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Postcode · Maidstone

Housing in ME16 0BX

What the homes in ME16 0BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Maidstone West
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,695 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.5%). Flats make up 56.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

ME16 0BXEngland
Detached9%22.9%
Semi-detached27.2%31.5%
Terraced6.8%23%
Purpose-built flat47.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.5% of households in the ME16 0BX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.5% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.

ME16 0BX
46%
37%
12%
England
  • Owned46.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.5%1%
  • Private rented37%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME16 0BXEngland
Owned outright21.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association11%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME16 0BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.9%). 25.2% of households include dependent children.

ME16 0BXEngland
Living alone, under 6627.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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 ME16 0BX (Maidstone West) (about 2,695 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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