Headcorn & Sutton Valence

Maidstone · South East · population 7,868 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,022 of 6,856 in England
  • #867 of 1,119 in South East
  • #14 of 19 in Maidstone
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,506
Median age (est.)46
Density124per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 21% · Professional 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors21%
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

In summary

Headcorn & Sutton Valence is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,022 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 19 in Maidstone. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (76) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here sold for about £425,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 107 sales), 16% above the wider Maidstone median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,354 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 55 · #3,069
Employment 62 · #2,637
Education 34 · #4,509
Health 76 · #1,616
Crime 40 · #4,132
Housing & access 2 · #6,709
Living environment 35 · #4,440

House prices ?

£425,000median (12m) · +3.7% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£425,000107+3.7%+1.2%
Detached£550,00053+0.9%+5.8%
Semi-detached£395,00028+1.3%+17.4%
Terraced£310,00019-0.8%+3.3%
Flat£235,0007-2.1%-6.0%
This area£425,000
Maidstone£365,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,354±£6,377 · #1,996 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,065
Price-to-income ?9.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 441 offences
Maidstone74
South East71
England83

Rank #2,562 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences214
Theft80
Burglary21
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons19
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 117 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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