Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Maidstone is up

+3.0%

The average private rent in Maidstone is now £1,303 a month, £38 more than in September 2025. That's £456 a year more for the average renter. It's 233rd of 334 areas, and 40th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£757£987£1,218£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Maidstone   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Maidstone£1,303+3.0%+37%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Maidstone is up 3.0% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£922+2.9%
2 bed£1,199+3.1%
3 bed£1,468+3.4%
4+ bed£1,979+2.7%
Flat / maisonette£1,061+2.5%
Terraced£1,308+3.3%
Semi-detached£1,454+3.4%
Detached£1,800+2.9%

Nearby in the table

Ashford +3.2%Dartford +3.2%Hart +3.2%Cherwell +3.2%Portsmouth +2.9%Elmbridge +2.7%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000110), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists