Buying a home in ME17, Maidstone. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£377kmost £344k–£446k

Houses per m²£4,355flats £3,345

Sold last year1761,287 in five years

Prices in Maidstone0.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME17 sold for £376,883 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £343,969 and £446,406, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Maidstone (£379,000).

176 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £158k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME17 1 (£4,301) and the most in ME17 3 (£4,391).

Across Maidstone, prices are up 0% on a year ago and up 11% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,461 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,719 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £75,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in ME17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£217,530	£203k–£231k	36 m²	13
2	£322,007	£288k–£360k	67 m²	323
3	£376,883	£344k–£446k	88 m²	495
4	£477,097	£400k–£568k	114 m²	188
5+	£672,938	£547k–£885k	161 m²	196

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£218k	£322k	£377k	£477k	£673k
Detached	—	£394k	£470k	£524k	£716k
Semi-detached	—	£338k	£373k	£405k	£521k
Terraced	£216k	£293k	£340k	£389k	—
Flats	£158k	£195k	£317k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across ME17

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
ME17 1	£4,301	£5,073
ME17 2	£4,320	£3,300
ME17 3	£4,391	£3,397
ME17 4	£4,359	£3,182

Schools near ME17

Best state primary within 2 kmKingswood Primary School58% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

ME15 Maidstone · 6 km3-bed house £360k ME14 Maidstone · 7 km3-bed house £398k ME16 Maidstone · 9 km3-bed house £385k TN27 Ashford · 9 km3-bed house £403k ME20 Aylesford · 13 km3-bed house £396k TN12 Tonbridge · 13 km3-bed house £415k ME18 Maidstone · 14 km3-bed house £426k ME9 Sittingbourne · 14 km3-bed house £359k

Questions about ME17

Is ME17 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Maidstone; prices in Maidstone are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (58% against 64%); 176 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in ME17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in ME17 sold for £376,883 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £343,969 and £446,406.

Is ME17 expensive for Maidstone?

A 3-bedroom house in ME17 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Maidstone (£379,000).

How many homes sell in ME17 each year?

176 homes sold in the last year and 1,287 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near ME17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kingswood Primary School, where 58% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near ME17?

For a 3-bedroom house, ME5 (£331k, 14 km), ME10 (£316k, 15 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.