Housing in ME14 1EU
What the homes in ME14 1EU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringlestone & Central Maidstone
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,242 (2024)
ME14 1EUMaidstone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.9%). Flats make up 73.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41% of households in the ME14 1EU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned41%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented33.2%20.5%
- Social rented24.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.5%). 15.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Maidstone
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Maidstone (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME14 1EU (Ringlestone & Central Maidstone) (about 1,242 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.