Staplehurst
Maidstone 019 · 4 sub-areas · 7,639 residents
Maidstone 019 is a largely residential part of Maidstone, home to around 7,600 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,180 a month — close to the UK median — while three-quarters of households own their property outright or with a mortgage, making this one of the more settled, owner-occupied corners of the borough.
Staplehurst is a mid-density neighbourhood of Maidstone in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Staplehurst?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,282 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Staplehurst in Maidstone
Living in Staplehurst
This part of Maidstone has the feel of an established suburban neighbourhood rather than an urban quarter. Streets are predominantly owner-occupied, greenspace is within easy reach — the nearest open space is under 500 metres away on average, and around four in ten residents can walk to a park — and the population skews noticeably older than many parts of the South East.
On cost, rents are broadly in line with the UK median for two-beds (around £1,180 a month) but the affordability picture is tighter than that figure suggests. Median resident salaries sit at roughly £34,000 a year, which means a typical renter spends close to 60% of take-home pay on rent — a genuinely stretched ratio. Buying looks better over the long run: the median house price is around £409,000 and you'd typically need about six years of saving for a deposit, which is competitive for the South East.
The neighbourhood is heavily car-dependent: half of residents drive to work, and just under 5% use public transport for their commute. That reflects both the suburban layout and the absence of metro or tram infrastructure — there's no realistic rapid-transit option within the area. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.7 km away by straight line, or around a 20-minute walk, connecting into London in just over 70 minutes by rail. A significant share of residents — nearly 38% — work from home, one of the higher rates you'll see across the borough.
Family households are well represented: couples with children make up nearly a quarter of all households. Single-person households are relatively low at around one in five. The combination of schools, greenspace, and a calm residential character makes this area a natural draw for families and older owner-occupiers rather than young renters or first-time arrivals to the city. For sub-areas and individual streets, see the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Maidstone 019 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, suburban neighbourhood with good schools nearby and accessible greenspace within walking distance for many residents. Crime is below the UK average and owner-occupation is high, which tends to signal a stable community. The trade-off is limited public transport and a relatively high rent-to-income ratio — nearly 60% of take-home pay for a typical renter on a two-bedroom property.
- What is the rent in Maidstone 019?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £908 a month, a two-bed around £1,179, and a three-bed around £1,442. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose 4.1% in the past year. Council tax (Band D) adds around £2,503 a year on top.
- Is Maidstone 019 safe?
- Crime runs at roughly 73 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — modestly below the UK national average of around 80. For a suburban neighbourhood of this character, that's a reasonable safety picture. It's not crime-free, but it sits comfortably in the calmer half of the national range.
- What's the commute from Maidstone 019 to London?
- The rail journey to London takes around 72 minutes by public transport from the nearest mainline station, which is roughly a 20-minute walk away (about 1.7 km straight-line distance). Most residents drive rather than commute by rail — car use for commuting is around 50%, while public transport use sits at just under 5%.
- Who lives in Maidstone 019?
- The population skews older — over 40% of residents are aged 50 or above, and 65-plus is the largest single age group at nearly 23%. Around three-quarters of households own their home. It's a settled, predominantly UK-born community with a significant share of couples with children and relatively few single-person households.
- What schools are near Maidstone 019?
- There are four schools within typical catchment distance, and all four are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — a clean sweep that puts the local school picture comfortably ahead of the national average of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 10 km away, so the Outstanding tier may require a longer journey.
- How does Maidstone 019 compare to other parts of Maidstone for affordability?
- It sits in the middle of the borough on rent — two-beds at around £1,179 are close to the UK median — but affordability is stretched relative to local salaries. A typical resident earning around £34,000 a year would spend nearly 60% of take-home pay on a two-bedroom rental, which is a high ratio by any measure.