Housing in ME15 6BB
What the homes in ME15 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,795 (2024)
ME15 6BBMaidstone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.4%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.2% of households in the ME15 6BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 35.2% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.7%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented17.7%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. 27.9% 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 (22%). 30.1% 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 ME15 6BB (Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea) (about 2,795 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.