Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, ME15 6JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding ME15 6JX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.7%	52.8%	1.1%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	48.3%	47.2%	-1.1%	49.0%	-1.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.7%	40.8%	-4.9%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	23.4%	28.1%	4.7%	44.2%	-16.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Separated	4.2%	0.6%	-3.6%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	6.4%	10%	3.6%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	20.4%	18.9%	-1.5%	6.1%	12.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.2%	42.4%	4.2%	48.4%	-6.0%
Good health	38.5%	35.5%	-3.0%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	17.6%	16.9%	-0.7%	12.7%	4.2%
Bad health	4.1%	4.9%	0.8%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.2%	-1.5%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.6%	27.3%	-3.3%	18.2%	9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	10.8%	-0.9%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	11.9%	-4.3%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	3%	8.6%	5.6%	5.3%	3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	11.9%	1.3%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	20%	25.7%	5.7%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	7.9%	3.9%	-4.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 78.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.4%	4.4%	2.0%	1.1%	3.3%
Indian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.4%	4.7%	2.3%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	2%	3.9%	1.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	85.8%	78.1%	-7.7%	81.4%	-3.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.1%	69.4%	-9.7%	83.2%	-13.8%
European Union	9.8%	14%	4.2%	6.1%	7.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	3.9%	3.6%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	6.1%	0.0%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2%	0.3%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.7%	68.9%	-8.8%	83.2%	-14.3%
10+ Years	5.1%	9.2%	4.1%	9.8%	-0.6%
5-10 Years	3%	8.5%	5.5%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	7.1%	8.5%	1.4%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	7.1%	4.9%	-2.2%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.1%	76.7%	-14.6%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	6.6%	0.9%	5.7%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	13.4%	13.5%	-0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.9%	37.2%	-7.3%
Christian	52.7%	46.2%	6.5%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Lower Stone Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Stone Street was 801.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 1299.4% higher than the Grove Green & Vinters Park average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Lower Stone Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Grove Green & Vinters Park and the 5th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 269.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in ME15 6JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lower Stone Street are based on 185 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Maidstone.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, ME15 6JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME15 6JX

Average Price
£334,569

Semi-Detached
£347,278

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£330,332

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Stone Street

Average Price
£388,992

Semi-Detached
£486,499

Terraced
£176,176

Detached
£2,100,573

Flats/Maisonettes
£169,282

Other
£1,244,780

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Stone Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£440,000	2022-01-25	£450,858
Dene House 7 - 9 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£210,000	2021-12-15	£222,586
Dene House 7 - 9 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£190,000	2019-11-05	£205,493
13 - 17 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£280,000	2018-07-20	£291,285
Dene House 7 - 9 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent Other, an established residential building	£195,000	2017-08-18	£202,639

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME15 6JX

Employment

ME15 6JX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in ME15 6JX area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 34% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	121
Full-Time Employee	113
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	25
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Transport and storage	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	9
Manufacturing	9
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maidstone, All Saints Church of England Primary School College Road , ME15 6YH	- not rated	374 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Philip's CofE Infant School Melville Road , ME15 7UT	- not rated	479 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough Vinters Road , ME14 5DX	3out of 4	791 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
East Borough Primary School Vinters Road , ME14 5DX	- not rated	791 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Borough Primary School Stagshaw Close , Postley Road ME15 6TL	3out of 4	998 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mid-Kent School for Girls Union Street , ME14 1EE	- not rated	532 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Invicta Grammar School Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DR	- not rated	854 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Maidstone Grammar School Barton Road , ME15 7BT	3out of 4	910 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Invicta Grammar School Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS	4out of 4	956 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Valley Park School Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT	- not rated	1,131 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mid-Kent Behaviour Service & Education Office Bishops Terrace , Tonbridge Road ME14 1AF	- not rated	398 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
MEPA ACADEMY 27 & 29 EARL STREET , MAIDSTONE ME14 1PF	- not rated	443 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Isp Maidstone Melville Road , ME15 7UT	- not rated	479 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Threshold Learning Centre Howard De Walden , Bluett Street ME14 2UG	- not rated	1,048 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cedars Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU	- not rated	1,429 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shamrat	36 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	58 yd
Vesuvius Restaurant	26 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	58 yd
Buzz Bingo - Maidstone	2 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	75 yd
Uniquely Bohemian	1 Granada House, Lower Stone Street	95 yd
Esquires Coffee House	23 Gabriels Hill, Maidstone	96 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Century Club	30-32 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	58 yd
Stone Street Club	2 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	75 yd
27 Hart Street	40 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	135 yd
Ye Olde Thirsty Pig	4A Knightrider Street, Maidstone	165 yd
Ovation	Unit 2, 28 - 32 Gabriels Hill	184 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza	27 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	96 yd
Mooboo Bubble Tea (Kiosk 11, Upper Floor)	The Mall Chequers Centre, Pads Hill	100 yd
Chopstix Noodle Bar	The Mall Chequers Centre, Pads Hill	100 yd
Tastes Special	The Mall Chequers Centre, Pads Hill	100 yd
Zeran Indian Takeaway	58 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	135 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Unit D5-d7 Water Lane, The Mall Chequers Centre	100 yd
Costcutter Maidstone	41 Lower Stone Street, Maidstone	118 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket Limited, Romney Place	198 yd
Tesco	86 - 88 Week Street, Maidstone	610 yd
Tesco	2 Loose Road, Maidstone	706 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Maidstone) BARKER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	477 yd
Maidstone Squash Club UNION STREET	squash courts	563 yd
Hillreed House (Closed) Hillreed House Hillreed House College Road		610 yd
Trugym Maidstone 1-2 1-2 THE BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	653 yd
Maidstone Working Mens Club And Institution BREWER STREET		663 yd
Fit4Less (Maidstone) (Closed) Brenchley House Brenchley House Week Street	health and fitness suite	704 yd
Hmp Maidstone COUNTY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	785 yd
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough VINTERS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	834 yd
Mote Squash Club WILLOW WAY	squash courts	860 yd
Maidstone Grammar School BARTON ROAD	grass pitches	906 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	66.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	66.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	33.3%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.