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MaidstonePenenden Heath

Penenden Heath

ME14 1 / ME14 2 / ME14 3 / ME14 5 / ME14 9

Family-friendly

Penenden Heath is a residential area east of the town centre that feels like it belongs to a different era, with its small local shops, terraced housing, and a park that the community actually uses. It's more affordable than the northern suburbs and attracts a mix of first-time buyers, renters, and established residents who appreciate the neighbourhood character. It doesn't have a village green but it has the next best thing in the form of a genuinely well-used heath and playground. Schools locally are decent enough that some parents don't bother going further afield.

Maidstone East0.6 mi
£319kmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
Penenden Heath

Flat

£206k

Terraced

£278k

Semi-detached

£384k

Detached

£462k

62% homeowners26% private rented12% social rented

Fastest travel times

London Bridge53 min
Victoria61 min
Waterloo64 min
Canary Wharf68 min
King's Cross70 min
Liverpool Street71 min

Nearest stations

Maidstone East0.6 mi
Maidstone West1.2 mi
Barming2.1 mi
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Violence and sexual offences
36%
Anti-social behaviour
18%
Criminal damage and arson
8%
Other theft
8%
Shoplifting
7%
Drug offences
7%
Other crime
4%
Vehicle crime
4%
Public order
4%
Burglary
2%
AffluenceTop half

Ethnicity

White
84.7%
White British73.6%
Other White9.9%
Irish0.6%
Irish Traveller0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Mixed
2.4%
Other Mixed0.9%
White & Asian0.8%
White & Black Caribbean0.4%
White & Black African0.3%
Asian
8.2%
Other Asian5.9%
Indian1.1%
Chinese0.5%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Pakistani0.3%
Black
2.9%
African2%
Caribbean0.6%
Other Black0.3%
Other
1.9%

State primary

St Paul's Infant School
North Borough Junior School
Greenfields Community Primary School

State secondary

School of Science and Technology Maidstone
OutstandingNon-selective
Valley Park School
Non-selective
Invicta Grammar School
OutstandingSelective🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching

Independent

MEPA ACADEMY
😊 Happy school
Serenity School Maidstone
King's Reach Education
Green spaces59 nearby
Vinters Park
Invicta Park
Whatman Park
Mote Park

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