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Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs

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East Maidstone. About 9,479 people in 86 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, 68.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
8,918
2,962nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
58.5%
1,719th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs compares

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Harrietsham, Lenham & North DownsMiddle
Population22 wards, Maidstone · 2021
Population: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 2,796 to 12,698. The middle area is 7,784. Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs is 8,918.
8,9188th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 wards, Maidstone · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 59.3% to 96.7%. The middle area is 81.0%. Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs is 68.2%.
68.2%5th lowest
Claimant rate22 wards, Maidstone · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 1.5% to 7.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs is 2.8%.
2.8%11th lowest
Aged 15 to 6422 wards, Maidstone · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 56.9% to 70.8%. The middle area is 61.7%. Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs is 58.5%.
58.5%3rd lowest

Figures for the whole of Maidstone

These figures are published for the whole of Maidstone, not for each ward, so they describe all of Maidstone and not Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs 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
Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs in brief

Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs had 8,918 usual residents at the census.

In Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, 68.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

58.5% of residents in Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs were aged 15 to 64 at the census.