Council tax bands in Maidstone

Maidstone has the largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (10,350 homes) and the largest number of homes on the valuation list (79,180 homes) of the twelve councils in Kent.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (15.5%) and before 1900 (13.8%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 11.6% of these newer homes and 18.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 580 homes (+0.74%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,820 homes recorded as built.

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Maidstone gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 67.2%, with band C the largest single band (27.0%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 17.9%, is 25.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 400 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Lewes.

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (25.8%) only just outnumber the other types in Maidstone; in order they are followed by terraced houses (24.1%), detached houses (19.7%), flats and maisonettes (19.4%) and bungalows (8.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 1,050 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Peterborough, followed by Bedford and Epping Forest. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in semi-detached houses: 4.5 points above the share there (21.3%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.2%) and four-bedroom (15.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.75 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 10.6%.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Maidstone are Chelmsford (8.3), West Berkshire (10.8) and Enfield (12.3); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (94.9).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Maidstone comes 33rd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind West Oxfordshire and just ahead of the New Forest. All South East councils.