Strong on safety, with higher house prices
Bearsted & Downswood at a glance
- House prices
- £422,000
- Higher prices79th percentile
- Schools
- 59th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 71st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 34.8 per 1,000 residents
- Strong87th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle46th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Bearsted & Downswood a good place to live?
Bearsted & Downswood may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Maidstone below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Bearsted & Downswood
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 34.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 87th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Bearsted & Downswood
House prices
- Median sale price
- £422,000
- Percentile
- 79th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 118 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Bearsted & Downswood
Schools
59th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Bearsted & Downswood
Flood risk
4.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.7% of the area. That is the 46th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Bearsted & Downswood
Transport
71st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Bearsted & Downswood a good place to live?
Bearsted & Downswood may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Bearsted & Downswood safe?
Bearsted & Downswood ranks in the 87th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Bearsted & Downswood?
The median sale price was £422,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 79th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Bearsted & Downswood?
Schools rank in the 59th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Bearsted & Downswood?
Nearby public profiles include Loose & Linton in Maidstone and Palace Wood in Maidstone.
