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ME14 postcode area · Maidstone

The ME14 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone. Area Scores range from 24 to 96 across them. Every full ME14 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ME14 district contains both ends of the scale: Grove Green at 96 out of 100 (#238 of 6,856 in England) against Ringlestone & Central Maidstone at 24, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Ringlestone & Central Maidstone to £435,000 in Grove Green — a 1.8× gap within the ME14 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,203a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME14 district

£353,500median home sold over the past year · +25.6% over 5 years · +8.8% over the year · 482 sales
Detached£578,750
Semi-detached£423,500
Terraced£300,000
Flat£200,000
Maidstone£365,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Grove GreenMaidstone 23896 £435,000
Bearsted & DownswoodMaidstone 51292 £425,000
Penenden HeathMaidstone 1,21882 £350,000
Boxley & DetlingMaidstone 1,46579 £400,000
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart SuttonMaidstone 3,29552 £390,000
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & LenhamMaidstone 3,86444 £400,000
Maidstone WestMaidstone 4,04941 £271,500
Mote ParkMaidstone 4,17339 £350,000
Ringlestone & Central MaidstoneMaidstone 5,20824 £238,750

People living in ME14 Census 2021

Residents86,831
Median age (est.)41
Density446per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME14.

ME15 ME17 ME16 ME99 ME20 ME5 ME18 ME8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.