# Grove Green

North west Maidstone. 8,220 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.

Grove Green had 8,041 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005072. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £435,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Grove Green was £435,000 in 2025. Joint 1,546th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/grove-green#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,041** (2021). Grove Green had 8,041 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,485th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/grove-green#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Grove Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/grove-green#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.9%** (January 2026). In Grove Green, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/grove-green#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02005072) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Grove Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02005072) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 124 homes were sold in Grove Green in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02005072) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Grove Green.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02005072) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Grove Green had 8,041 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Grove Green

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grove Green at a rate of 45.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across Maidstone.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 165 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 56 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Grove Green compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Grove Green | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £435,000 | 2nd most expensive | 19 middle areas, Maidstone · 2025 |
| Population | 8,041 | 8th least populated | 19 middle areas, Maidstone · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 middle areas, Maidstone · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.9% | 7th highest | 19 middle areas, Maidstone · Jan 2026 |

## Is Grove Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grove Green at a rate of 45.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across Maidstone.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Grove Green.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (165), other crime (63) and anti-social behaviour (56).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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 Grove Green alone. [See Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)

- **Average house price: £352,722** (July 2026). Maidstone’s average house price was £352,722 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,191** (2025). Full-time workers living in Maidstone earned a median of £38,191 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 165th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Maidstone costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.1** (2025). Maidstone has a deprivation score of 18.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 137th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Grove Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Grove Green was £435,000 in 2025.
Grove Green had 8,041 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Grove Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Grove Green, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005072
- Ward: [Grove Green & Vinters Park †](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/ward/grove-green-and-vinters-park)
- Constituency: [Faversham and Mid Kent †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/faversham-and-mid-kent)
- Council: [Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.55 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,220*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 25

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Boxley & Detling](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/boxley-and-detling), [Bearsted & Downswood](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/bearsted-and-downswood), [Penenden Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/penenden-heath), [Mote Park](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/mote-park), [Ringlestone & Central Maidstone](https://openindex.co.uk/maidstone/ringlestone-and-central-maidstone)

## Latest updates for Grove Green

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005072

## How to cite

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