Upper Street is in Hollingbourne, Maidstone and in Maidstone district. ME17 1UL is located in the North Downs electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Upper Street, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, ME17 1UL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: ME17 1HW, ME17 1UJ, ME17 1UN, ME17 1UH, ME17 1UW, ME17 1UT, ME17 1UR.

Upper Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Upper Street are based on 133 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Maidstone.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME17 1UL

Average Price
£913,424
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£913,424
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Street

Average Price
£657,518
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Mill House Upper Street, Maidstone, Kent
Detached, an established residential building
£875,0002019-10-11 £1,088,803
2 Manor Farm Cottages Upper Street, Maidstone, Kent
Detached, an established residential building
£430,0002007-11-30 £738,044

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hollingbourne Primary School
Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne ME17 1UA
413 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leeds and Broomfield Church of England Primary School
Lower Street, Leeds ME17 1RL
2,755 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Harrietsham Church of England Primary School
West Street, Harrietsham ME17 1JZ
3,396 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kingswood Primary School
Cayser Drive, Kingswood ME17 3QF
4,806 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thurnham Church of England Infant School
The Landway, Bearsted ME14 4BL
5,174 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Signal Box CafeStation House, Eyhorne Street940 yd
Sugar Loaves56 Eyhorne Street, Hollingbourne1,054 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Lance Memorial Playing Field
Greenway Court Road
grass pitches430 yd
Hollingbourne Cricket Club
Pilgrim's Way
grass pitches598 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Upper Street dangerous?

In 2023, 18 crimes were reported near Upper Street . 79% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of ME17 1UL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 18
Violence And Sexual Offences 10
Criminal Damage And Arson 2
Other Crime 2
Anti Social Behaviour 2
Burglary 1
Other Theft 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of ME17 1UL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Culpeper Close470 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Greenway Court Road445 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Church Green0 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Eyhorne Street530 yd
2023-10Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Troys Mead527 yd
2023-10Other crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Troys Mead527 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Troys Mead527 yd
2023-09Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Troys Mead527 yd
2023-09Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Troys Mead527 yd
2023-07Violence and sexual offencesStatus update unavailableOn or near Culpeper Close470 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in ME17 1UL area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired134
Full-Time Employee133
Self-Employed43
Part-Time Employee40
Student (economically inactive)17
Looking after home or family15
Long-Term Sick or disabled11
Unemployed7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Other1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Construction29
Human health and social work activities20
Accommodation and food service activities16
Education15
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Administrative and support service activities13
Manufacturing12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Other11
Transport and storage7
Information and communication5
Financial and insurance activities5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing4
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female233
Male232

Partnership Status

Single116
Married: Opposite sex222
Civil partnership: Opposite sex1
Separated4
Divorced32
Widowed28

Health

Very good health235
Good health148
Fair health58
Bad health17
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications94
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 42
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 51
Apprenticeship24
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 61
Degree or Similar 115
Other17

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other1
White456
Roma1
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom435
European Union25
Africa3
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK435
10+ Years12
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom387
Ireland1
Italy2
Romania10
Other EU countries7
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held53

Religion

No religion187
Christian241
Other religion5
Not answered32