Crap Towns / Maidstone / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Maidstone?
In the Maidstone council area, 709 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 0.89% of all homes, 24% lower than England's 1.17%.
An empty house in Maidy gets described as handy for the motorway. That's the best they could come up with.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 414 | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 323 | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 273 | 0.40% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 306 | 0.44% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 342 | 0.49% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 485 | 0.68% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 433 | 0.60% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 537 | 0.72% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 500 | 0.66% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 521 | 0.68% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 614 | 0.78% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 624 | 0.79% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 709 | 0.89% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells | 1.17% |
| Medway | 1.13% |
| Maidstone | 0.89% |
| Swale | 0.83% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 0.82% |
| Ashford | 0.64% |
| Across England | 1.17% |