Maidstone vs Swale

A side-by-side comparison of the Maidstone and Swalelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Maidstone is the more populous; council tax is lower in Swale; Maidstone has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Maidstone	Swale
Population	175,782	151,677
Density	447/km²	406/km²
Deprivation	2% in most-deprived 10%	19% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,503	£2,406
Schools Good/Outstanding	97%	78%
Aged under 16	19%	20%
Aged 16–64	62%	61%
Aged 65+	19%	19%

Maidstone council area →Swale council area →