Port Close Maidstone
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (ME14), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24201224.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £615,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Maidstone cost £352,878 in August 2026 (-1.1% on a year); private rents averaged £1,303 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Maidstone costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bearsted, about 880 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 180 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 55 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bearsted, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 660 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £615,000 | £615,000 | £615,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £585,000 | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £305,250 | £285,000 | £325,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £268,000 | £268,000 | £268,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 1998 | 1 | £149,995 | £149,995 | £149,995 |
| 1997 | 2 | £115,250 | £115,000 | £115,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | 1 ME14 4PX | Detached | £585,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 2 ME14 4PX | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 3 ME14 4PX | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2007 | 3 ME14 4PX | Detached | £325,500 | |
| 20 Aug 2002 | 6 ME14 4PX | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 1 May 1997 | 7 ME14 4PX | Detached | £115,500 | |
| 24 May 1996 | 7 ME14 4PX | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2007 | 8 ME14 4PX | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | 8 ME14 4PX | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 13 Apr 1995 | 8 ME14 4PX | Detached | £100,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2003 | 9 ME14 4PX | Detached | £268,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 9 ME14 4PX | Detached | £149,995 | |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 10 ME14 4PX | Terraced | £615,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2005 | 10 ME14 4PX | Terraced | £250,000 |
House prices and rents in Maidstone
A typical home in Maidstone cost £352,878 in August 2026, 1.1% less than a year before. That is 10% more than five years earlier and 21% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £608,280 |
| Semi-detached | £377,944 |
| Terraced | £296,023 |
| Flat or maisonette | £182,628 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £292,511 |
Private renters in Maidstone paid £1,303 a month on average in September 2026, 3% more than a year before. That is 37% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £922 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,199 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,468 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,979 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 109 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 1983-1990 (5); 2003-2006 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,778 kWh of it on average in 2024, 17% more than the district's 11,755 kWh, and 3,965 kWh of electricity, 11% more than the district's 3,568 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 4PX | 10 | 2,851 kWh | 10 | 13,530 kWh |
| ME14 4PU | 39 | 3,288 kWh | 40 | 13,880 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is ME14.
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 E (33% of about 1,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- H1(30): up to 20 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 4PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ME14 4PU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 1 to 3% (2); 5 to 10% (1).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 55 m and 60 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME14 4PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ME14 4PX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bearsted 317,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Maidstone East 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Maidstone West 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Grove Green | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Chequers Bus Station Maidstone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | King Street Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 33.8 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.4 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bearsted Good Apr 2024 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Grove Green Pharmacy | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest K2 Smiles LTD | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Maidstone Good Feb 2026 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Invicta Court Good Oct 2021 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Kent Police Authority | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Bearsted, Bearsted | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,400 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,750 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weavering Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Weavering Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Building crop mark, possibly 'Corbier Hall' | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Mote Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wents Wood | Wood | 340 m north-west |
| Five Acre Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-west |
| Pope's Wood | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hog Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Oak Springs Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Hog Trough Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Academy Bearsted | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025) |
| Roseacre Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 73% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 17% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Thurnham Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 28% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
| School of Science and Technology Maidstone | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 49.1 (48.0 in 2025); 48.4% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Madginford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
| Valley Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.8 (37.6 in 2025 and 39.2 in 2024); 33.3% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade D+; 4.8% AAB or better; progress below average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.4 km (0.9 miles); the nearest is 380 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennies Day Nursery Ltd ME14 5JY | Full day care | 55 | Good (Dec 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 380 m |
| Fledgelings Nursery ME14 5BT | Sessional day care | 30 | Not inspected yet | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Weavering Pre-School ME14 5JP | Full day care | 60 | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Venture Camps Maidstone ME14 5GA | Out-of-school day care | 45 | Apr 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| DDivine Training Ltd ME14 5GA | Out-of-school day care | 35 | Not inspected yet | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Junior Adventures Group @ St Johns ME14 ME14 5TZ | Out-of-school day care | 70 | Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Tiny Tots Nursery School ME14 4DB | Sessional day care | 33 | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pennies at Newnham Court ME14 5LH | Full day care | 131 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| St Peters Busy Bee's Pre-School ME15 8NJ | Full day care | 30 | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Madginford Pre-School ME15 8LH | Sessional day care | 28 | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 757 childminders and 217 home childcarers (nannies) in Kent. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akasha Lauren ME14 5JS | Other catering premises | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Pennies Day Nursery ME14 5JY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2025 |
| Fledgelings Nursery ME14 5BT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Birkdale Lane (4); On or near Mamignot Close (2); On or near Wytherling Close (1); On or near Betony Gardens (1); On or near Yarrow Court (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 10 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
Nearby streets
Averenches Road · Fulbert Drive · Mamignot Close · Creve Coeur Close · Shillingheld Close · Peverel Drive · Longfields Drive · Baron Close · Fitzwilliam Road · Birkdale Lane · Yarrow Court · Ware Street
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.