Maidstone's average home lost £4,057 in the year to August, the second-biggest fall in Kent after Dartford. Every property type is now down on the year.
The average home in Maidstone borough was worth £352,878 in August, £4,057 less than a year earlier. That is a fall of 1.1%, the second-largest in Kent after Dartford.
The figures were published by HM Land Registry on Wednesday 21 October (UK House Price Index reports). Across Kent prices fell 0.5% over the year, while across England they rose 0.4%.
The UK House Price Index is built from completed sales registered with the Land Registry, not asking prices. It is a mean average, not a median, so a handful of large sales in a month can move it.
Every type of home is now down
A month ago, semi-detached and terraced homes in Maidstone were still gaining value. In the August figures every property type is below its level a year earlier.
| Type | Average, Aug 2026 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £608,280 | -£11,400 (-1.8%) |
| Semi-detached | £377,944 | -£1,070 (-0.3%) |
| Terraced | £296,023 | -£386 (-0.1%) |
| Flat or maisonette | £182,628 | -£5,919 (-3.1%) |
Flats fell furthest in percentage terms and detached houses lost the most in pounds. Terraced and semi-detached homes are close to flat.
First-time buyers paid £292,511 on average, down £2,881 (1.0%). Former owner-occupiers, people buying their next home, paid £428,190, down £5,145 (1.2%).
The month-on-month picture is less gloomy
Between July and August the borough’s average rose 0.5%. The annual fall is mostly about August 2025, which was a strong month at £356,935.
The peak was £359,003 in March 2026. Prices then fell for three months to £347,572 in June, and have recovered part of the way since.
That makes three months in a row in which Maidstone’s average has been lower than a year before: June (-1.2%), July (-0.5%) and August (-1.1%). The last such run was August to October 2024.
One change to the record. Last month we reported July’s average as £352,722, down 0.1% on the year. In this release the Land Registry has revised July to £351,198, down 0.5%. Recent months are always revised as more sales are registered, so August’s figure may move too.
How Maidstone compares in Kent
Eight of Kent’s twelve districts were down on the year in August.
| District | Average, Aug 2026 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|
| Swale | £296,578 | +£1,771 (+0.6%) |
| Dover | £282,945 | +£1,202 (+0.4%) |
| Sevenoaks | £535,810 | +£1,886 (+0.4%) |
| Gravesham | £342,498 | +£906 (+0.3%) |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £405,507 | -£262 (-0.1%) |
| Tunbridge Wells | £452,845 | -£557 (-0.1%) |
| Canterbury | £336,427 | -£855 (-0.3%) |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £302,106 | -£2,011 (-0.7%) |
| Ashford | £340,991 | -£2,645 (-0.8%) |
| Thanet | £268,549 | -£2,253 (-0.8%) |
| Maidstone | £352,878 | -£4,057 (-1.1%) |
| Dartford | £342,167 | -£17,563 (-4.9%) |
Maidstone’s average is £7,678 above Kent’s £345,200. It is the fourth most expensive district in the county, behind Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge and Malling.
The South East as a whole fell 0.8% to £379,953.
What it means for you
- Buying: the average is about £4,000 lower than a year ago, and detached homes about £11,400 lower. Small moves in a mean average are not a price cut on any particular house, but they suggest sellers have less room to hold out.
- Selling: a terraced or semi-detached home is worth roughly what it was a year ago. Flats are the weakest part of the market.
- First home: the first-time buyer average of £292,511 is down 1.0% on the year.
- If money is tight more broadly, Maidstone’s claimant count has just passed 4,000 for the first time since 2021: see our report on the September jobs figures. Our standing Maidstone house prices page explains how the index works and how to look up sold prices on your own street.
The September figures are due from the Land Registry in November.
Sources
- HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index for Maidstone, August 2026, with the monthly series from the UKHPI linked data API (read 23 October 2026)
- Kent district, Kent, South East and England figures from the same API for August 2025 and August 2026
- GOV.UK, UK House Price Index: data downloads August 2026, published 21 October 2026
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