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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Christchurch is £404,267 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 4.7%.

England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley

Christchurch

£404,267

Average price, last 12 months

−4.7% in a year
AUG 2016£303kJUL 2026£404k

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What can I buy with my budget in Christchurch?

With £410,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Christchurch.

£410,000

Christchurch

  • Flats

    £213,833

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £374,808

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £456,269

    £46k short

  • Detached

    £563,333

    £153k 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 Christchurch?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Christchurch costs £2,022 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Christchurch

    £2,022

    a month

    Average price
    £404,267
    Deposit
    £40,427
    Mortgage
    £363,840
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £80,853

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

  • £563,333

Semi-detached

  • £456,269

Terraced

  • £374,808

Flats

  • £213,833

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Christchurch

Mostly semi-detached houses

51%
34%

How green is Christchurch?

Christchurch has 0 public parks among 5 green space sites. Green space covers 0.3% of the area: about 2 m² per resident, or less than half a football pitch for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Christchurch

    0.3%

    of the land is green space
    2 m² per resident, or less than half a football pitch for every 1,000 residents
    0 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 Christchurch?

Christchurch has about 12 residents for every football pitch of land, or 4,418 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Christchurch
12 people per football pitch of land · 4,418 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 Christchurch?

Prices in Christchurch were down on a year earlier in 35 months of the 108 since August 2017. They are now down 4.7% on a year earlier.

Christchurch35 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since August 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

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £404,267

Change over 1 year

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    −£20,156

Change over ~10 years

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    +£103,170

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    42

Number of postcodes

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    73

Households (Census 2021)

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    1,074

Household density

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    1,678 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    2,827

Population density

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    4,418 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    2 m² per resident · less than 94% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    0.3%

Public parks

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    85 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    −2.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    16 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    APR 2003 · £634,997

Most common price band

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £300k – £400k · 37.4%

Detached average

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £563,333

Semi-detached average

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £456,269

Terraced average

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £374,808

Flats average

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    £213,833

Detached share of sales

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    7.7%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    50.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    34.1%

Flats share of sales

  • Christchurch

    England / Kent / Sevenoaks / Swanley / Christchurch

    7.7%

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.

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