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Fountain Lane, Maidstone

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fountain Lane, Maidstone · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/maidstone/fountain-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME16 9AR, ME16 9AT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£258,450
17 sales
Price range
£163k – £380k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Feb 2025
ME16 9AR

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At a glance

House prices£258k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station16 min walkEast Farleigh station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Fountain Lane, Maidstone have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £311,411. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% semi-detached, 47% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Fountain Lane range from £163,000 to £380,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fountain Lane compared

ME16 postcode area£354,810
Maidstone£383,803
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fountain Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all ME16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £163,000 (1 sales)2016£163k2017: £189,950 (1 sales)2017£190k2018: £196,000 (1 sales)2018£196k2019: £255,000 (3 sales)2019£255k2020: £165,750 (2 sales)2020£166k2021: £343,750 (2 sales)2021£344k2022: £285,640 (5 sales)2022£286k2023: £330,000 (1 sales)2023£330k2025: £302,500 (1 sales)2025£303k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£311,41115 Feb 2023
Terraced8£198,86910 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Fountain Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 7 Mar 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 10 Feb 2025£302,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 15 Feb 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 15 Dec 2022£314,700 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 2 Dec 2022£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 5 Sep 2022£218,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 8 Aug 2022£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 14 Mar 2022£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 11 Mar 2022£333,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 24 Aug 2021£307,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 17 Jun 2021£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 14 Dec 2020£164,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 6 Mar 2020£167,500 TerracedFreehold
5, Fountain Lane ME16 9AT 6 Dec 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 14 Oct 2019£190,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 14 Jun 2019£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 7 Dec 2018£196,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 13 Jul 2018£170,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 24 Nov 2017£189,950 TerracedFreehold
29, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 4 Oct 2017£176,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Fountain Lane ME16 9AR 21 Apr 2016£163,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
29, Fountain Lane £176,000 (Oct 2017) → £302,500 (Feb 2025) +72%
over 7 yrs
21, Fountain Lane £170,500 (Jul 2018) → £167,500 (Mar 2020) → £218,000 (Sep 2022) +28%
over 4 yrs
7, Fountain Lane £280,000 (Jun 2019) → £333,000 (Mar 2022) +19%
over 3 yrs
23, Fountain Lane £163,000 (Apr 2016) → £190,000 (Oct 2019) +17%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fountain Lane

Crime

157 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fountain Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences73
Anti-social behaviour26
Criminal damage & arson19
Other theft15
Vehicle crime8
Shoplifting4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Fountain Lane is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Medway between Yalding and Maidstone Flood warning area
  • River Medway at Maidstone Flood warning area
  • Lower River Medway Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Fountain Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bower Grove School 246 pupils Foundation special school 4–16 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Jubilee Primary School 386 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.3 mi
West Borough Primary School 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Barming Primary School 480 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Augustine Academy 673 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Oakwood Park Grammar School 1,100 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
St Simon Stock Catholic School 1,148 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.7 mi
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • East Farleigh station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Barming station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Maidstone West station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Fountain Lane (Stop B, Fountain Lane) 1 min walk
  • Fountain Lane (Stop A, Tonbridge Road) 1 min walk
  • Heath Grove (adj, Heath Road) 1 min walk
  • St Andrew's Church (opp, Tonbridge Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Blackthorn
    Blackthorn Medical Centre, St. Andrews Road, Maidstone · 0.2 mi
  • Bower Mount Medical Practice
    1 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone · 1.1 mi
  • The Vine Medical Centre
    13 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone · 1.4 mi
  • The College Practice
    50-52 College Road, Maidstone · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Maidstone Tonbridge Road Local · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Maidstone Hermitage Ln Express · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Maidstone Tonbridge Rd Esso Express · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Hospital M&S Maidstone Hospital · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Barming Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Hobbs Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Maidstone Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Barming Dental Care · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Sunbury Dental Practice · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.8%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households621

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.5%64.1%
Aged 65+21.9%18.6%
Residents1,545

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Maidstone with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Fountain Lane

Ethnic group

HereMaidstone
White89.1%89.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.6%4.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%2.3%
Other ethnic group1%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%2.1%

Religion

HereMaidstone
Christian55.6%49.3%
No religion37.7%40.1%
Not answered4.1%5.7%
Muslim1.2%1.9%
Hindu0.8%1.4%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.8%
Sikh0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereMaidstone
Born in the UK88%86.1%
Born outside the UK12%13.9%

Highest qualification

HereMaidstone
Level 4 qualifications and above29.1%29.9%
Level 3 qualifications19.3%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.4%15.3%
No qualifications13.9%17.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%10.9%
Apprenticeship7.6%6%
Other qualifications2.7%2.9%

General health

HereMaidstone
Very good health49.8%49.8%
Good health34.9%34%
Fair health11.7%12%
Bad health3%3.3%
Very bad health0.5%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereMaidstone
2 cars or vans in household39.4%32.7%
1 car or van in household36.2%39.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%13.4%
No cars or vans in household9.9%14.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Maidstone.

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