Renting in Maidstone

Average Rent in Maidstone

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The average rent in Maidstone is £1,250/mo, with 1,694 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Maidstone rental appears.

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Renting in Maidstone

What it costs to rent in Maidstone

Maidstone currently has 1,694 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,250 a month. 34 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 40% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is ME16 at around £1,200/mo, while ME20 sits nearer £1,900/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Maidstone rental market at a glance

1,694

Active rentals in Maidstone

£1,250/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Maidstone

Median monthly rent, based on 1,694 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£950/mo	430
2 bed	£1,300/mo	515
3 bed	£1,650/mo	239
4+ bed	£2,200/mo	201
Room	£700/mo	203

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Maidstone rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Maidstone. Latest: £1,282/mo (Mar 26, +4.1% YoY).

Latest

£1,282

Mar 26

Annual

+4.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£940

Apr 21

Total change

+36%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Maidstone pay goes on rent?

Renters in Maidstone spend an estimated 45% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,282/mo

£15,384/yr

Median pay

£34,151/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

45%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Maidstone

Most Maidstone homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 78,000 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.82

≈ Band C–D

Stock

78k

78,000 properties

A
6%4,510
B
12%9,530
C
27%21,080
D
26%20,390
E
14%10,910
F
8%6,520
G
6%4,670
H
1%390

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Maidstone

72% of Maidstone premises can already get full-fibre and 81% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

72%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

81%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

96%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

436 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
72%
Gigabit-capable
81%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
96%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Maidstone), July 2025, covering 76,254 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Maidstone homes

54% of Maidstone homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

54%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

46%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

67k

66,664 EPCs

A
1%503
B
19%12,600
C
34%22,725
D
33%22,115
E
10%6,751
F
2%1,517
G
1%453

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Maidstone. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Maidstone

15 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Maidstone centroid. The five closest:

1
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ME16 8ER
0.53 mi
2
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ME16 8ER
0.53 mi
3
Brunswick House Primary School
Primary · Community school · ME16 0QQ
0.59 mi
4
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · ME15 6QN
0.59 mi
5
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Primary · Academy converter · ME14 5DX
0.59 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Maidstone centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Maidstone

Flats & apartments

665

50% of listings

Houses

452

34% of listings

Rooms

203

15% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Maidstone — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 49% of the 465 houses currently advertised in Maidstone.

Terraced
49%226
Semi-detached
19%88
Detached
15%69
Other house
15%69
Bungalow
3%13

Rent by postcode

Where Maidstone rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,085 live listings in 12 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Maidstone

1ME20£1,900/mo32 rentals
2ME19£1,788/mo4 rentals
3ME17£1,525/mo30 rentals

Cheapest in Maidstone

1ME16£1,200/mo292 rentals
2ME7£1,200/mo24 rentals
3ME14£1,250/mo331 rentals

Features · Maidstone

Garden, parking, and floor area in Maidstone

Live signal across 1,694 Maidstone rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

75%

of 363 Maidstone listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 497 Maidstone listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Maidstone

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Maidstone has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 36 of 36 postcode districts analysed, the median was 147 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Maidstone is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

147 crimes per area (median)
36 of 36 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Maidstone’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Maidstone

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Bearsted has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Maidstone.

Bearsted
Safer area
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (38) · pop. ~9,000
9.7
per 1k
Allington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (44) · pop. ~8,000
17
per 1k
Loose
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (90) · pop. ~5,000
60
per 1k
Shepway
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (161) · pop. ~11,000
46
per 1k
Tovil
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (160) · pop. ~4,000
131
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Maidstone listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Maidstone.

Rightmove

702

OpenRent

436

OnTheMarket

215

SpareRoom

203

PrimeLocation

131

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Maidstone — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Maidstone?

The median rent in Maidstone is £1250/month based on 1694 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Maidstone?

There are currently 1694 rental properties available in Maidstone, with 34 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Maidstone safe for renters?

Maidstone has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 147 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Maidstone?

The most commonly reported crime category in Maidstone is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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