High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£230,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME16 8FD
Postcode
ME16 8FD
Coordinates
51.2676, 0.5169
Grid reference
TQ756550
Easting
575,682
Northing
155,056
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F327G98+2Q
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
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.
8771
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8771 out of 32,844 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 8FD
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£230,400
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £230,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £240,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£240k£228k£215k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Sep '25Dec '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 8FD
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME16 8FD
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -26%
774717
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +16%
28164
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1283
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.58.3%
Other White20.6%
African4.7%
Indian2.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
+ 6 other groups · 11.6%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion42.0%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim3.2%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
25–3426.2%
35–4924.7%
50–6413.8%
≤48.1%
20–248.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 19.2%
Households
Other38.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 24.6%
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 006F E01033087
E01033087MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Maidstone 006 E02005073
E02005073LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Maidstone 006F E01033087
E01033087MSOA 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
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentAugust 2009 — Introduced
Postcode ME16 8FD introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8771
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033087 and MSOA E02005073 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME16 8FD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME16 8FD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 12%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
65%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
68.9
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 10%
Attainment 8
66.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
70%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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