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ME16 0QA

Palace Wood · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Maidstone
Ward
Palace Wood
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 0QP 83 m
ME16 0HR 101 m
ME16 0AB 131 m
ME16 0QT 134 m
ME16 0QY 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.283302
Longitude
0.492454
British National Grid easting
573,915
British National Grid northing
156,746

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Palace Wood · E05015607
Parish or community
E43000297
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123469
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 003B · E01024321
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 003 · E02005070

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Maxwell Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0QA 2 September 2022 £500,000
2, Maxwell Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0QA 17 June 2016 £380,000
2, Maxwell Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0QA 24 January 2012 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
31
Secondary
12

  1. Palace Wood Primary School

    Community school

    187 m

  2. Allington Primary School

    Academy converter

    478 m

  3. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 749
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 142
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Other theft 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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
83.3%
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

7

within 5 km

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.5 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    1.7 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    1.8 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.1 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.3 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.7 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.1 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

  • Maxwell Drive

    BCT · Allington

    0.0 miles

  • Maxwell Drive

    BCT · Allington

    0.0 miles

  • Howard Drive

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Howard Drive

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Nursery Avenue

    BCT · Allington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 003B, 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

32,352 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £500,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME16 0QA. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 12 secondary schools. Palace Wood Primary School is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 749 events.

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