Maidstone
7 datasets are currently published for Maidstone. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Maidstone compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 147th of 361 (20.8 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 105th of 318 (£343,750).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Maidstone: 3,975, July 2026 (+9.8% year on year, from 3,620). 3,975 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,260, 57%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (925). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 50+, 16% higher (925). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Maidstone: 3,980, July 2026 (+9.9% year on year, from 3,620). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Maidstone: 98.3, June 2026 (+0.1% year on year, from 98.2). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Maidstone: £343,750, Q2 2026 (-1.2% year on year, from £348,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Maidstone: 36, Q1 2026 (+80.0% year on year, from 20). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Maidstone: 191,415, 2025 (+1.2% year on year, from 189,189). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Maidstone: 312, 2025 (+2.3% year on year, from 305). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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