ME16Maidstone, England

House prices in ME16, Maidstone

Homes in ME16 sold for a median of £360,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 995 standard sales.

That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 19 ME postcode districts with at least 100 sales.

Median sale price£360,000995 standard sales
Middle half of prices£275,000 to £435,000
Against the Maidstone council area2% belowMaidstone median £367,500

Prices by property type

Standard sales in ME16, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached167£515,000£445,000 to £588,000Too few
Semi-detached379£399,500£351,000 to £437,000Too few
Terraced278£300,000£267,000 to £350,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes171£180,000£147,000 to £215,000Too few

Only 32 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.

Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 38% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 28%.

Flats here sold for a median of £180,000, 15% less than the £212,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.

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Where prices are higher in ME16

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in ME16 9, around Maidstone and Barming, with a median of £418,000, and lowest in ME16 8, around Maidstone, at £275,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in ME16 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 132 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in ME16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
ME16 8JJ£805,0003
ME16 0WT£757,5003
ME16 0WJ£708,5004
ME16 8AX£662,5004
ME16 9HN£560,0003
ME16 0AS£550,0005
ME16 9RB£550,0003
ME16 0AN£540,0003
ME16 0EU£540,0006
ME16 0EA£515,0003
ME16 0HJ£510,0003
ME16 0BG£500,0003
ME16 9FZ£500,0005
ME16 9FS£480,0006
ME16 0HR£475,0003
ME16 9DY£470,0003
ME16 0AD£467,5004
ME16 9HF£467,5008
ME16 0AA£465,0003
ME16 0DB£465,0003
ME16 0JQ£462,5004
ME16 9HR£462,5004
ME16 9JH£456,0003
ME16 9DQ£455,0003
ME16 0QU£445,0005
ME16 9RF£445,00011
ME16 0US£440,0003
ME16 9GU£435,5009
ME16 0AL£432,0004
ME16 0XR£431,0003
ME16 9DZ£425,0003
ME16 9GT£424,00039
ME16 9QU£422,00021
ME16 0QF£421,5004
ME16 0QR£420,0005
ME16 0QW£420,0003
ME16 9FX£416,5004
ME16 9QW£416,00018
ME16 0AJ£415,5006
ME16 8ER£410,0005
ME16 0RT£407,5003
ME16 9QX£407,5006
ME16 0SH£405,0004
ME16 9AJ£405,0007
ME16 9AY£404,0004
ME16 0HB£400,0003
ME16 0NZ£399,0006
ME16 0TE£390,0004
ME16 0XT£390,0007
ME16 0QY£387,5004
ME16 8NR£385,0003
ME16 0RZ£375,0003
ME16 0UT£375,0003
ME16 0DH£372,5004
ME16 0RQ£370,0003
ME16 9EB£368,5004
ME16 0JR£367,5004
ME16 0RU£367,5006
ME16 0WG£365,0003
ME16 8NS£365,0003
ME16 9FY£362,5003
ME16 9AS£350,0004
ME16 0QS£347,0005
ME16 8AB£346,5004
ME16 0NG£337,0005
ME16 0WH£335,0003
ME16 8EN£335,0003
ME16 8TU£335,0005
ME16 8DP£330,0003
ME16 8DD£325,0003
ME16 8JX£325,0003
ME16 8LN£325,0003
ME16 8SR£324,0004
ME16 0JT£322,0003
ME16 0UW£320,0003
ME16 8DY£320,0003
ME16 8BA£318,5006
ME16 9HW£317,5006
ME16 8ES£307,5003
ME16 8NA£305,0003
ME16 0EW£303,5004
ME16 0ZD£302,5004
ME16 0PN£295,0003
ME16 8DN£295,0005
ME16 8LR£295,0008
ME16 8LJ£294,5004
ME16 8BJ£291,0005
ME16 0AW£290,0005
ME16 8NE£290,0003
ME16 0RE£287,5004
ME16 8UG£282,0005
ME16 0PB£280,0003
ME16 0SZ£278,5006
ME16 8BG£275,0006
ME16 8DA£275,0003
ME16 8DL£275,0003
ME16 9LW£275,0003
ME16 8JY£274,5004
ME16 8LB£274,0005
ME16 8LA£272,0003
ME16 8BU£270,0005
ME16 8LH£270,0003
ME16 8JU£268,0004
ME16 8LL£266,5004
ME16 8TG£262,0003
ME16 8DH£260,0003
ME16 8LQ£255,0004
ME16 0WD£250,00011
ME16 8LF£250,0005
ME16 8PW£248,5003
ME16 9AX£247,5003
ME16 8JR£246,0004
ME16 8NH£235,0003
ME16 0LD£225,0003
ME16 8FD£220,0004
ME16 8NL£220,0003
ME16 0GT£216,50012
ME16 8TT£216,5006
ME16 8FE£193,0003
ME16 8GE£175,0003
ME16 0SG£171,0004
ME16 8RB£168,5008
ME16 8TA£165,0005
ME16 8FB£160,0005
ME16 8FF£160,0003
ME16 0UH£159,5004
ME16 8RD£155,0008
ME16 8TB£155,0007
ME16 0GR£150,0006
ME16 0GQ£137,5003
ME16 8JZ£115,0004
ME16 8GF£111,0004

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £260,000
  2. 2017: £275,000
  3. 2018: £299,000
  4. 2019: £290,000
  5. 2020: £295,000
  6. 2021: £330,000
  7. 2022: £345,000
  8. 2023: £330,000
  9. 2024: £365,000
  10. 2025: £351,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £345,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 35%, from £260,000 in 2016 to £351,000 in 2025, more than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.

Postcode districts in the Maidstone council area

Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. ME16 is the third cheapest.

  1. ME18 Maidstone£450,000
  2. ME17 Maidstone£400,000
  3. ME16 Maidstone, this district£360,000
  4. ME14 Maidstone£351,000
  5. ME15 Maidstone£348,000

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of ME16, from the sales in ME16, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Palace Wood 240 sales£430,000
  2. Barming Heath & Teston 282 sales£406,000
  3. Allington & Bridge 179 sales£330,000
  4. Fant & Oakwood 322 sales£275,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £72,500 for a flat on St Peters Street to £625,000 for a detached house on Roseleigh Avenue.

The latest standard sales recorded in ME16. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. Saltash Oakwood RoadSold for £450,000ME16 8ALSold on 22 Sep 2026Detached
  2. 216 Tonbridge RoadSold for £260,000ME16 8SRSold on 18 Sep 2026Terraced
  3. 31 Chapelfield WaySold for £530,000ME16 9FUSold on 14 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 12 Saffron CloseSold for £420,000ME16 0USSold on 10 Sep 2026Terraced
  5. 38 Roseleigh AvenueSold for £625,000ME16 0ASSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  6. 73 Sherbourne DriveSold for £206,000ME16 8UGSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced
  7. 142 Clifford WaySold for £150,000ME16 8GFSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  8. Flat 6, Pevensey Court St Peters StreetSold for £72,500ME16 0GQSold on 4 Sep 2026Flat
  9. 132 Kingfisher MeadowSold for £160,000ME16 8RDSold on 28 Aug 2026Flat
  10. 30 Pope StreetSold for £225,000ME16 8LQSold on 28 Aug 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Tonbridge Road, Maidstone£230,00049 sales
  • The Stirrups, Barming£424,00039 sales
  • Upper Fant Road, Maidstone£280,00025 sales
  • St Peters Street, Maidstone£190,00023 sales
  • Peafield Rise, Barming£422,00021 sales

Living in ME16

Crime

73 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 86% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,503 a year in Maidstone for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 69 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in ME16, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A60.7%, England and Wales 0.4%
B535.8%, England and Wales 4.8%
C48052.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D32235.3%, England and Wales 38.1%
E444.8%, England and Wales 7.3%
F40.4%, England and Wales 1.9%
G30.3%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in ME16, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900829.0%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192911612.7%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194912413.6%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196610211.2%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198221523.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 1995849.2%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201116317.9%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later262.9%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 995 standard sales in ME16, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 17% were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.