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Bearsted & Downswood

Ward

North Maidstone. About 10,988 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bearsted & Downswood, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,546
2,213th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.8%
1,378th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bearsted & Downswood compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Bearsted & DownswoodMiddle
Population22 wards, Maidstone · 2021
Population: every ward in Maidstone22 areas from 2,796 to 12,698. The middle area is 7,784. Bearsted & Downswood is 10,546.
10,5464th 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%. Bearsted & Downswood is 94.6%.
94.6%4th 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%. Bearsted & Downswood is 1.5%.
1.5%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%. Bearsted & Downswood is 57.8%.
57.8%2nd 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 Bearsted & Downswood 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
Bearsted & Downswood in brief

Bearsted & Downswood had 10,546 usual residents at the census.

In Bearsted & Downswood, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bearsted & Downswood, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.8% of residents in Bearsted & Downswood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.