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Bearsted & Downswood

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About

Bearsted & Downswood are neighbouring settlements on the southern edge of Maidstone, characterised by a mix of residential development and open countryside. The area includes suburban housing estates, local shopping parades, and several schools. To the south, it borders the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, providing direct access to walking trails and rural landscapes.

The historic Bearsted Green, with its cricket club and timber-framed houses, forms a traditional village core. This is complemented by the presence of a preserved stretch of the Bearsted and District Railway, a former light railway line now maintained as a woodland walk and local nature reserve by community volunteers.

Area overview

On average Bearsted & Downswood has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 29 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 3.4% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Bearsted & Downswood is £67,085 per year. There are 1 schools in Bearsted & Downswood: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Bearsted & Downswood is home to around 8,032 people, with a population density of about 3,199.6 per km2.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
29
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
7/10
Social housing
3.4%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Bearsted & Downswood Population
8,032
Population density
3,199.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
15.56(-51%)
Anti-social behaviour
9.71(-21%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.86(-40%)
Vehicle crime
2.74(-26%)
Other theft
1.87(-67%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,271
90.53%
Other White
262
3.26%
Irish
85
1.06%
Indian
75
0.93%
Other Asian
61
0.76%
Total population: 8,032

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,128
32.04%
Level 3 (A level)
1,156
17.4%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,054
15.87%
No qualifications
993
14.95%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
686
10.33%
Total 16+ residents: 6,642

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,555
46.1%
Owns with a mortgage
1,215
36.02%
Private landlord or letting agency
415
12.3%
Other social rented
83
2.46%
Other forms of private rent
56
1.66%
Total households: 3,373

Property prices in Bearsted & Downswood

Based on 130 recent sales, the median property price is £422,000 in Bearsted & Downswood area, with individual transactions ranging from £95,000 up to £2,700,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Bearsted & Downswood in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Bearsted & Downswood over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Semi-Detached53£395,000
Flats6£160,000
Detached45£680,000
Terraced26£322,500

10 years median price trend in Bearsted & Downswood

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Bearsted & Downswood.

All postcodes in Bearsted & Downswood

ME144EB

The Green

ME158DW

Button Lane

ME144HB

Mallings Drive

ME144BH

Plantation Lane

ME158NB

Lambourne Road

ME144EG

The Street

ME144ED

The Green

ME158LZ

Lambourne Road

ME144QE

Windmill Heights

ME144NA

Ashford Road

ME144LR

Ashford Road

ME144JX

Roseacre Lane

ME158LU

Tydeman Road

ME144NE

Ashford Road

ME158LE

Madginford Road

ME158SN

Redsells Close

ME144DS

Yeoman Lane

ME144LU

Romney Close

ME158EX

Gascoyne Close

ME158PS

Spot Lane

ME144QZ

Thurnham Lane

ME144ET

Council Houses

ME144DU

Forge Cottages

ME144DB

Manor Rise

ME144BJ

Plantation Lane

ME144EY

Mallings Lane

ME158NA

Egremont Road

ME158NP

Rosemary Road

ME158NR

Winifred Road

ME158GR

Grenadier Close

ME158JU

Willington Street

ME158UA

Spot Lane

ME158LA

Bramley Crescent

ME158UG

Pennine Way

ME158NY

Greensands Road

ME144DZ

The Street

ME144DP

Colegate Drive

ME144BB

Fauchons Close

ME158PF

Spot Lane

ME144EN

Egypt Place

ME144GF

Oak Croft

ME144ND

Ashford Road

ME144HP

Sutton Street

ME158JS

Madginford Road

ME144BS

Ashford Road

ME144HY

Roseacre Lane

ME144DH

Moncrif Close

ME144JR

Otteridge Road

ME144BF

Eylesden Court

ME144EJ

The Street

ME144DY

The Street

ME144NR

Ashford Road

ME144PH

Ware Street

ME158LL

Merton Road

ME144HF

Mallings Drive

ME158NL

Bodsham Crescent

ME158UF

Pennine Way

ME158LX

Egremont Road

ME144HH

The Street

ME144QQ

Pimpernel Close

ME144LT

Ashford Road

ME144NB

Ashford Road

ME144PQ

Ware Street

ME144BD

The Landway

ME144EW

The Street

ME158TG

Grampian Way

ME144FS

Bearsted & Downswood

ME158TE

Cheviot Gardens

ME158LR

Merton Road

ME158HF

Discovery Road

ME144LS

Ashford Road

ME144EX

The Street

ME144JB

The Grove

ME144HJ

Roundwell

ME158UE

Lenside Drive

ME158JY

Laxton Close

ME144PP

Sharsted Way

ME158NX

Spot Lane

ME158SJ

Otham Lane

ME144JP

Otteridge Road

ME158XG

Chiltern Close

ME144EF

Church Lane

ME158LB

Madginford Road

ME144QL

The Orchard

ME144HS

Cross Keys

ME158NU

Spot Lane

ME158FW

Cavendish Way

ME158XQ

Len Valley Walk

ME144HE

Mallings Drive

ME158LF

Madginford Close

ME144LP

Ashford Road

ME158NJ

Button Lane

ME158QX

Bearsted & Downswood

ME144HR

Cross Keys

ME144JJ

Tower Lane

ME144BA

Aviemore Gardens

ME144JQ

Tower Gardens

ME144ES

Southview

ME144HT

Trapfield Close

ME158NT

Royston Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.