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Palace Wood

Ward

North west Maidstone. About 8,400 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Palace Wood, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,555
3,661st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Palace Wood 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. Palace Wood is 7,555.
7,5559th 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%. Palace Wood is 79.8%.
79.8%10th lowest
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%. Palace Wood is 2.0%.
2.0%4th 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%. Palace Wood is 59.6%.
59.6%4th 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 Palace Wood 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
Palace Wood in brief

Palace Wood had 7,555 usual residents at the census.

In Palace Wood, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Palace Wood, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Palace Wood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.