Tovil

Maidstone · South East · population 10,192 · 5 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,406 of 6,856 in England
  • #914 of 1,119 in South East
  • #17 of 19 in Maidstone
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents10,011
Median age (est.)35
Density3,976per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 18%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional15%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Tovil is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,406 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 19 in Maidstone. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (64) and lowest on Crime (23). Typical homes here sold for about £292,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 113 sales), 20% below the wider Maidstone median of £365,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,676 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 33 · #4,564
Employment 38 · #4,214
Education 27 · #4,975
Health 42 · #3,974
Crime 23 · #5,270
Housing & access 30 · #4,790
Living environment 64 · #2,473

House prices ?

£292,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£292,000113+3.2%+21.7%
Detached£475,0005+6.7%
Semi-detached£326,50034+2.7%+8.8%
Terraced£285,000550.0%+18.8%
Flat£195,00019+10.6%+19.3%
This area£292,000
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)£41,676±£5,817 · #2,952 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,139
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

90 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 917 offences
Maidstone74
South East71
England83

Rank #4,546 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences371
Theft182
Burglary20
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson126
Public order & weapons87
Drugs56
Robbery9
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 221 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Maidstone

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.