— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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12,701 people · median £278,750 · Maidstone
High wellbeingMore affordable than most
Maidstone Council · Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition 27/49 seats · 55% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £278,750, up 24.4% over five years. That's about 10.1× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 70 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£278,750
5-year change+24.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.1× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Maidstone14.8%
Of the homes across Maidstone that sold again within five years, 14.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses2.6%
Terraced houses6.3%
Flats18.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new27.9%
Bought second-hand10%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.9% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,125 resale pairs) across Maidstone — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership51%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,454
Maidstone Borough Council£311
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,636
Band B£1,909
Band C£2,182
Band D (baseline)£2,454
Band E£3,000
Band F£3,545
Band G£4,090
Band H£4,908
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,845 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in ME16 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonbridge Road | £139,998 | 790 | +8.1% |
| Upper Fant Road | £155,000 | 520 | +19.1% |
| Wallis Place | £150,000 | 439 | -1% |
| Kingfisher Meadow | £159,550 | 348 | +2.3% |
| Milton Street | £150,000 | 307 | +6.5% |
| Roseholme | £97,000 | 297 | +32.1% |
| Clifford Way | £180,000 | 293 | -12.6% |
| Bower Street | £132,995 | 247 | -3.8% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Maidstone how ME16 8 compares · from Maidstone
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Loose +22%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | £407,500 | +22% | 168 |
| Vinters Park | £318,000 | +21.1% | 129 |
| Staplehurst | £332,000 | +20.3% | 95 |
| Tovil | £295,000 | +20% | 395 |
| Maidstone | £220,000 | +20% | 543 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in ME16 8 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Victoria Court Victoria Street | Flat | 1 | C | £105,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 40 Roseholme | Flat | 2 | D | £170,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 15 Pitt Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £415,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 166 Wallis Place Hart Street | Flat | 1 | C | £140,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 28 Wallis Place Hart Street | Flat | 2 | B | £50,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 12 Bolingbroke House 21 London Road | Flat | 1 | E | £150,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 4 Orchard Place | Terraced | 2 | D | £250,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 6 Maison Des Fleurs Hartnup Street | Flat | 1 | C | £94,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 35 Gatland Lane | Detached | 4+ | C | £460,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 5 St. Georges House St. Georges Square | Flat | 1 | C | £160,000 | Jun 2026 |
192 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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