ME16 8JU
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Property report — ME16 8JU
Open-data due diligence for ME16 8JU and the area around it.
ME16 8JU in brief: 75 recorded sales (£26,500–£300,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME16 8JU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME16 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£316,495
Population
22,524
Crimes recorded
79
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
80%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME16 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (55 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | £280,000 | 24 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-04-29 | £254,000 | 66 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-03-21 | £256,250 | 68 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2025-02-13 | £295,000 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-08-16 | £270,000 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-12-09 | £300,000 | 8 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-05-17 | £220,000 | 22 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-06-04 | £210,000 | 24 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-03-09 | £226,000 | 54 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-03-09 | £230,000 | 50A WHITMORE STREET | Other |
| 2019-07-17 | £203,500 | 62 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-06-07 | £240,000 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-01-18 | £255,000 | 40 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-06-29 | £240,000 | 60 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-01-26 | £220,000 | 66 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-09-05 | £221,000 | 28 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-01-06 | £205,000 | 18 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-06-30 | £240,000 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-03-02 | £210,000 | 62 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-08-22 | £270,000 | 10 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-08-07 | £212,000 | 64 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-02-27 | £164,000 | 40 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-12-15 | £200,000 | 8 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-07-31 | £182,000 | 32 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-12-02 | £153,000 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-09-13 | £155,000 | 18 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-06-28 | £142,500 | 26 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-06-27 | £168,000 | 14 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-10-26 | £141,500 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-02-28 | £125,000 | 64 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-01-19 | £154,000 | 48 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-12-04 | £140,000 | 28 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-10-09 | £149,000 | 26 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-10-17 | £111,000 | 28 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-01-29 | £171,000 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-11-22 | £170,500 | 62 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-09-24 | £124,995 | 46 WHITMORE STREET | Flat |
| 2007-08-31 | £175,000 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-08-17 | £124,000 | 46A WHITMORE STREET | Flat |
| 2007-04-11 | £153,500 | 26 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-03-14 | £168,000 | 14 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-02-22 | £155,000 | 18 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-28 | £143,500 | 40 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-12-17 | £140,000 | 14 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-11-01 | £144,000 | 20 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-05-21 | £139,995 | 62 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-01-30 | £139,000 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-12-18 | £119,995 | 44 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-12-05 | £115,000 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-09-20 | £108,500 | 66 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-07-30 | £34,235 | 8 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-05-24 | £91,000 | 24 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-05-23 | £86,000 | 68 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-03-28 | £99,995 | 60 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-11-09 | £76,590 | 18 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-08-22 | £85,000 | 44 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-05-04 | £81,500 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-12-14 | £64,500 | 52 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-03-02 | £80,995 | 60 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-11-19 | £68,000 | 24 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-06-30 | £61,995 | 58 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-03-19 | £56,000 | 18 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-11-17 | £52,000 | 54 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-17 | £45,000 | 50 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-10-24 | £46,000 | 62 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-07-14 | £45,000 | 50 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-02-28 | £47,600 | 14 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-02-07 | £45,000 | 26 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-11-04 | £26,500 | 14 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-08-29 | £56,995 | 60 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-08-16 | £48,000 | 12 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-06-07 | £49,250 | 44 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-03-12 | £30,000 | 12 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-09-29 | £48,500 | 38 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-09-29 | £36,000 | 54 WHITMORE STREET | Terraced |
75 recorded sales on ME16 8JU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Augustine Academy | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| West Borough Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Simon Stock Catholic School | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · BLACKTHORN (0.6 mi) · THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: THE SOMERFIELD HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · GSTT @ MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL (0.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WALL TO THE NORTH EAST OF FANT HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 310, TONBRIDGE ROAD (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: HOBBS PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BARMING PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · MAIDSTONE PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Maidstone West (0.7 mi) · Maidstone Barracks (0.9 mi) · East Farleigh (1.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.4 mi) · Lidl (0.6 mi) · Tesco (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 30%
- Households with children
- 32%
- Households
- 9,175
Owned 54% · Social rent 15% · Private rent 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME16 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME16 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 88/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ME16 8JU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictME16 | SectorME16 8 | PostcodeME16 8JU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £414,589 | £316,495 | £143,952 |
| Population | 39,527 | 22,524 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 240 | 79 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 80% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME16 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.