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Postcode · Maidstone

Housing in ME15 6QF

What the homes in ME15 6QF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Maidstone West
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,445 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (37.9%). Flats make up 44.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

ME15 6QFEngland
Detached10.7%22.9%
Semi-detached16.7%31.5%
Terraced27.8%23%
Purpose-built flat37.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.1% of households in the ME15 6QF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

ME15 6QF
46%
30%
22%
England
  • Owned46.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented29.5%20.5%
  • Social rented21.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME15 6QFEngland
Owned outright19%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association18.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME15 6QFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

ME15 6QFEngland
Living alone, under 6621.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

MaidstoneEngland
All homes£1,297£1,459
One bedroom£919£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,193£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,461£1,489
Four or more£1,970£2,161
Detached£1,792£1,640
Semi-detached£1,447£1,449
Terraced£1,301£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,058£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME15 6QF (Maidstone West) (about 2,445 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.

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