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Housing in ME16 9BD

What the homes in ME16 9BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barming
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,971 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.9%). Flats make up 31.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

ME16 9BDEngland
Detached7.9%22.9%
Semi-detached35.9%31.5%
Terraced24.5%23%
Purpose-built flat30.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.1% of households in the ME16 9BD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

ME16 9BD
50%
13%
36%
England
  • Owned50.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented13.2%20.5%
  • Social rented36.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME16 9BDEngland
Owned outright24.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council6.3%8.3%
From a housing association29.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME16 9BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.8%). 29.8% of households include dependent children.

ME16 9BDEngland
Living alone, under 6613.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%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 9BD (Barming) (about 1,971 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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