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Housing in ME15 8XW

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

Neighbourhood
Bearsted & Downswood
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,337 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.1%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME15 8XWEngland
Detached21.8%22.9%
Semi-detached47.1%31.5%
Terraced16.8%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70% of households in the ME15 8XW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 42.3% with a mortgage.

ME15 8XW
70%
28%
England
  • Owned70%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented28%20.5%
  • Social rented1.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME15 8XWEngland
Owned outright27.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME15 8XWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

ME15 8XWEngland
Living alone, under 6624.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.4%12.8%
Couple, no children20.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 8XW (Bearsted & Downswood) (about 1,337 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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