Electoral wardE05015597
Boxley Downs ward, Maidstone
Boxley Downs is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,176 residents in 2,821 households — 176 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent constituency; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Rural East and Maidstone Rural North divisions.
Residents, 20217,176council ward average 7,990
Households2,8212.54 residents per household
Density176/ km²about 40.73 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+17.1%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 388
5–96.0% · 428
10–157.2% · 514
16–194.1% · 298
20–244.5% · 326
25–3412.1% · 869
35–4919.9% · 1,432
50–6423.7% · 1,703
65–7410.9% · 786
75–844.7% · 338
85+1.4% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.5% · 127
1 car or van31.7% · 894
2 cars or vans41.3% · 1,167
3 or more22.5% · 636
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright37.5% · 1,060
With mortgage46.6% · 1,316
Shared ownership0.6% · 17
Social rented2.5% · 72
Private rented12.7% · 360
Type of home
Detached house50.9% · 1,436
Semi-detached house23.6% · 666
Terraced house21.9% · 619
Purpose-built flat1.5% · 43
Converted house0.5% · 13
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 10
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 28
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015597- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Rural East, Maidstone Rural North
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 22
Parishes in the ward
BoxleyBredhurstDetlingStockburyThurnham
Other wards in the same constituency
BBearsted & Downswood26.0% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,667BBoughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton22.8% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned2,910GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs25.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned9,763LLeeds & Langley19.0% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned7,761LLoose & Linton23.5% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned10,153PPark Wood & Mangravet10.4% aged 65+ · 44.8% owned9,230SSenacre23.5% aged 65+ · 46.5% owned1,332SShepway20.1% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned12,352
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.