Share houses in Maidstone
Room rents and availability at the July 2026 sweep · data from the Rumy Rent Tracker
Aggregates from 2,390 listings observed across major listing platforms, 30 July 2026. Updated quarterly.
What a room costs in Maidstone
Maidstone's median advertised room was $272 a week at the July 2026 sweep, $45 under the city median of $317. That's $28 below the inner west median of $300, which makes Maidstone the 5th cheapest of the 11 inner west suburbs we track. There were 18 rooms advertised here, a mid-sized market.
50% of rooms advertised bills included (citywide: 59%). Across Melbourne, rooms with bills included weren't priced any higher than rooms without, so it's worth asking for bills to be included. 83% of Maidstone's rooms were listed as available immediately, above the citywide 67%. All figures are July 2026 aggregates from the Rumy Rent Tracker. No individual listings are shown.
When to move
Of the rooms advertised in July with a future move-in date, 373 rooms across the city were for August, 4.6 times as many as for September. Rooms are mostly listed a few weeks ahead, so part of that is timing, but August is also when semester two starts and a lot of students move. If you're looking in Maidstone, expect the most choice around the start of each semester. If you've got a room to fill, that's also when the most people are looking. With 83% of Maidstone's rooms available immediately in July, there was a fair bit to choose from without waiting.
Finding the right people
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How much does a room in Maidstone cost?
The median advertised room in Maidstone was $272 per week ($45 under the city median of $317/wk), based on 18 rooms observed in July 2026. Advertised rents ranged from $175 to $450 per week.
How many share house rooms are available in Maidstone?
18 rooms were on the market in Maidstone at the July 2026 sweep, and 83% of them were available immediately. 50% advertised bills included.
When is the best time to find a share house in Maidstone?
Room turnover in Melbourne tends to follow the uni calendar, so the weeks around the start of each semester usually have the most rooms. At the July 2026 sweep, 373 rooms across Melbourne had an August move-in date, 4.6 times the number for September.
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