Is Maidstone a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Maidstone, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,461 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Maidstone, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 5,461 postcodes
The average home in Maidstone sold for £352,722 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.1% on a year earlier. Across Maidstone, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Maidstone, the nearest primary school is Leigh Academy Molehill, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest secondary is New Line Learning Academy, 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Mote, 140 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
Maidstone West station is 2.0 mi away; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Maidstone, police record 88 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Maidstone sold for £352,722 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £610,754, semi-detached £377,955, terraced £295,292, flats £181,667. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Leigh Academy Molehill, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is New Line Learning Academy, 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Maidstone West is 2.0 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £47,078 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).