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Bearsted & Downswood

Middle area

North Maidstone. 8,039 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Bearsted & Downswood’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£425,000
1,641st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,032
3,502nd highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bearsted & Downswood compares

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Maidstone · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Maidstone19 areas from £225,000 to £443,250. The middle area is £396,995. Bearsted & Downswood is £425,000.
£425,0003rd highest
Population19 middle areas, Maidstone · 2021
Population: every middle area in Maidstone19 areas from 6,693 to 12,367. The middle area is 9,052. Bearsted & Downswood is 8,032.
8,0327th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Maidstone · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Maidstone19 areas from 61.1% to 97.3%. The middle area is 82.1%. Bearsted & Downswood is 93.6%.
93.6%3rd highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Maidstone · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Maidstone19 areas from 1.4% to 6.3%. The middle area is 2.8%. Bearsted & Downswood is 1.6%.
1.6%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Maidstone

These figures are published for the whole of Maidstone, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Maidstone and not Bearsted & Downswood alone. See Maidstone

Average house price
£352,722
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,191
165th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.1
137th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bearsted & Downswood in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bearsted & Downswood was £425,000 in 2025.

Bearsted & Downswood had 8,032 usual residents at the census.

In Bearsted & Downswood, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bearsted & Downswood, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.