M2 Chatham, Maidstone
11 addresses across 9 postcodes (ME14,ME7,ME8), about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) long, classed as a motorway. USRN 32101210.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Maidstone costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Maidstone East, about 5.4 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Opal Green, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 123 to 188 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Reach Healthcare, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Maidstone in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,668 | £1,946 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,059 | £3,615 | £4,171 | £5,005 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (33% of about 1,920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 264 protected trees on or by this street; in a protected area: 1/1972, 1/1972.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ABBOTTS COURT, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- GREEN COURT, grade II
- HOLLYHOCK COTTAGE, grade II
- HORSESHOES, grade II
- TABLE TOMB 1/2 YARD EAST OF TOMB 2 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- TABLE TOMB 1/2 YARD SOUTH OF TOMB 2 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- TABLE TOMB 2 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF SOUTH AISLE OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- THE BELL, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 3EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 3JY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME14 3EE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME14 3EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME14 3EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| ME7 3JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME7 3LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| ME7 3NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME8 0LA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 123 m and 188 m above sea level (152 m on average); the ground rises about 65 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 3EE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME14 3EG | 33% | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| ME14 3EH | 90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME14 3EJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME7 3JS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ME7 3JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME7 3LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME7 3NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME8 0LA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Maidstone East 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Aylesford 185,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Maidstone Barracks 275,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Longwood Walderslade | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Chequers Bus Station Maidstone | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reach Healthcare | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lordswood Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lordswood Healthy Living Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kent undercover police. | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Opal Green 400 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 530 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Tunbury Recreation Ground 1.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Hatton Road Allotment 3,080 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is White Horse Stone, Aylesford, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| White Horse Stone, Aylesford | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Malling Wood | Wood | 200 m south |
| Round Wood | Wood | 350 m north-east |
| Tunbury Wood | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Coal Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Middle Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Oak Springs Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Maidstone: see them on the Maidstone page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swingate Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Tunbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lordswood School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Walderslade Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (kent).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- ME14 3EJ: 2 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- ME7 3JY: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- ME14 3EE: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- ME14 3EG: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- ME14 3EH: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- ME7 3JS: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
- ME7 3LQ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- ME7 3NH: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- ME8 0LA: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
Nearby streets
M2 · Walderslade Woods · Forestdale Road · Springate Close · Violet Close · Iris Close · Bell Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.