Electoral wardE05015605
Loose & Linton ward, Maidstone
Loose & Linton is one of 22 electoral wards of Maidstone Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 10,153 residents in 4,031 households — 478 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Faversham and Mid Kent and Maidstone and Malling and Weald of Kent constituencies; for county elections it is in the Maidstone Rural West and Maidstone South divisions.
Residents, 202110,153council ward average 7,990
Households4,0312.52 residents per household
Density478/ km²about 21.26 km² · Maidstone 447
Aged 65+23.5%Maidstone: 19.1% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 549
5–96.5% · 657
10–157.4% · 753
16–193.7% · 375
20–244.5% · 456
25–3410.0% · 1,017
35–4919.1% · 1,934
50–6420.0% · 2,028
65–7412.1% · 1,230
75–848.3% · 844
85+3.0% · 309
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.2% · 412
1 car or van35.5% · 1,430
2 cars or vans37.3% · 1,502
3 or more17.0% · 687
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Maidstone overall: 67.4% owned, 13.4% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.4% · 1,750
With mortgage35.8% · 1,441
Shared ownership1.6% · 63
Social rented8.6% · 348
Private rented10.6% · 427
Type of home
Detached house33.7% · 1,358
Semi-detached house42.3% · 1,705
Terraced house14.6% · 590
Purpose-built flat7.0% · 282
Converted house0.5% · 20
Other conversion0.7% · 30
Above shop / office0.4% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 31
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015605- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Maidstone Rural West, Maidstone South
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent, Maidstone and Malling, Weald of Kent
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 22
Parishes in the ward
Boughton MonchelseaLintonLoose
Other wards in the same constituency
AAllington & Bridge18.7% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned8,116BBarming Heath & Teston18.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned8,092BBearsted & Downswood26.0% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned9,667BBoughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton22.8% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned2,910BBoxley Downs17.1% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned7,176CCoxheath & Farleigh23.4% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned6,602FFant & Oakwood12.7% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned12,136GGrove Green & Vinters Park22.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned7,841HHarrietsham, Lenham & North Downs25.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned9,763HHeadcorn & Sutton Valence22.4% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned7,505HHigh Street11.8% aged 65+ · 41.5% owned10,001LLeeds & Langley19.0% aged 65+ · 75.2% owned7,761MMarden & Yalding20.0% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned9,494PPalace Wood28.2% aged 65+ · 87.4% owned6,498
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.