Electoral wardE05015594
Barming Heath & Teston ward, Maidstone
Barming Heath & Teston is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,092 residents in 3,169 households — 1,171 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Maidstone and Malling constituency; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Central and Maidstone Rural West divisions.
Residents, 20218,092council ward average 7,990
Households3,1692.55 residents per household
Density1,171/ km²about 6.91 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+18.1%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 448
5–96.3% · 506
10–158.2% · 664
16–194.4% · 356
20–244.8% · 391
25–3413.6% · 1,099
35–4920.6% · 1,664
50–6418.5% · 1,496
65–749.2% · 743
75–846.5% · 525
85+2.4% · 198
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.3% · 358
1 car or van40.6% · 1,285
2 cars or vans35.7% · 1,131
3 or more12.3% · 390
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 1,142
With mortgage35.7% · 1,131
Shared ownership3.3% · 103
Social rented10.3% · 327
Private rented14.7% · 464
Type of home
Detached house23.0% · 728
Semi-detached house37.5% · 1,187
Terraced house22.2% · 704
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 384
Converted house0.5% · 15
Other conversion3.1% · 97
Above shop / office0.5% · 15
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 35
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015594- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Central, Maidstone Rural West
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 22
Parishes in the ward
BarmingTeston
Other wards in the same constituency
AAllington & Bridge18.7% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned8,116FFant & Oakwood12.7% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned12,136GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHigh Street11.8% aged 65+ · 41.5% owned10,001LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153PPalace Wood28.2% aged 65+ · 87.4% owned6,498PPenenden Heath14.4% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned14,284RRinglestone16.4% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned1,937TTovil11.2% aged 65+ · 54.8% owned6,236
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.