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ME16 8

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

2025 · 168 sales
£123k£167k£210k£253k£297k2010201720252016 +15%−13%£280,000
Median sold price£278,750
5-year change+24.4%
Price per square metre£2,845 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£20k£92k£164k£236k£308k1995201020252002 +27%−17%£280,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£725k
Semi-detached
£353k
Terraced
£285k
Flat
£169k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.1× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership51%

Owned outright
21%
With a mortgage
30%
Private rented
34%
Social rented
13%
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in ME16 8 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Tonbridge Road£139,950787+11.1%
Upper Fant Road£155,000519+22.9%
Wallis Place£150,000436-1%
Kingfisher Meadow£160,000349+9.7%
Milton Street£150,000306+6.5%
Roseholme£96,500296+69.5%
Clifford Way£180,000293-11.1%
Bower Street£132,995247-6%
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%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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