ME14 1BL

High Street · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME14 1BG 50 m
ME14 1FW 63 m
ME14 9SB 64 m
ME14 9SD 64 m
ME14 9SE 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME14 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 1
Latitude
51.273416
Longitude
0.527363
British National Grid easting
576,387
British National Grid northing
155,730

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123722
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 004I · E01034992
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 004 · E02005071

Postcode source versions

Explore ME14

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
72, King Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BL 25 February 2023 £1,928,000
72, King Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BL 10 February 2020 £1,500,000
68 - 72, King Street, Maidstone, ME14 1BL 17 May 2019 £321,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
11
  1. MEPA ACADEMY

    Other independent school

    450 m
  2. Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough

    Academy converter

    501 m
  3. Invicta Grammar School

    Academy converter

    676 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,115
  • Anti social behaviour 780
  • Shoplifting 695
  • Criminal damage and arson 512
  • Other theft 394

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME14 1 residents
4,074

Age bands in ME14 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

542 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

436 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.6%

1,585 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.6%

805 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

536 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    486 m

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    661 m

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    894 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

    THE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 10A NORTHUMBERLAND COURT, NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 7LN

    ODS code G82604

    2.6 km

  • BLACKTHORN

    BLACKTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE, ST. ANDREWS ROAD, BARMING, MAIDSTONE, ME16 9AL

    ODS code G82098

    2.9 km

  • MOTE

    ST. SAVIOURS SURGERY, ST. SAVIOURS ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9FL

    ODS code G82076

    3.2 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    3.2 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

    THE SURGERY, WALLIS AVENUE, PARKWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9JJ

    ODS code G82641

    4.0 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE NEW AYLESFORD SURGERY, ADMIRAL MOORE DRIVE, ROYAL BRITISH LEGION VILLAGE, AYLESFORD, ME20 7SE

    ODS code G82058

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • King Street

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • Chequers Bus Station

    BCS · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • King Street

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • Chequers Bus Station

    BCS · Maidstone

    0.0 miles
  • Chequers Bus Station

    BCS · Maidstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 004I, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,275 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,928,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME14 1BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Maidstone is £352,191 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 11 secondary schools. MEPA ACADEMY is the nearest published school at 450 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 483.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,115 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.