Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Maidstone (July 2026)
The average private rent in Maidstone is £1,293 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £352,191 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 4.4%, ranked 167 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Maidstone
The average private rent across all property types is £1,293 a month (+3.3% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £917 | £11,004 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,190 | £14,280 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,456 | £17,472 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,965 | £23,580 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Maidstone: one to two bedrooms adds 29.8% to the rent, two to three adds 22.4% and three to four-plus adds 35% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Maidstone
The average price paid is £352,191 (+0.1% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £609,810 |
| Semi-detached | £377,855 |
| Terraced | £294,489 |
| Flat | £181,516 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Maidstone. Rents moved +3.3% over the year against +0.1% for prices — a gap of 3.2 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Maidstone ranks 193rd of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 250th of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Maidstone
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,190 | £181,516 | 7.9% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,456 | £294,489 | 5.9% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,456 | £377,855 | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,965 | £609,810 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Maidstone is on flats at 7.9%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 4.4% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 167 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £38,790 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Maidstone over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 32% at D (EPC ratings in Maidstone).
- Council tax: Band D in Maidstone is £2,503 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Maidstone).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,293 supports a loan of about £194,558, which is 55.2% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Maidstone
- Yield calculator with £352,191 and £1,293 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,293 a month
- Rental income tax on £15,516 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swale | £1,103 | £298,394 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| Adur | £1,399 | £380,031 | 4.4% | +3% |
| Bracknell Forest | £1,456 | £396,103 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| Cherwell | £1,294 | £353,632 | 4.4% | +1.4% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £1,484 | £405,932 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| Fareham | £1,189 | £328,364 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Maidstone · EPC ratings in Maidstone.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,293 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 3.3% on a year earlier.
£352,191 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 4.4% gross on the averages — £1,293 rent against a £352,191 price — ranking 167 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.9% gross (£1,190 rent on a £181,516 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +3.3% against prices +0.1% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £38,790 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Maidstone
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all ME postcodes · all TN postcodes.