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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Kent is £391,968 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 1.3%.

England

Kent

£391,968

Average price, last 12 months

−1.3% in a year
OCT 2016£296kSEPT 2026£392k

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What can I buy with my budget in Kent?

With £400,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Kent.

£400,000

Kent

  • Flats

    £212,647

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £314,665

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £392,459

    In budget

  • Detached

    £620,188

    £220k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Kent?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Kent costs £1,961 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Kent

    £1,961

    a month

    Average price
    £391,968
    Deposit
    £39,197
    Mortgage
    £352,771
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £78,394

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £620,188

Semi-detached

  • £392,459

Terraced

  • £314,665

Flats

  • £212,647

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Kent

Mostly terraced houses

24%
29%
30%
17%

How much do prices vary within Kent?

In Kent the priciest area costs 2.0× the cheapest.

Kent12 areas

Cheapest: Thanet, £308,883. Priciest: Sevenoaks, £618,277.

Thanet: £308,883Dover: £316,345Swale: £318,884Folkestone and Hythe: £341,296Gravesham: £376,596Canterbury: £376,652Dartford: £381,123Maidstone: £382,573Ashford: £383,447Tonbridge and Malling: £449,453Tunbridge Wells: £520,552Sevenoaks: £618,277
  • Kent average, £391,968

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Kent?

Kent has 578 public parks among 4,163 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Kent

    1.8%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    578 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Kent?

Kent has about 3.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,121 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Kent
3.1 people per football pitch of land · 1,121 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Kent?

Prices in Kent were down on a year earlier in 21 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 1.3% on a year earlier.

Kent21 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £391,968

Change over 1 year

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    −£5,355

Change over ~10 years

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    +£96,639

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    19,336

Number of postcodes

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    62,101

Households (Census 2021)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    648,551

Household density

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    461 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    1,576,105

Population density

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    1,121 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    41 m² per resident · more than 65% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    1.8%

Public parks

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    578

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    74 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    −5.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    19 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    9.3 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    8.6 µg/m³ · Very High

Listed buildings

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    17,334

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    26.7 per 1,000 homes · more 65% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    10.7% · higher than 62% of areas

Peak month

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    OCT 2022 · £432,165

Most common price band

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £300k – £400k · 26.6%

Detached average

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £620,188

Semi-detached average

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £392,459

Terraced average

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £314,665

Flats average

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    £212,647

Detached share of sales

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    23.8%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    29.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    29.8%

Flats share of sales

  • Kent

    England / Kent

    17.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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