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ME18 postcode area · Maidstone

The ME18 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling. Area Scores range from 24 to 90 across them. Every full ME18 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ME18 district: Kings Hill & Wateringbury scores 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 nationally) while Ringlestone & Central Maidstone sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 67 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 £532,500 in Kings Hill & Wateringbury — a 2.2× gap within the ME18 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£45,915a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied66%

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 ME18 district

£438,500median home sold over the past year · +0.2% over 5 years · -1.5% over the year · 68 sales
Detached£645,000
Semi-detached£410,000
Terraced£322,500
Flat—
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
Kings Hill & WateringburyTonbridge and Malling 62991 £532,500
Hadlow & East PeckhamTonbridge and Malling 2,78159 £403,500
Yalding & FarleighMaidstone 2,84358 £416,995
MardenMaidstone 3,72046 £490,000
Ringlestone & Central MaidstoneMaidstone 5,20824 £238,750

People living in ME18 Census 2021

Residents46,911
Median age (est.)41
Density313per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 ME18.

TN12 ME16 ME15 ME19 ME6 ME20 ME14 TN10

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.