Maidstone West

Maidstone · South East · population 12,420 · 6 LSOAs

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

41Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,049 of 6,856 in England
  • #871 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 19 in Maidstone
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,368
Median age (est.)36
Density5,467per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 36%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary15%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Maidstone West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,049 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 19 in Maidstone. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (49) and lowest on Crime (12). Typical homes here, about £271,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 151 sales), 26% below the wider Maidstone median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,211 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 106 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,803
Employment 48 · #3,570
Education 49 · #3,467
Health 40 · #4,132
Crime 12 · #6,017
Housing & access 42 · #3,947
Living environment 30 · #4,762

House prices ?

£271,500median (12m) · +18.6% yr · n=151
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£271,500151+18.6%+28.7%
Detached£652,50010-14.7%+51.7%
Semi-detached£407,50028+4.5%+19.2%
Terraced£290,00055+5.5%+8.4%
Flat£160,00058-13.5%0.0%
This area£271,500
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)£39,211±£5,519 · #3,654 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,606
Price-to-income ?6.9×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

63Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

106 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,313 offences
Maidstone74
South East71
England83

Rank #5,085 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences582
Theft264
Burglary25
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson160
Public order & weapons75
Drugs93
Robbery21
Other38

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 338 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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