Housing in ME14 2HN
What the homes in ME14 2HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Penenden Heath
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
ME14 2HNMaidstone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.2%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
75.2% of households in the ME14 2HN area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 39.9% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented16.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.6%). 28.8% 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 2HN (Penenden Heath) (about 1,940 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.