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Headcorn

36 sales in the last 12 months · median £425,000 · Maidstone

Cleaner air than mostHigh wellbeing
Maidstone Council · Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition   27/49 seats · 55% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population2,544

0–14
18%
15–24
10%
25–44
27%
45–64
26%
65+
19%
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Median age41.3
Born outside the UK14%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work61%

Unemployment4.3%
Self-employed18.1%
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Retired22.3%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education30%

Level 4+ (degree)29.9%
No qualifications17.4%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing84%

Good health
84%
Life satisfaction 7.92/10
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Happiness7.57/10
Feels worthwhile8/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.01/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
7.0/10
Employment
7.0/10
Education & skills
6.0/10
Health & disability
8.0/10
Crime
5.0/10
Housing & services
2.0/10
Living environment
9.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
67%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
90%
White · Asian 5%
ONS Census 2021
14%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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