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Orchard Close, Maidstone

MyStreetCheck free street report: Orchard Close, Maidstone · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/maidstone/orchard-close-maidstone/

House prices, sold prices and local information for ME15 6NU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£175,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£166,500
11 sales
Price range
£127k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Feb 2026
ME15 6NU

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At a glance

House prices£176k average54% below the Maidstone average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkMaidstone West station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 15 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

11 property sales on Orchard Close, Maidstone have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £175,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £166,500. That is 54% below the Maidstone average of £383,803 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Orchard Close range from £127,000 to £200,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 349 streets in Maidstone with at least two sales in the last year, Orchard Close ranks 330th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Orchard Close compared

Orchard Close£175,500
ME15 postcode area£371,086
Maidstone£383,803
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all ME15 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £132,500 (1 sales)2016£133k2017: £165,000 (2 sales)2017£165k2018: £144,000 (1 sales)2018£144k2019: £182,333 (3 sales)2019£182k2022: £200,000 (1 sales)2022£200k2024: £127,000 (1 sales)2024£127k2025: £171,000 (1 sales)2025£171k2026: £180,000 (1 sales)2026£180k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 15 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat11£166,50024 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Orchard Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
6, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 24 Feb 2026£180,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 7 Nov 2025£171,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 19 Apr 2024£127,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 13 Dec 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 22 Oct 2021£130,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 30 Sep 2019£145,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 31 May 2019£180,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 19 Feb 2019£185,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 18 Feb 2019£182,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 29 Jun 2018£144,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 15 Sep 2017£165,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 9 Aug 2017£180,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 12 Jan 2017£150,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 19 Dec 2016£150,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Orchard Close ME15 6NU 17 Mar 2016£132,500 FlatLeasehold

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
6, Orchard Close £150,000 (Dec 2016) → £180,000 (Feb 2026) +20%
over 9 yrs
10, Orchard Close £180,000 (Aug 2017) → £180,000 (May 2019) → £171,000 (Nov 2025) -5%
over 8 yrs
3, Orchard Close £145,000 (Sep 2019) → £127,000 (Apr 2024) -12%
over 5 yrs
7, Orchard Close £185,000 (Feb 2019) → £200,000 (Dec 2022) +8%
over 4 yrs
2, Orchard Close £132,500 (Mar 2016) → £144,000 (Jun 2018) +9%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Orchard Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
South Borough Primary School 448 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Maidstone Grammar School 1,443 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School 329 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
MEPA ACADEMY 24 pupils Other independent school 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School 180 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone 118 pupils Primary Church of England 5–7 Report 0.6 mi
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough 445 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Park Way Primary School 307 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 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

  • Maidstone West station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Maidstone East station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Maidstone Barracks station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Hayle Road (N-bound, Hayle Road) 1 min walk
  • College Avenue (adj, College Road) 2 min walk
  • Waterloo Street (just before, Upper Stone Street) 2 min walk
  • Coombe Road (opp, Old Tovil Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The College Practice
    50-52 College Road, Maidstone · 0.1 mi
  • The Vine Medical Centre
    13 Tonbridge Road, Maidstone · 0.4 mi
  • Brewer Street
    4 Brewer Street, Maidstone · 0.6 mi
  • Bower Mount Medical Practice
    1 Bower Mount Road, Maidstone · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Maidstone Loose Rd Express · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Maidstone - Loose Road · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Maidstone Chequers · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Maidstone · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Link Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Maidstone Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • College Road (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Kentendo (knightrider Street) · 0.2 mi
  • Maidstone Dental Centre · 0.2 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 3 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.6%62.5%
Private rented42.5%20.3%
Social rented11.8%17.1%
Households918

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.4%64.1%
Aged 65+7.3%18.6%
Residents2,217

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 Orchard Close

Ethnic group

HereMaidstone
White82.6%89.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%4.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%2.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%2.1%
Other ethnic group2.7%1.2%

Religion

HereMaidstone
Christian43.8%49.3%
No religion40.1%40.1%
Not answered6.7%5.7%
Muslim5.8%1.9%
Hindu1.4%1.4%
Buddhist1%0.8%
Other religion0.8%0.6%
Jewish0.3%–

Country of birth

HereMaidstone
Born in the UK67%86.1%
Born outside the UK33%13.9%

Highest qualification

HereMaidstone
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%29.9%
No qualifications18.5%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.1%17.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.4%6%
Other qualifications3.9%2.9%

General health

HereMaidstone
Very good health48.9%49.8%
Good health34.7%34%
Fair health11.7%12%
Bad health3.8%3.3%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereMaidstone
1 car or van in household44.7%39.3%
No cars or vans in household26.9%14.6%
2 cars or vans in household23.2%32.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%13.4%

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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