Maidstone Local Information
Practical local information for Maidstone: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Maidstone Roadworks This Week: M20 J6 and J8 Slips Shut
M20 J8 westbound entry shut 2 Oct and 5 to 7 Oct; J6 westbound exit shut 5 to 7 Oct. Chart Hill Road, Chart Sutton closed up to 12 days from Monday.
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Maidstone House Prices: The £352,309 Average Explained
The average Maidstone home sold for £352,309 in May 2026 (Land Registry). Prices by type, the priciest streets, and why Rightmove says £382k.
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Maidstone to London Trains: Times, 2026 Fares & Last Train
Maidstone to London is 1hr 3 at its fastest, 52 trains a day into Victoria. Coach times, 2026 season ticket prices and the last train home, all sourced.
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Maidstone Planning News: 1,400 Homes a Year Target Looms
Maidstone's housing target is heading for 1,400 homes a year. The new Local Plan, the 5,000-home Heathlands scheme, Lidsing and the latest decisions.
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Things to Do in Maidstone in 2026
The best things to do in Maidstone in 2026, with prices and times: Leeds Castle, Mote Park and its lake, Kent Life, the Kentish Lady and the free museum.
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Maidstone Bin Collection Days: Green or Black This Week?
Find your bin day by postcode and see which bin is due. Food waste is weekly, the rest fortnightly, glass goes in the green bin and garden waste is £53.50.
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Parking in Maidstone: On-Street Free Sundays and After 6pm
Maidstone on-street bays are free after 6pm and all day Sunday. Every car park tariff compared, with Lockmeadow the cheapest full day at £9.05.
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Maidstone Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,636 to £4,908
Every Maidstone band for 2026/27, from £1,636.16 at A to £4,908.48 at H, plus what your parish adds and why 72p in the pound leaves the borough.
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Maidstone Planning Applications: How to Search, Read and Comment
A plain guide to Maidstone planning applications: searching the Mid Kent portal, weekly lists, comment deadlines and what counts as an objection.
Bins
Maidstone Christmas Bin Collections: 2026 Dates Not Out Yet
Maidstone has not published its 2026 Christmas bin dates. Last year crews started at 5am on Christmas Eve, rounds shifted to 12 January and garden bins paused.
Schools
Maidstone Term Dates 2026/27: Four Schools Break Up Early
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Invicta, Valley Park, SST and Cornwallis take two weeks from 19 October. Every Maidstone date, school by school.
Recycling
Maidstone Tip Opening Times: Tovil and Allington, 8am to 4.30pm
Maidstone's two tips, Tovil and Allington, open 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 4pm on Sundays. You must book a slot; vans need a voucher.
Trains
Maidstone Christmas Trains: No Service 25 Dec, 2026 Works TBC
No trains on Christmas Day. Last Christmas Eve, the last train to Maidstone East left Victoria at 20.55. What changed last year, and when 2026 works are announced.
Half Term
October Half Term Maidstone 2026: Two Breaks, 12 Things On
Kent's half term is 26 to 30 October; Invicta, Valley Park, SST and Cornwallis are off from 19 October. Twelve things on in Maidstone, with dates and times.