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MaidstoneHigh Street

High Street

ME14 1 / ME14 5 / ME14 9 / ME15 6 / ME15 7

The High Street area is the commercial and administrative heart of Maidstone, dominated by retail chains, offices, and the gyratory system that makes crossing on foot feel like a chore. Some of the upper High Street and Week Street have more independent shops that feel more personal, but the core retail experience is not especially inspiring compared to Tunbridge Wells to the north. There's also a significant student and young professional rental population given the proximity to the university campus.

Maidstone West0.4 mi
£297kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
High Street

Flat

£199k

Terraced

£271k

Semi-detached

£363k

Detached

£451k

41% homeowners35% private rented24% social rented

Fastest travel times

London Bridge53 min
Victoria61 min
Waterloo64 min
Canary Wharf68 min
King's Cross70 min
Liverpool Street71 min

Nearest stations

Maidstone West0.4 mi
Maidstone East0.6 mi
Barming2.3 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
35%
Anti-social behaviour
16%
Shoplifting
13%
Criminal damage and arson
8%
Drug offences
7%
Public order
6%
Other theft
6%
Vehicle crime
2%
Other crime
2%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
81.5%
White British63.9%
Other White16.2%
Irish0.5%
Gypsy / Roma0.5%
Irish Traveller0.4%
Mixed
3.3%
Other Mixed1%
White & Asian0.9%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
White & Black African0.6%
Asian
8.6%
Other Asian4%
Bangladeshi1.7%
Indian1.2%
Pakistani1.1%
Chinese0.6%
Black
3.8%
African2.7%
Caribbean0.7%
Other Black0.4%
Other
2.7%

State primary

Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
Good🏆 Strong results
Park Way Primary School
Greenfields Community Primary School

State secondary

School of Science and Technology Maidstone
OutstandingNon-selective
Valley Park School
Non-selective
Invicta Grammar School
OutstandingSelective🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching

Independent

MEPA ACADEMY
😊 Happy school
Serenity School Maidstone
King's Reach Education
Green spaces62 nearby
Vinters Park
Hayle Park Nature Reserve
Mote Park
Trinity Park

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