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Maidstone
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any ME and TN postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Maidstone
- 0planning applications this week
- 170.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 176.9p
- 15hygiene scores this month
- 4,831local businesses listed
- 19food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Pickering Street (Southern Gas Networks)
5 Oct to 23 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Pickering Street, Loose -
Road closed: Gallants Lane (Southern Water)
5 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. The road will be closed.
Gallants Lane, East Farleigh
Maidstone in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
4,487crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£355kmiddle price, 536 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
4applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
17hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
70roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
170.9pcheapest unleadedat Texaco service station, Ashfordroad ,Maidstone · most around 176.9p · dearest 182.9p · 21 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
50events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
3street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
65schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
189GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
508charities based in MaidstoneEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
Pick your area
33 areas · darker means more happened there this weekFind a local business
The full directory4,831 shops, trades and services across Maidstone, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
Your streets, every Sunday evening
A short, free email of what changed near you that week and what’s coming up: planning, new places, school and GP ratings, roadworks, house prices and more. One tap to stop it.
Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any ME and TN postcode in Maidstone, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Maidstone too.