Housing in ME14 2SS
What the homes in ME14 2SS 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
- 3,425 (2024)
ME14 2SSMaidstone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.7%). Flats make up 54%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39.6% of households in the ME14 2SS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.6% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented42.5%20.5%
- Social rented15.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.9% 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 under 66 (35.9%). 21.8% 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 2SS (Ringlestone & Central Maidstone) (about 3,425 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.