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House prices in Kent

South East · 22,816 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in Kent

The average (median) house price in Kent, South East was £345,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 22,816 sales registered so far — 0.6% down on the year before and 6.2% up on five years ago. Terraced homes were the most common sale at a median £298,000; detached £530,000; semi-detached £367,500; flats £195,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £371 per square foot (£3,993/m²), based on 45,790 of 49,927 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£345,000
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
−0.6%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£371
typical range £309–£436
From 45,790 of 49,927 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
22,816
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year

Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Kent = the ceremonial county (Kent, Medway in HM Land Registry's records)

House prices in Kent by town

vs parent
Maidstone Kent£360,000£378−2.0%1,967104%
Ashford Kent£340,000£3530.0%1,56899%
Rochester Kent£330,000£3660.0%1,26896%
Gillingham Kent£315,000£353−1.6%1,18891%
Tunbridge Wells Kent£450,000£470+4.7%1,131130%
Canterbury Kent£315,000£341−4.0%1,09991%
Dartford Kent£375,000£437+0.6%1,054109%
Sittingbourne Kent£306,250£341−2.8%1,03689%
Gravesend Kent£370,000£388+4.2%1,002107%
Tonbridge Kent£435,000£439−1.1%933126%
Chatham Kent£295,000£356+1.7%93286%
Folkestone Kent£300,000£312−0.8%90487%
Sevenoaks Kent£600,000£518+2.1%793174%
Dover Kent£270,000£282−0.4%69278%
Ramsgate Kent£271,000£292+0.4%63679%
Herne Bay Kent£331,000£351−0.4%58196%
Margate Kent£275,000£305−3.5%51280%
Deal Kent£300,000£330−6.3%50087%
Whitstable Kent£390,000£420−4.9%483113%
Faversham Kent£350,000£376+2.9%460101%
Sheerness Kent£280,000£2960.0%45781%
Broadstairs Kent£360,000£3620.0%375104%
West Malling Kent£470,000£431−0.2%345136%
Aylesford Kent£380,000£3990.0%318110%
Hythe Kent£375,000£374+5.6%280109%
Swanley Kent£425,000£445+3.7%277123%
Greenhithe Kent£360,000£399+12.5%263104%
Cranbrook Kent£440,000£410+1.1%231128%
Longfield Kent£480,000£416−0.2%225139%
Birchington Kent£315,000£350−3.1%19591%
Tenterden Kent£425,000£416−1.2%177123%
Snodland Kent£312,500£374+2.5%16491%
Romney Marsh Kent£295,000£327−1.7%16286%
Swanscombe Kent£325,000£3890.0%16294%
Edenbridge Kent£445,000£447−3.3%143129%
Sandwich Kent£333,750£345+2.3%13297%
New Romney Kent£350,000£306+7.7%126101%
Westgate-on-sea Kent£275,000£319+10.0%11280%

House prices in Kent by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached5,463£530,000£401 1,281 sq ft+1.0%
Semi-detached6,935£367,500£390 936 sq ft+0.7%
Terraced7,029£298,000£351 850 sq ft−0.7%
Flats3,389£195,000£310 657 sq ft−5.8%

Kent house price trend

£300k£325k£350k£375k£400k£425kQ4 2021: £325,000 · 6,955 salesQ1 2022: £330,000 · 7,081 salesQ2 2022: £350,000 · 7,362 salesQ3 2022: £360,000 · 8,252 salesQ4 2022: £360,000 · 8,091 salesQ1 2023: £334,995 · 5,763 salesQ2 2023: £342,000 · 5,093 salesQ3 2023: £350,000 · 6,145 salesQ4 2023: £340,000 · 5,940 salesQ1 2024: £327,000 · 5,112 salesQ2 2024: £335,000 · 5,916 salesQ3 2024: £345,000 · 6,698 salesQ4 2024: £350,000 · 7,119 salesQ1 2025: £353,000 · 8,529 salesQ2 2025: £335,000 · 4,891 salesQ3 2025: £350,000 · 6,969 salesQ4 2025: £350,000 · 6,371 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £340,000 · 4,640 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £333,000 · 4,107 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £349,000 · 720 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
Kent median South East median sales per period still being registered
Kent: median sold price £325,000 in Q4 2021 to £350,000 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£325,0006955
Q1 2022£330,0007081
Q2 2022£350,0007362
Q3 2022£360,0008252
Q4 2022£360,0008091
Q1 2023£334,9955763
Q2 2023£342,0005093
Q3 2023£350,0006145
Q4 2023£340,0005940
Q1 2024£327,0005112
Q2 2024£335,0005916
Q3 2024£345,0006698
Q4 2024£350,0007119
Q1 2025£353,0008529
Q2 2025£335,0004891
Q3 2025£350,0006969
Q4 2025£350,0006371
Q1 2026£340,0004640
Q2 2026£333,0004107
Q3 2026£349,000720

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Kent: £346,118, +2.1% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.

What homes in Kent sold for

£160k–£235k
£235k–£310k
£310k–£385k
£385k–£460k
£460k–£535k
£535k–£610k
£610k–£685k
£685k+

Most homes in Kent sold for £160k–£385k (61% of sales).

Sold house prices in Kent

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
31 Jul 202636, Culverden Park Road TN4 9QY Semi-detached£690,0001,292 sq ft £534
31 Jul 202637, Westgate Road ME13 8HE Terraced£250,000732 sq ft £342
30 Jul 2026105, London Road ME16 0HF Semi-detached£520,0001,152 sq ft £451+31% (2020)
30 Jul 202654, Discovery Drive ME19 4GA Semi-detached£435,0001,044 sq ft £417
30 Jul 202649, St Leonards Road CT21 6EN Terraced£390,0001,012 sq ft £385+11% (2022)
30 Jul 202673, Derby Road ME5 7JD Semi-detached£300,000775 sq ft £387
29 Jul 202669, Fens Way BR8 7SW Semi-detached£457,0001,055 sq ft £433+17% (2021)
29 Jul 2026103, the Street ME18 5LU Semi-detached£445,000893 sq ft £498
29 Jul 202678, Ellingham View DA1 5SZ Semi-detached£400,000753 sq ft £531+18% (2021)
29 Jul 202640, Buttercup Avenue ME12 3FX Terraced£240,000646 sq ft £372+16% (2020)
28 Jul 202613, Macaulay Close ME20 6TZ Detached£520,0001,313 sq ft £396
28 Jul 20266, Cranford Close ME8 7HD Detached£500,0001,173 sq ft £426
28 Jul 20262, the Hawthorns ME5 0TQ Terraced£281,000743 sq ft £378
27 Jul 202614, Wellis Gardens CT9 5RG Detached£532,5001,808 sq ft £294
27 Jul 202619, Conningbrook Avenue TN24 9FA Detached£510,0001,475 sq ft £346+4% (2024)
27 Jul 202663b, Roberts Road TN28 8RG Detached£475,000 −2% (2021)
27 Jul 202622, Denham Close TN29 0TU Semi-detached£365,0001,378 sq ft £265+4% (2021)
27 Jul 202613, Stoneyfield TN8 6DE Terraced£300,000958 sq ft £313
27 Jul 20269, Norfolk Road TN9 1UL Terraced£140,000
24 Jul 202670, Mallings Drive ME14 4HB Detached£700,0001,776 sq ft £394+11% (2020)
24 Jul 2026111, Deakin Leas TN9 2JT Detached£700,0001,453 sq ft £482
24 Jul 202628, Aisher Way TN13 2QS Terraced£665,0001,249 sq ft £533+31% (2021)
24 Jul 202646, Albion Road TN1 2PF Semi-detached£642,0001,109 sq ft £579
24 Jul 20267, Southwood Avenue TN4 9PN Semi-detached£600,0001,507 sq ft £398
24 Jul 202614, Granary Close ME14 5UB Semi-detached£550,0001,410 sq ft £390

Streets in Kent

Most expensive streets

  1. Calverley Park TN1 £3,591,250· 8 sales
  2. Woodland Rise TN15 £3,100,000· 8 sales
  3. Grassy Lane TN13 £2,200,000· 7 sales
  4. Kippington Road TN13 £2,162,500· 22 sales
  5. Ashgrove Road TN13 £2,000,000· 15 sales
  6. Oakhill Road TN13 £1,885,000· 28 sales
  7. Hillydeal Road TN14 £1,767,500· 6 sales
  8. Greenhill Road TN14 £1,750,000· 6 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Fortuna Court CT11 £57,000· 7 sales
  2. Cobbs Place CT9 £60,000· 17 sales
  3. Parham Road CT1 £65,000· 6 sales
  4. Howard Drive TN10 £68,750· 6 sales
  5. Walters Farm Road TN9 £70,000· 11 sales
  6. New Street CT17 £71,500· 8 sales
  7. New Street TN24 £72,240· 5 sales
  8. Stanley Road CT19 £75,000· 32 sales

Most active streets

  1. Tonbridge Road ME16 25in 12m
  2. Sandgate Road CT20 24in 12m
  3. Scotney Drive DA9 24in 12m
  4. Seabrook Road CT21 22in 12m
  5. London Road TN13 21in 12m
  6. Leeds Road DA9 21in 12m
  7. Maidstone Road TN12 20in 12m
  8. The Street CT3 20in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

For sale in Kent now

Homes for sale in Kent today ask a median £300,000 (n = 1,096) vs £345,000 sold — asking is 13% below recent sold prices; £304 vs £371 per sq ft. 4% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

Sold prices at developments in Kent

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.

House prices near Kent

Part of South East

What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Kent is worth roughly £299k–£422k at the area's typical £309–£436 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in Kent

What is the average house price in Kent?

The median sold price in Kent, South East was £345,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (22,816 sales registered so far); the mean was £396,529. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The South East median over the same period was £380,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

How much is a house in Kent per square foot?

Homes sold in Kent, South East over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £371 per square foot (interquartile range £309–£436), from 45,790 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

Are house prices in Kent going up or down?

In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 0.6% down on the previous 12 months and 6.2% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

What is the most expensive street in Kent?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Calverley Park (TN1) has the highest median sold price at £3,591,250 across 8 sales.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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