ME16 9DP

Barming Heath & Teston · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME16 9DL 36 m
ME16 9DR 61 m
ME16 9DJ 89 m
ME16 9JP 92 m
ME16 9DN 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME16 9DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME16
Postcode sector
ME16 9
Latitude
51.265172
Longitude
0.478414
British National Grid easting
573,004
British National Grid northing
154,697

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04013397
Westminster constituency
Maidstone and Malling · E14001349
Output area
E00123710
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 008E · E01024369
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 008 · E02005075

Postcode source versions

Explore ME16

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Abingdon Road, Maidstone, ME16 9DP 3 November 2025 £366,000
22, Abingdon Road, Maidstone, ME16 9DP 19 May 2025 £470,000
34, Abingdon Road, Maidstone, ME16 9DP 7 June 2022 £363,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
31
Secondary
13
  1. Barming Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    388 m
  2. Jubilee Primary School

    Free schools

    703 m
  3. Bower Grove School

    Foundation special school

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,538
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 796
  • Anti social behaviour 211
  • Criminal damage and arson 140
  • Other theft 104
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

22 female, 21 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.4
ME16 9 residents
7,308

Age bands in ME16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,487 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

802 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

1,985 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,751 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,292 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME16 9 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
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

  • BLACKTHORN

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

    ODS code G82098

    675 m

  • BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BOWER MOUNT ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8AX

    ODS code G82031

    2.2 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    2.6 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    3.1 km

  • AYLESFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82058

    3.3 km

  • BREWER STREET

    4 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE, ME14 1RU

    ODS code G82089

    3.4 km

  • WATERINGBURY

    14 PELICAN COURT, WATERINGBURY, MAIDSTONE, ME18 5SS

    ODS code G82200

    3.8 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    4.4 km

  • THORNHILLS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82083

    4.7 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

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

    ODS code G82604

    4.8 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 Cherries

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles
  • Beverley Road

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles
  • Beverley Road

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles
  • Beverley Road

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles
  • Beverley Road Shops

    BCT · Barming

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 008E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,008 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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 £363,000 from 5 recorded sales in ME16 9DP. 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 31 primary and 13 secondary schools. Barming Primary School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,538 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 796 events.

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