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Housing in ME15 8HP

What the homes in ME15 8HP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Parkwood & Senacre
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,517 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.3%). Flats make up 31.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

ME15 8HPEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached26.4%31.5%
Terraced39.3%23%
Purpose-built flat30.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the ME15 8HP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 22% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.

ME15 8HP
43%
48%
England
  • Owned42.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented48%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME15 8HPEngland
Owned outright22%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council11.4%8.3%
From a housing association36.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME15 8HPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.5%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

ME15 8HPEngland
Living alone, under 6622.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 8HP (Parkwood & Senacre) (about 1,517 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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