Housing in ME15 6FS
What the homes in ME15 6FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tovil
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,118 (2024)
ME15 6FSMaidstone
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.8% of households in the ME15 6FS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.9%1%
- Private rented21.6%20.5%
- Social rented18.7%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. 28.8% 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%). 32% 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 6FS (Tovil) (about 2,118 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.