Maidstone Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Maidstone?

Across Maidstone, 81% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 71% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Maidstone?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,503 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Maidstone are at risk of flooding?

Across Maidstone, the Environment Agency puts 2,840 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 434 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Maidstone the Environment Agency counts 1,790 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.8% of all its properties), 1,689 at medium risk (1.7%) and 5,936 at low risk (6%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Kent

Maidstone has two councils. The county council, Kent, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemkent.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placekent.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentskent.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Maidstone

• ME5 postcode district74 of its 1,003 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME7 postcode district27 of its 1,026 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME9 postcode district85 of its 877 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME13 postcode district8 of its 1,063 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME14 postcode districtAll 1,076 of its postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME15 postcode districtAll 1,388 of its postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME16 postcode district772 of its 795 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME17 postcode district1,103 of its 1,105 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME18 postcode district183 of its 315 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• ME20 postcode district15 of its 589 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• TN12 postcode district531 of its 1,262 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• TN17 postcode district2 of its 668 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.
• TN27 postcode district183 of its 642 postcodes in use are in Maidstone.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Maidstone.