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Postcode · Maidstone

Housing in ME17 4UT

What the homes in ME17 4UT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton
Council
Maidstone
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,573 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.8%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

ME17 4UTEngland
Detached19.4%22.9%
Semi-detached28.9%31.5%
Terraced38.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.9% of households in the ME17 4UT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

ME17 4UT
60%
15%
16%
England
  • Owned59.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.7%1%
  • Private rented14.9%20.5%
  • Social rented16.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ME17 4UTEngland
Owned outright21.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association14.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 17.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ME17 4UTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.8%). 37.5% of households include dependent children.

ME17 4UTEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 ME17 4UT (Kingswood, Langley Heath & Chart Sutton) (about 1,573 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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