Maidstone
Local authority in South East · 99 neighbourhoods
Areas
19 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Allington · ME166 neighbourhoods£4,720 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bearsted & Downswood · ME145 neighbourhoods£4,720 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Boxley & Detling · ME144 neighbourhoods£4,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Grove Green · ME145 neighbourhoods£4,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton · ME177 neighbourhoods£4,370 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Yalding & Farleigh · ME184 neighbourhoods£4,320 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Marden · TN124 neighbourhoods£4,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Loose & Coxheath · ME174 neighbourhoods£4,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Headcorn & Sutton Valence · TN274 neighbourhoods£4,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Penenden Heath · ME145 neighbourhoods£4,170 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,110 per m² · South East £4,390 per m²
- By type
- Flat £204k · Terraced £299k · Semi £392k · Detached £522k
- Neighbourhoods
- 99
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 68.6 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
61 state schools- Primary
- 49
- Secondary
- 12
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £62,400 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 9% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 11% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 21% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Maidstone safe?
Police recorded about 68.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Maidstone?
Homes sold for a typical £4,110 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £290,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Maidstone?
There are 49 state primary and 12 state secondary schools inside Maidstone's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Maidstone a deprived area?
11% of Maidstone's 99 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 21% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.