🔍
— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
Home › MaidstoneBletchingly · neighbourhood

Bletchingly

1,826 people · median £465,750 · Maidstone

High wellbeingCleaner air than most
Maidstone Council · Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition   27/49 seats · 55% · OCD 2026
64/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£466k
median price
+2.9%
5-year growth
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£466k
median sold price
10.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
+2.9%
5-year change
£150k
typical terraced
40 min
London — fastest
15
rail stations
100%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
4
grammar schools
73
schools total
5.9
NO₂ · WHO 10
2.7%
in a flood zone
566
green spaces
6.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
292
eat & drink
87
shops
60.6%
gigabit
16
gyms & leisure

Tiles show neighbourhood’s own prices and crime; schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend from Maidstone +2.9%

£210k£271k£332k£393k20142025£365,000
£227,500 in 2014 → £365,000 in 2025 · across Maidstone
Below this neighbourhood: the map places Bletchingly among Maidstone's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Bletchingly is a population centre of 1,826 in Kent, within Staplehurst parish and the Weald of Kent constituency. The median house price is £465,750, with 20 sales in the past 12 months and a 5-year trend of 2.9 percent.

Read the full area story →

Detached homes median at £610,000, semi-detached at £365,000, and terraced at £150,000. Energy performance shows 68.8 percent of properties rated band C or better, with the median band C. Deprivation stands at national decile 5, meaning about 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived; health and living environment rank higher at deciles 7 and 8. Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for particulates. Flood risk affects 2.7 percent of the area. Nearest primary school is Staplehurst School at 0.6 km; nearest secondary is Bethany School at 5.0 km. Council tax band D is £2,454.24. Broadband: 79.2 percent superfast, 60.6 percent gigabit capable. The area contains 32 listed buildings and one conservation area, Staplehurst Southern Extension.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-07-28T16:19:27Z

What's happening here

Loading local news…

Local voices

Loading local notes…

Display name optional · moderated before anything shows · read all local notes
All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01

One short email when this area’s prices, crime and schools figures update. No accounts, no spam, one-click unsubscribe. Privacy.

Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…
Loading…