Brooklands, Maidstone, Kent

Brooklands is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Brooklands has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Brooklands is located in the Headcorn ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.170737, 0.622817
Grid Ref TQ834445
Suburb Headcorn
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes TN27 9QS

House Prices

The average house price in Brooklands is 20.17% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is 4 Brooklands, that sold for £370,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brooklands

Date No. Type Price
21/04/2021 4 Semi £370,000
24/01/2020 10 Semi £372,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Brooklands, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Brooklands during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Brooklands and compared that to the average for the Headcorn ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brooklands, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Headcorn ward

Social economic statistics for Brooklands

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Brooklands is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brooklands is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Brooklands experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brooklands are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brooklands involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brooklands are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Brooklands are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Brooklands, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brooklands are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brooklands

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Brooklands.

Unemployment in Brooklands

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.13% of Brooklands residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brooklands

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brooklands. The proportion of retirees on Brooklands is 5.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.27% of Brooklands residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brooklands

The proportion of home owners on Brooklands is 9.07% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.08% of properties in Brooklands are private rented and 15.74% are social rented.
71.07% of residents of Brooklands own their home

Country of Birth of Brooklands residents

The proportion if Brooklands residents born in the UK is 10.61% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.74% of Brooklands residents were born outside the UK.
93.26% of Brooklands residents were born in the UK

Brooklands Summary

Brooklands has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Brooklands maybe difficult.

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