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ME16 0WP

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 0WT 40 m
ME16 0WS 64 m
ME16 0WN 89 m
ME16 0WR 91 m
ME16 0WQ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 0WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 0
Latitude
51.275177
Longitude
0.488846
British National Grid easting
573,694
British National Grid northing
155,834

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
E00170343
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008F · E01033088
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 008 · E02005075

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

Property

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Leamington Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0WP 27 January 2023 £535,000
4, Leamington Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0WP 25 January 2019 £425,000
1, Leamington Drive, Maidstone, ME16 0WP 25 July 2014 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
33
Secondary
12

  1. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone

    Voluntary aided school

    495 m

  2. St Simon Stock Catholic School

    Academy converter

    606 m

  3. West Borough Primary School

    Community school

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,034
  • Anti social behaviour 306
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Other theft 154
  • Shoplifting 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME16 0 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+
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
72.7%

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

9

within 5 km

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    783 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    1.3 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    1.9 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    2.4 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    2.4 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    2.5 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.7 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    4.9 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 Weavers

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.2 miles

  • The Weavers

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Malling Terrace

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.2 miles

  • Malling Terrace

    BCT · Maidstone

    0.2 miles

  • Hazelwood Drive

    BCT · Palace Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 008F, 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

20,848 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
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 £535,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME16 0WP. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone is the nearest published school at 495 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,034 events.

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