ME16 9LY
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Property report — ME16 9LY
Open-data due diligence for ME16 9LY and the area around it.
ME16 9LY in brief: 12 recorded sales (£145,000–£805,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ME16 9LY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ME16 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£430,459
Population
16,373
Crimes recorded
109
Schools
1
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ME16 9, 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 (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | £145,000 | 5, ORCHARD COTTAGES FARLEIGH LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-10-04 | £265,000 | 4, ORCHARD COTTAGES FARLEIGH LANE | Terraced |
| 2024-08-28 | £685,000 | WALNUTS FARLEIGH LANE | Detached |
| 2021-04-01 | £805,000 | SARK FARLEIGH LANE | Detached |
| 2018-05-31 | £216,500 | 3, ORCHARD COTTAGES FARLEIGH LANE | Terraced |
| 2016-04-05 | £160,000 | THE YARD & STORE FARLEIGH LANE | Other |
| 2015-09-18 | £253,000 | FERNLEA FARLEIGH LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-08-07 | £155,000 | SARK FARLEIGH LANE | Other |
| 2011-09-21 | £185,000 | 2, ORCHARD COTTAGES FARLEIGH LANE | Terraced |
| 2009-06-01 | £455,000 | WALNUTS FARLEIGH LANE | Detached |
| 2005-04-21 | £650,000 | LOCK VIEW FARLEIGH LANE | Detached |
| 2005-02-08 | £187,000 | 2 ORCHARD COTTAGES | Terraced |
12 recorded sales on ME16 9LY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Farleigh Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Jubilee Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Barming Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Borough Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oakwood Park Grammar School | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Augustine Academy | 1.1 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
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: BLACKTHORN (0.8 mi) · BOWER MOUNT MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.5 mi) · THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: GSTT @ MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · MAIDSTONE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: EAST FARLEIGH STATION (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · FORMER EAST FARLEIGH WATERWORKS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · EAST FARLEIGH BRIDGE (Grade I) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BARMING PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · HOBBS PHARMACY (1.5 mi) · COXHEATH PHARMACY (1.6 mi)
Nearest stations: East Farleigh (0.1 mi) · Maidstone West (1.7 mi) · Maidstone Barracks (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (1.2 mi) · Lidl (1.2 mi) · Spar (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 6,207
Owned 65% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ME16 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ME16 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 106/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 9 | PostcodeME16 9LY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £414,589 | £430,459 | £346,792 |
| Population | 39,527 | 16,373 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 240 | 109 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 79% | 85% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ME16 9); 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 1 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.