Housing in ME5 8XX
What the homes in ME5 8XX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Boxley & Detling
- Council
- Maidstone
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
ME5 8XXChatham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.2%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
77.6% of households in the ME5 8XX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 48.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented20.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.2%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ME5 8XX (Boxley & Detling) (about 1,327 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.