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Maidstone is the most owner-occupied town in this part of Kent, at two households in three, and it is a house market — a third semi-detached, a quarter detached, with fewer flats than anywhere comparable. Floors here are usually bought by the people who will live on them, and specified for a longer horizon.
Maidstone’s housing stock ranges from Georgian and Victorian townhouses in the historic centre to leafy interwar semis in Bearsted and Barming, plus extensive new-build estates. As the county town on the River Medway, it draws London commuters, growing families and buyers seeking character homes within reach of oast-house countryside.
Engineered oak is the versatile favourite in Maidstone, suiting Georgian town-centre homes and new-builds with underfloor heating alike. Solid oak remains ideal for period restorations, while hard-wearing LVT and laminate answer the needs of the town’s many commuter families and new-estate homes seeking style with easy upkeep.
A versatile choice suiting Maidstone’s period townhouses and new-build family homes alike.
Shop rangeAuthentic character for Georgian and Victorian restorations in the historic town centre.
Shop rangeHard-wearing and easy-care for busy commuter and family households across the town.
Shop rangeKent's Maidstone district spans ME14, ME15 and ME16, taking in High Street, Fant & Oakwood, Allington & Bridge, Grove Green & Vinters Park, Bearsted & Downswood, Coxheath & Farleigh, Loose & Linton, Boxley Downs and the rural wards of Marden & Yalding and Harrietsham, Lenham & North Downs. Owner occupation stands at 67.4%, down from 70.5% in 2011, and the stock divides 33.3% semi-detached to 25.9% detached. Outlying and village property is generally older and less regular underfoot: floors that slope, or step between rooms, are normal rather than a defect, and measuring levels before ordering prevents trims that will never sit flat. The 1.2% recorded as mobile or park homes need a lightweight build-up instead.
At the 2021 census, 17.5% of households in Maidstone lived in a flat, maisonette or apartment and 81.3% in a house or bungalow — 22.1% of all households in a terraced house.
Tenure: ONS, Census 2021, Maidstone (E07000110) · Accommodation type: ONS, Census 2021, MaidstoneThe same questions come up in every town we deliver to. These four references answer them once, with the source in each case.
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