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ME16 postcode area · Maidstone

The ME16 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling. Area Scores range from 24 to 97 across them. Every full ME16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ME16 district: Allington scores 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 nationally) while Ringlestone & Central Maidstone sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 73 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood 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 £425,000 in Ditton — a 1.8× gap within the ME16 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,117a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime95per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied63%

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 ME16 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +18.6% over 5 years · -4.1% over the year · 506 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached£401,250
Terraced£305,000
Flat£177,500
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
AllingtonMaidstone 17697 £402,500
DittonTonbridge and Malling 2,65161 £425,000
Yalding & FarleighMaidstone 2,84358 £416,995
BarmingMaidstone 3,16554 £320,000
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart SuttonMaidstone 3,29552 £390,000
Maidstone WestMaidstone 4,04941 £271,500
TovilMaidstone 4,40636 £292,000
Ringlestone & Central MaidstoneMaidstone 5,20824 £238,750

People living in ME16 Census 2021

Residents83,872
Median age (est.)39
Density925per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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 ME16.

ME15 ME14 ME20 ME18 ME17 ME19 ME99 ME6

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.