ME14 3LB

Boxley Downs · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME14 3LA 62 m
ME14 3JT 100 m
ME14 3JU 100 m
ME14 3JP 127 m
ME14 3JY 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME14 3LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME14
Postcode sector
ME14 3
Latitude
51.294636
Longitude
0.571376
British National Grid easting
579,374
British National Grid northing
158,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04004951
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123594
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001E · E01024347
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 001 · E02005068

Postcode source versions

Explore ME14

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB 22 May 2026 £426,520
11, Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB 25 October 2024 £410,000
14, Princes Way, Detling, Maidstone, ME14 3LB 29 September 2023 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. Leigh Academy Bearsted

    Free schools

    1.6 km
  2. Leigh Academy Snowfields

    Free schools special

    1.6 km
  3. Roseacre Junior School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 11
  • Shoplifting 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

24 female, 15 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.8
ME14 3 residents
2,293

Age bands in ME14 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

383 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

227 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

519 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

694 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

485 residents

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME14 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.5%
Gigabit-capable
95.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
90.9%

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

4

within 5 km

  • BEARSTED

    YEOMAN LANE, BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, ME14 4DS

    ODS code G82074

    3.0 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.9 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    4.5 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Street

    BCT · Detling

    0.1 miles
  • The Cock Horse

    BCT · Detling

    0.1 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Detling

    0.2 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Detling

    0.2 miles
  • Jade's Crossing

    BCT · Detling

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,754 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £389,400 from 4 recorded sales in ME14 3LB. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Bearsted is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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