Neighbourhoods in Maidstone

South East · 19 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

55

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#139 of 296 local authorities · 19 neighbourhoods · 180,569 residents

Income58
Employment58
Education50
Health63
Crime45
Housing & access26
Living env.65
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 7% of residentsDecile 3: 7% of residentsDecile 4: 10% of residentsDecile 5: 21% of residentsDecile 6: 22% of residentsDecile 7: 4% of residentsDecile 8: 9% of residentsDecile 9: 5% of residentsDecile 10: 14% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Parkwood & Senacre (12) to Allington (97); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Maidstone: Allington scores 97 out of 100 (#176 of 6,856 nationally) while Parkwood & Senacre sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £238,750 in Ringlestone & Central Maidstone to £490,000 in Marden — a 2.1× gap within Maidstone.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,307a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Maidstone

£365,000median home sold over the past year · +12.3% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 2,322 sales
Detached£550,000
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat£190,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Maidstone

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Allington 17697 £402,500
Grove Green 23896 £435,000
Bearsted & Downswood 51292 £425,000
Penenden Heath 1,21882 £350,000
Boxley & Detling 1,46579 £400,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Maidstone

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Bearsted & Downswood29
Penenden Heath34
Allington35
Grove Green39
Marden42

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Boxley & Detling£49,369
Grove Green£48,428
Penenden Heath£47,335
Marden£47,235
Bearsted & Downswood£46,207

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Ringlestone & Central Maidstone6.5×
Maidstone West6.9×
Barming6.9×
Tovil7.0×
Penenden Heath7.4×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Maidstone

Postcode districts that overlap Maidstone — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Maidstone Census 2021

Residents175,791
Median age (est.)41
Density447per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Maidstone.