ME16 0EA

Palace Wood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidstone
Local authority
Maidstone
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0DS 52 m
ME16 0UW 69 m
ME16 0XA 97 m
ME16 0EQ 120 m
ME16 0YG 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.276082
Longitude
0.491949
British National Grid easting
573,907
British National Grid northing
155,942

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
E00123482
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 003A · E01024320
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 003 · E02005070

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Hazelwood Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0EA 27 February 2026 £550,000
18, Hazelwood Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0EA 24 October 2025 £515,000
42, Hazelwood Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0EA 19 December 2024 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
12
  1. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    377 m
  2. St Simon Stock Catholic School

    Academy converter

    489 m
  3. West Borough Primary School

    Community school

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,371
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,092
  • Anti social behaviour 333
  • Criminal damage and arson 223
  • Other theft 177
  • Shoplifting 140

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

66 female, 55 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
2.5
ME16 0 residents
14,394

Age bands in ME16 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,381 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,387 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,541 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,831 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

3,116 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME16 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    943 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.1 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    1.7 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.2 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.3 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    2.4 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LARKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, MARTIN SQUARE, LARKFIELD, AYLESFORD, ME20 6QJ

    ODS code G82083

    4.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.5 km

  • MOTE

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

    ODS code G82076

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Weavers

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles
  • The Weavers

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Hazelwood Drive

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Hazelwood Drive

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Malling Terrace

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 003A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,786 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £515,000 from 5 recorded sales in ME16 0EA. 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

Published establishments

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,371 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,092 events.

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