Is TN12 0DE a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

TN12 0DE is a postcode in Staplehurst, Maidstone, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near TN12 0DE, then scores the surrounding small area 64/100 - top 30% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around TN12 0DE are safety and health, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for TN12 0DE is based on Maidstone 015 Census 2021. It covers 11,964 residents, 309 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 40, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 73% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 13% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 4/10.

For property prices near TN12 0DE, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the TN12 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £295k from 65 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near TN12 0DE by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near TN12 0DE; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.