3417.8%
10–156.8%
≤46.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
One person: other23.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
One person: aged 66+7.0%
+ 9 other households · 35.3%
Coordinates & Location for ME16 8BU
Postcode
ME16 8BU
Coordinates
51.2679, 0.5055
Grid reference
TQ748550
Easting
574,882
Northing
155,062
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G94+55
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maidstone
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Maidstone
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Maidstone
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidstone and Malling E14001349
Constituency
E14001349Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Fant & Oakwood
Constituency code
E14001349
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Maidstone, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Maidstone
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Maidstone 006C E01024356
E01024356MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 006 E02005073
E02005073LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 006C E01024356
E01024356MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 006 E02005073
E02005073Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:16 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:16 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME16 8BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024356 and MSOA E02005073 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 18072
Present — Active
Postcode ME16 8BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME16 8BU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 12%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
35.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
46.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
65%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 69%
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