City Profile • Local Authority

Maidstone

Maidstone is a local authority district comprising 12 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £388k, reflecting a downward trend of 2.8% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 88 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

180,428
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

12 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Maidstone authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.0%
White: Other White6.5%
Other Asian2.4%
African1.5%
Indian1.2%
Any other ethnic group1.0%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.2%
30-34 years7.0%
35-39 years6.8%
55-59 years6.8%
45-49 years6.6%
40-44 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional18.3%
Managers and directors14.7%
Associate professional14.0%
Skilled trades10.9%
Elementary occupations10.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.0%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright34.0%
Owned: Mortgage33.4%
Private rented: Landlord15.0%
Social rented: Other10.7%
Social rented: Council2.7%
Private rented: Other2.3%

Area DNA

family6/10
health5/10
safety4/10
homeown6/10
transit7/10
affluence8/10
diversity7/10
employment9/10
investment2/10