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Maidstone

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
175,764
Households
71,163
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
71,163
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£373,133
Median property price
£1,187
Median rent
5,447
Postcodes
71,163
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.1 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£373,133
Median property price
£1,187
Median rent
5,447
Postcodes

Sold prices in Maidstone

England & Wales
Property sales · Maidstone
HM Land Registry · Maidstone
Average price
£390,433
YoY: +0.7%
Median price: £378,174
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 68 sales · avg £379,080
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£413k£384k£355k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Maidstone

England & Wales
Crime trends · Maidstone

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
417
YoY -11%
565461357
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
289
YoY +12%
328235142
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
41
YoY -13%
695132
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
33
YoY stable
533618
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
103
YoY stable
15812694
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
56
YoY stable
835934
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising

1,247
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Maidstone

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Maidstone is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Maidstone

43 mapped places in this local authority

15 GPs · 12 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 43 in all

  • GPs15
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums6
  • Universities3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Maidstone

Median private rent

£1,187/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£914
1 bed
£1,187
2 bed
£1,452
3 bed
£1,962
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Maidstone

Coordinates51.2480, 0.5463
Postcodes
5,447
Population (Census)
175,764
Households (Census)
71,163
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.1 per 1k

Demographics in Maidstone

Ethnicity

Total residents: 175,804
White Brit.82.0%
Other White6.5%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.5%
Indian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%

Religion

Total residents: 175,788
Christian49.3%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 175,764
35–4919.9%
50–6419.6%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.2%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%

Households

Total households: 71,163
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Other14.5%
Any member 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
All members 66+10.6%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Maidstone

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.71 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.71 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).