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Maidstone local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

7.7% to 37%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.7% in Senacre to 37% in High Street — a gap of 29.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Senacre	7.7%	102	1,322
Shepway	8.2%	380	4,621
Leeds & Langley	9.5%	202	2,134
Palace Wood	9.5%	288	3,026
Loose & Linton	9.7%	312	3,216
Coxheath & Farleigh	10%	291	2,912
Park Wood & Mangravet	10.5%	312	2,966
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	10.6%	160	1,506
Boxley Downs	12.4%	369	2,970
Bearsted & Downswood	13%	569	4,376
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	13.3%	490	3,692
Barming Heath & Teston	13.7%	415	3,025
Marden & Yalding	13.8%	574	4,159
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	13.8%	443	3,200
Staplehurst	14.1%	376	2,659
Ringlestone	17.1%	222	1,297
Grove Green & Vinters Park	17.8%	744	4,184
Tovil	18.2%	474	2,605
Allington & Bridge	28.3%	864	3,054
Fant & Oakwood	31.2%	1,651	5,294
Penenden Heath	31.3%	1,336	4,275
High Street	37%	1,736	4,689

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1% to 6.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.1% in Grove Green & Vinters Park to 6.2% in Shepway — a gap of 3.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Grove Green & Vinters Park	3.1%	322	10,476
Boxley Downs	3.2%	241	7,637
Bearsted & Downswood	3.2%	339	10,536
Penenden Heath	3.7%	414	11,200
Loose & Linton	3.7%	297	8,021
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	3.8%	147	3,916
Barming Heath & Teston	3.9%	295	7,660
Tovil	4.1%	281	6,905
Coxheath & Farleigh	4.1%	283	6,902
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	4.1%	367	8,920
Leeds & Langley	4.2%	224	5,351
Palace Wood	4.2%	320	7,552
Staplehurst	4.3%	286	6,697
Fant & Oakwood	4.3%	549	12,694
Marden & Yalding	4.4%	443	10,161
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	4.4%	351	7,922
Allington & Bridge	4.5%	310	6,938
Ringlestone	4.7%	130	2,794
High Street	4.7%	495	10,459
Senacre	5.3%	174	3,284
Park Wood & Mangravet	6%	477	7,919
Shepway	6.2%	727	11,808

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People aged 65 or over

10.9% to 25.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.9% in Park Wood & Mangravet to 25.7% in Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs — a gap of 14.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Park Wood & Mangravet	10.9%	864	7,925
Tovil	11.7%	805	6,908
High Street	12.3%	1,292	10,472
Fant & Oakwood	12.6%	1,600	12,714
Penenden Heath	13%	1,456	11,179
Ringlestone	14.6%	409	2,792
Senacre	16.6%	543	3,272
Boxley Downs	17.8%	1,363	7,641
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	19.1%	747	3,912
Shepway	19.6%	2,306	11,781
Barming Heath & Teston	19.6%	1,501	7,640
Allington & Bridge	20.1%	1,395	6,933
Marden & Yalding	20.1%	2,048	10,171
Leeds & Langley	20.6%	1,100	5,339
Grove Green & Vinters Park	21.3%	2,231	10,482
Staplehurst	22.7%	1,515	6,687
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	23%	1,824	7,932
Coxheath & Farleigh	23.6%	1,634	6,917
Loose & Linton	24.9%	2,000	8,027
Palace Wood	24.9%	1,887	7,564
Bearsted & Downswood	25.5%	2,691	10,542
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	25.7%	2,286	8,907

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8% to 25.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13.8% in Boxley Downs to 25.4% in Shepway — a gap of 11.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Boxley Downs	13.8%	864	6,262
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	13.8%	433	3,135
Barming Heath & Teston	14.1%	861	6,125
Bearsted & Downswood	14.3%	1,235	8,659
Loose & Linton	14.6%	950	6,500
Grove Green & Vinters Park	15.2%	1,292	8,511
Palace Wood	15.3%	962	6,288
Staplehurst	15.4%	848	5,523
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	16.2%	1,052	6,505
Penenden Heath	16.3%	1,505	9,218
Leeds & Langley	16.5%	707	4,276
Fant & Oakwood	16.7%	1,709	10,230
Marden & Yalding	17%	1,396	8,230
Allington & Bridge	17.1%	978	5,711
Coxheath & Farleigh	17.8%	1,017	5,703
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	19%	1,407	7,415
High Street	19.2%	1,658	8,616
Ringlestone	20.2%	466	2,308
Tovil	20.9%	1,104	5,278
Senacre	23.3%	585	2,516
Park Wood & Mangravet	24%	1,375	5,727
Shepway	25.4%	2,385	9,408

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.9% to 34%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.9% in Park Wood & Mangravet to 34% in Marden & Yalding — a gap of 13.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Park Wood & Mangravet	20.9%	1,195	5,727
Shepway	21.1%	1,986	9,408
Senacre	23.8%	599	2,516
Tovil	25.3%	1,337	5,278
Coxheath & Farleigh	28.1%	1,602	5,703
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	28.2%	2,091	7,415
Ringlestone	28.3%	653	2,308
High Street	29.5%	2,538	8,616
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	30%	939	3,135
Boxley Downs	30%	1,879	6,262
Leeds & Langley	30.1%	1,286	4,276
Penenden Heath	30.6%	2,821	9,218
Allington & Bridge	31.2%	1,784	5,711
Grove Green & Vinters Park	31.5%	2,678	8,511
Staplehurst	32.1%	1,775	5,523
Loose & Linton	32.1%	2,089	6,500
Fant & Oakwood	32.6%	3,338	10,230
Palace Wood	32.8%	2,061	6,288
Bearsted & Downswood	33%	2,860	8,659
Barming Heath & Teston	33.3%	2,040	6,125
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	33.5%	2,178	6,505
Marden & Yalding	34%	2,801	8,230

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.7% to 25%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9.7% in Boxley Downs to 25% in Park Wood & Mangravet — a gap of 15.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Boxley Downs	9.7%	289	2,986
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	10.4%	156	1,502
Grove Green & Vinters Park	10.8%	452	4,187
Palace Wood	10.8%	328	3,034
Bearsted & Downswood	11%	479	4,368
Staplehurst	11.5%	307	2,672
Loose & Linton	11.6%	372	3,205
Leeds & Langley	11.9%	255	2,137
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	12.4%	397	3,209
Barming Heath & Teston	13%	393	3,034
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	13.1%	484	3,691
Penenden Heath	13.5%	578	4,283
Marden & Yalding	14.5%	603	4,146
Coxheath & Farleigh	15.2%	444	2,919
Allington & Bridge	15.6%	476	3,053
Fant & Oakwood	16.8%	890	5,287
Tovil	18.6%	482	2,590
High Street	20.2%	946	4,678
Senacre	21.1%	279	1,322
Ringlestone	21.5%	278	1,295
Shepway	23.4%	1,082	4,625
Park Wood & Mangravet	25%	744	2,976

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.3% to 45.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.3% in Bearsted & Downswood to 45.3% in Park Wood & Mangravet — a gap of 42.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bearsted & Downswood	2.3%	102	4,376
Boxley Downs	3%	90	2,970
Palace Wood	3.5%	106	3,026
Grove Green & Vinters Park	4.9%	207	4,184
Staplehurst	7%	187	2,659
Loose & Linton	7.1%	228	3,216
Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton	9.3%	140	1,506
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs	9.5%	352	3,692
Allington & Bridge	9.8%	299	3,054
Headcorn & Sutton Valence	10.5%	336	3,200
Barming Heath & Teston	10.6%	320	3,025
Penenden Heath	10.6%	454	4,275
Coxheath & Farleigh	10.9%	316	2,912
Leeds & Langley	11%	234	2,134
Marden & Yalding	12.3%	510	4,159
Fant & Oakwood	14.2%	752	5,294
High Street	17.8%	834	4,689
Ringlestone	22.1%	286	1,297
Tovil	24.2%	631	2,605
Shepway	29.1%	1,347	4,621
Senacre	33.6%	444	1,322
Park Wood & Mangravet	45.3%	1,343	2,966

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22 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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