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Barming Heath & Teston

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West Maidstone. About 8,101 people in 7.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Barming Heath & Teston, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,647
3,602nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.9%
3,933rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Barming Heath & Teston compares

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Population22 wards, Maidstone · 2021
Population: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 2,796 to 12,698. The middle area is 7,784. Barming Heath & Teston is 7,647.
7,64711th lowest
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%. Barming Heath & Teston is 86.0%.
86.0%9th highest
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%. Barming Heath & Teston is 2.6%.
2.6%joint 5th 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%. Barming Heath & Teston is 61.9%.
61.9%11th highest

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 Barming Heath & Teston 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
Barming Heath & Teston in brief

Barming Heath & Teston had 7,647 usual residents at the census.

In Barming Heath & Teston, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barming Heath & Teston, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.9% of residents in Barming Heath & Teston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.