Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Loose & Linton at a glance
- House prices
- £390,000
- Middle73rd percentile
- Schools
- 92nd percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 57.7 per 1,000 residents
- Middle59th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle41st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Loose & Linton a good place to live?
Loose & Linton may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, 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
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Loose & Linton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 57.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 59th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Loose & Linton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £390,000
- Percentile
- 73rd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 95 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 Loose & Linton
Schools
92nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Loose & Linton
Flood risk
3.7% 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 2.9% of the area. That is the 41st 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 Loose & Linton
Transport
25th 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 Loose & Linton a good place to live?
Loose & Linton may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Loose & Linton safe?
Loose & Linton ranks in the 59th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Loose & Linton?
The median sale price was £390,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 73rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Loose & Linton?
Schools rank in the 92nd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Loose & Linton?
Nearby public profiles include Palace Wood in Maidstone and Coxheath & Farleigh in Maidstone.
