Hockers Farm is a select new development of seven 3 and 4 bedroom homes built to Esquire Development’s high standards, situated on the edge of the village of Detling. These traditionally constructed homes are superbly located with easy access to the Kent countryside, Maidstone, Bearsted and the Medway Towns.
Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 5 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 5 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 32 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable
Broadband
1 network
older homes nearby: up to 28 Mbps
Flood risk
Very low
rivers and the sea
Crime
Below the area
76.4 vs 94.7 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Maidstone
£34,151
median for employees living in Maidstone, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's
Schools
The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
2 nearest100%
Good or better2
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0
0.8 miles16 min walkLeigh Academy BearstedPrimary · Free schools, 0.8 miles away · inspected 24 Jan 2023Outstanding
0.8 miles16 min walkLeigh Academy SnowfieldsNot applicable · Free schools special, 0.8 miles away · inspected 27 Jun 2023
Everyday places
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
5 pubsThe Cock Horse Inn, 510 m6 min
3 parksWhite Horse Wood Country Park, 0.7 miles14 min
3 places to eatNoble House, 0.9 miles18 min
People and households
The neighbourhood around it (Maidstone 001E) against Maidstone as a whole.
People
1,853
Households
727
In good or very good health
89% vs 84%
Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band
This neighbourhoodMaidstone
10%5%0%
Getting around
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable
Almost all errands require a car.
Getting to work
This neighbourhood40%53%
Maidstone31%
Broadband and mobile
What the 71 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
Broadband
No full-fibre-only network recorded
DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit
1101001K
New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.
Openreach
Mobile signal
Network
Calls indoors
Data indoors
Data outdoors
EE
Limited
Limited
Likely
O2
Limited
Limited
Risks
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 65 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterLowMostly very low; 1 of 65 lowOf the 65 addresses around it: 1 low, 64 very low.
RadonModerate5 to 10% of homes above the action levelHomes here should be tested; new homes in such areas are built with radon protection.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseModerateRoad 55 dB, rail up to 42 dBRoad is the typical daytime level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings; rail is the loudest of them, since a line is heard by every home beside it. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads and 54 dB for railways.
Crime
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Maidstone.
76.4crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Maidstone at 94.7118 recorded in 10 months
Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents
This neighbourhoodMaidstone
151050
Planning nearby
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
8 applications
3 approved
5 awaiting decision
Approved
Awaiting decision
Sold nearby
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Median resale
£475,000
Median new build
None
Sales
29 0 new, 29 resale
Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed
New buildResaleMedian resale
£1M£800K£600K£400K£200K£0
£475K
Outstanding
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
2 supermarkets and groceriesDetling Community Store, 510 m
6 min
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
01020304050607080
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Age profile
Age
This neighbourhood
Maidstone
0 to 4
5%
6%
5 to 9
5%
6%
10 to 14
6%
6%
15 to 19
5%
5%
20 to 24
5%
5%
25 to 29
4%
6%
30 to 34
5%
7%
35 to 39
7%
7%
40 to 44
6%
6%
45 to 49
6%
7%
50 to 54
9%
7%
55 to 59
9%
7%
60 to 64
8%
6%
65 to 69
6%
5%
70 to 74
6%
5%
75 to 79
4%
4%
80 to 84
2%
3%
85 and over
2%
3%
Households
This neighbourhood73%21%
Maidstone67%26%
Families73% vs 67%
One person21% vs 26%
Other households6% vs 6%
Homes are
This neighbourhood42%39%12%
Maidstone34%33%13%17%
Owned outright42% vs 34%
Owned with a mortgage39% vs 33%
Shared ownership0% vs 2%
Socially rented6% vs 13%
Privately rented12% vs 17%
Adults are
This neighbourhood64%23%
Maidstone61%22%
In work64% vs 61%
Retired23% vs 22%
Students3% vs 4%
Looking for work2% vs 3%
Caring, sick or other8% vs 11%
Highest qualification
This neighbourhood34%18%26%15%
Maidstone30%18%26%17%
Degree or higher34% vs 30%
A levels18% vs 18%
GCSEs26% vs 26%
Apprenticeship5% vs 6%
None
Cars per household
This neighbourhood30%64%
Maidstone15%39%46%
None6% vs 15%
One30% vs 39%
Two or more64% vs 46%
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
54%
Work from home40% vs 31%
Drive53% vs 54%
Bus, train or tube3% vs 5%
Walk or cycle3% vs 9%
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
Likely
Three
None
None
Likely
Vodafone
Limited
Limited
Likely
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Air qualityModerate
Nitrogen dioxide 11.1, PM2.5 7.6, PM10 14.2
Above the WHO guideline for Nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 (2024, µg/m³).
Air quality, 2024
Nitrogen dioxide11.1 µg/m³ · 1.1 times the guideline
WHO 10
PM2.57.6 µg/m³ · 1.5 times the guideline
WHO 5
PM1014.2 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 15
Daytime noise
Road, typical home55 dB · a busy street
WHO 53
Rail, loudest home42 dB · within WHO’s level
WHO 54
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
9.7
DecMarJunSep
September 2026: 18 crimes here, 9.71 per 1,000: Maidstone: 8.17 per 1,000
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Crime month by month
Month
Crimes here
Per 1,000 here
Per 1,000 across Maidstone
December 2025
19
10.25
7.55
January 2026
10
5.4
7.79
February 2026
4
2.16
6.49
March 2026
11
5.94
7.54
April 2026
10
5.4
8.18
May 2026
9
4.86
7.92
June 2026
10
5.4
8
July 2026
14
7.56
8.4
August 2026
13
7.02
8.86
September 2026
18
9.71
8.17
Most recordedIn the neighbourhood, 10 months
Violence and sexual offences33
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage and arson15
Anti-social behaviour14
Other theft12
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Refused
Withdrawn
2026AprJulOct
Awaiting decisionLarge scheme120 mDemolition of existing structures and erection of 25(no) dwellings and associated car ports and parking (with 40% affordable housing onsite), erection of 2-storey building to be used as childrens nursery and associated parking, provision of open space, biodiversity net gain area and landscape buffering, and associated earthworks, with access from Orchard View.Made 18 Feb 2026 · 26/500485/FULL
Awaiting decisionMedium scheme110 mErection of 2no. dormer extensions to the side roof slopes to existing loft accommodation.Made 13 Mar 2026 · 26/500979/FULL
Awaiting decisionMedium scheme460 mSubmission of details pursuant to condition 10-(decentralised and renewable or low-carbon sources of energy) 11-(protection for trees and new areas of structural planting) 14-(programme of building recording) 15 (archaeological evaluation) 16-(Construction Management Plan) subject to 22/504121/FULLMade 26 Jan 2026 · 26/500272/SUB
Awaiting decisionSmall scheme380 mTPO Application to one (T1) Yew Tree to lif the canopy from 3.5m to 4.5m and to reduce the remaining canopy from a height of 13m to 11m, northern and eastern radial spread from 5.5m to 4m, southern radial spread from 4.5m to 3m and western radial spread from 5m to 4m, fell one (T2) Dead Box Tree to the ground. to prune (G1) Yew and Beech Trees back to give 2m clearence from telephone wire, to remove the dead top of one (T3) Sycamore due to posing a risk of safety of pedestrians and traffic, and to fell one (T4) Portugese Laurel to 1.5mMade 14 Oct 2026 · 26/503899/TPOA
Awaiting decisionSmall scheme480 mErection of a 2nd garage with space for a home office above.Made 16 Sept 2026 · 26/503525/FULL
ApprovedSmall scheme400 mListed Building Consent for relocation of an existing domestic boiler to the loft space adjacent to the bedroom, proposed installation of a new flue and cowl to serve the boiler, exiting through the rear roof slope. (Part Retrospective)Made 15 May 2026 · decided 2 Jul 2026 · 26/501781/LBC
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
2025AprJulOct2026AprJulOct
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Homes sold nearby
Price
Home
Sold
Distance
£290,000
Terraced · resale · 69 m²
11 Sept 2026
400 m
£402,500
Semi-detached · resale · 74 m²
11 Sept 2026
670 m
£575,000
Detached · resale · 101 m²
4 Sept 2026
130 m
£120,000
Flat · resale · 32 m²
20 Jul 2026
380 m
£835,000
Detached · resale · 172 m²
20 Jul 2026
680 m
£450,000
Semi-detached · resale · 85 m²
26 Jun 2026
40 m
£548,000
Detached · resale · 119 m²
2 Jun 2026
50 m
£426,520
Detached · resale · 95 m²
22 May 2026
350 m
£415,000
Semi-detached · resale · 78 m²
23 Apr 2026
340 m
£475,000
Detached · resale · 95 m²
10 Apr 2026
150 m
£405,000
Detached · resale · 108 m²
30 Mar 2026
90 m
£500,000
Detached · resale · 162 m²
4 Dec 2025
220 m
£490,000
Semi-detached · resale · 109 m²
20 Nov 2025
700 m
£475,000
Semi-detached · resale · 175 m²
7 Nov 2025
460 m
£475,000
Terraced · resale · 142 m²
7 Nov 2025
220 m
£475,000
Other · resale · 175 m²
7 Nov 2025
460 m
£475,000
Semi-detached · resale · 175 m²
7 Nov 2025
450 m
£530,000
Detached · resale · 69 m²
7 Nov 2025
160 m
£578,000
Detached · resale · 125 m²
29 Sept 2025
70 m
£512,500
Semi-detached · resale · 135 m²
18 Sept 2025
700 m
£212,470
Flat · resale · 61 m²
8 Sept 2025
420 m
£510,000
Detached · resale · 122 m²
27 Aug 2025
120 m
£495,000
Detached · resale · 139 m²
9 May 2025
130 m
£777,000
Detached · resale · 153 m²
9 May 2025
390 m
£520,000
Detached · resale · 149 m²
31 Mar 2025
320 m
£327,500
Terraced · resale · 61 m²
7 Mar 2025
390 m
£355,000
Semi-detached · resale · 97 m²
29 Nov 2024
690 m
£395,000
Detached · resale · 96 m²
20 Nov 2024
120 m
£470,000
Semi-detached · resale · 103 m²
15 Nov 2024
410 m
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.
Built by Esquire Developments
