Waterside Gate, Maidstone, ME16 0GB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding ME16 0GB is primarily male, with 53.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.7%	46.7%	0.0%	51.0%	-4.3%
Male	53.3%	53.3%	0.0%	49.0%	4.3%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around ME16 0GB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.2%	42.2%	-4.0%	37.9%	4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.7%	43.1%	0.4%	44.2%	-1.1%
Separated	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.1%	9.3%	2.2%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	6.1%	-3.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	53.7%	53.1%	-0.6%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	36.1%	33.6%	-2.5%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	8.1%	8.9%	0.8%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	1.8%	3%	1.2%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	1.2%	0.3%

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	16.4%	14.1%	-2.3%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	10.6%	-3.2%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.8%	18.1%	0.3%	13.4%	4.7%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	6.2%	3.1%	5.3%	0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	16.7%	2.5%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	27.6%	33%	5.4%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	7.1%	1.3%	-5.8%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	0.7%	-2.5%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	3.7%	3.0%	0.8%	2.9%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.8%	1.0%
White	87.4%	82.4%	-5.0%	81.4%	1.0%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.6% 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	80.7%	67.6%	-13.1%	83.2%	-15.6%
European Union	7.7%	18%	10.3%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	4%	0.8%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	4.2%	5.9%	1.7%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	4%	3.3%	5.6%	-1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.7%	68.1%	-12.6%	83.2%	-15.1%
10+ Years	2.5%	10%	7.5%	9.8%	0.2%
5-10 Years	6.3%	11.1%	4.8%	2.9%	8.2%
2-5 Years	7%	6.3%	-0.7%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	4.4%	0.9%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.5%	76.7%	-9.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	3.3%	0.1%	3.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.1%	37.2%	2.9%
Christian	46.3%	46.2%	0.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	2.9%	6.5%	-3.6%
Other religion	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Waterside Gate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterside Gate was 244.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 146.2% higher than the Allington & Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterside Gate has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Allington & Bridge and the 38th highest crime rate of 511 local areas in Maidstone .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 115.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in ME16 0GB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Waterside Gate are based on 30 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 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, ME16 0GB

Estimated Average Property Prices for ME16 0GB

Average Price
£455,606

Semi-Detached
£359,525

Terraced
£484,431

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterside Gate

Average Price
£497,294

Semi-Detached
£427,689

Terraced
£522,605

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterside GateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-10-31	£414,165
8 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£352,000	2024-05-09	£360,727
5 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-03-01	£397,003
11 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-11-28	£369,689
11 Waterside Gate, Maidstone, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2023-11-28	£369,689

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ME16 0GB

Employment

ME16 0GB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	109
Self-Employed	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Retired	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Education	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Manufacturing	13
Transport and storage	10
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brunswick House Primary School Leafy Lane , ME16 0QQ	3out of 4	384 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Borough Junior School Peel Street , ME14 2BP	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Infant School Hillary Road , ME14 2BS	3out of 4	1,168 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School Douglas Road , ME16 8ER	3out of 4	1,295 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone Douglas Road , ME16 8ER	4out of 4	1,295 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls Buckland Road , ME16 0SF	4out of 4	219 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
The Maplesden Noakes School Buckland Road , ME16 0TJ	3out of 4	387 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Simon Stock Catholic School Oakwood Park , ME16 0JP	3out of 4	1,522 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine Academy Oakwood Road , ME16 8AE	3out of 4	1,541 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood Park Grammar School Oakwood Park , ME16 8AH	3out of 4	1,638 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
MEPA Academy Limited 29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF	- not rated	722 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision 8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU	2out of 4	864 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus Heath Road , Linton ME17 4HT	- not rated	1,502 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bower Grove School Fant Lane , ME16 8NL	3out of 4	2,460 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Snowfields Academy Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA	- not rated	3,469 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Riverside Bar And Cafe	Freedom Fitness, Mill Meadow	83 yd
SD Catering	Maidstone United Gallagher Stadium, James Whatman Way	95 yd
Cheeky Dino's Play Centre	Unit G10, Powerhub Business Centre	137 yd
The Social Climber Cafe	Baltic Wharf, St Peters Street	137 yd
Lily's Social Kitchen CIC	1 County Gate, Staceys Street	234 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maidstone Snooker Club	Buckland Hill, Maidstone	170 yd
Miller & Carter	The White Rabbit, Sandling Road	336 yd
Maidstone Bowls Club	Buckland Road, Maidstone	354 yd
Hare And Hounds	45 Lower Boxley Road, Maidstone	411 yd
Society Rooms	Brenchley House, Week Street	444 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fantastic Chicken / The Grill	35 Sandling Road, Maidstone	387 yd
Alfies Fish Bar And Kebab	53 Sandling Road, Maidstone	414 yd
Maidstone Tandoori	48 Sandling Road, Maidstone	415 yd
Mango Tree Indian Takeaway	57 Sandling Road, Maidstone	415 yd
Super Pizza Maidstone	59 Sandling Road, Maidstone	415 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Great Britain Limited	St Peters Street, Maidstone	250 yd
London Cash And Carry	116-120 Week Street, Maidstone	463 yd
Tesco	86 - 88 Week Street, Maidstone	518 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Wheeler Street, Maidstone	790 yd
Iceland	Unit D5-d7 Water Lane, The Mall Chequers Centre	970 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Freedom Leisure Maidstone ST. PETERS STREET	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	132 yd
The Gallagher Stadium THE GALLAGHER STADIUM THE GALLAGHER STADIUM JAMES WHATMAN WAY	artificial grass pitch	168 yd
Maidstone Grammar School For Girls BUCKLAND ROAD	grass pitches	367 yd
Fit4Less (Maidstone) (Closed) Brenchley House Brenchley House Week Street	health and fitness suite	432 yd
Welcome Gym (Maidstone) BUCKLAND ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	476 yd
The Maplesden Noakes School GREAT BUCKLAND	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	528 yd
Maidstone Working Mens Club And Institution BREWER STREET		573 yd
Maidstone Squash Club UNION STREET	squash courts	578 yd
Hmp Maidstone COUNTY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	663 yd
Trugym Maidstone 1-2 1-2 THE BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	788 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	39.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	37.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	77.69 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	77.69 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s

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