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The average house price in Swale is £318,884 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.1%.

England / Kent

Swale

£318,884

Average price, last 12 months

−0.1% in a year
OCT 2016£237kSEPT 2026£319k

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What can I buy with my budget in Swale?

With £320,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Swale.

£320,000

Swale

  • Flats

    £170,828

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £264,399

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £325,041

    £5k short

  • Detached

    £464,814

    £145k 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 Swale?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Swale costs £1,595 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Swale

    £1,595

    a month

    Average price
    £318,884
    Deposit
    £31,888
    Mortgage
    £286,996
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £63,777

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

  • £464,814

Semi-detached

  • £325,041

Terraced

  • £264,399

Flats

  • £170,828

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Swale

Mostly terraced houses

23%
30%
37%

How much do prices vary within Swale?

In Swale the priciest area costs 5.5× the cheapest.

Swale38 areas

Cheapest: Sheerness, £202,138. Priciest: Badlesmere, £1,115,000.

Sheerness: £202,138Queenborough: £231,808Leysdown: £239,735Teynham: £274,601Warden: £293,731Tonge: £302,192Minster-on-Sea: £310,158Bobbing: £327,366Throwley: £333,750Faversham: £346,883Boughton under Blean: £348,443Iwade: £354,815Newington: £362,039Eastchurch: £369,732Oare: £374,700Rodmersham: £384,115Dunkirk: £387,750Bapchild: £393,571Sheldwich: £401,000Selling: £418,571Upchurch: £425,807Borden: £432,860Bredgar: £438,428Doddington: £444,428Lower Halstow: £454,937Luddenham: £460,000Norton, Buckland and Stone: £470,000Newnham: £484,600Tunstall: £487,953Ospringe: £512,625Milstead: £537,500Leaveland: £541,000Eastling: £571,500Lynsted with Kingsdown: £578,733Graveney with Goodnestone: £625,000Hernhill: £635,833Hartlip: £637,222Badlesmere: £1,115,000
  • Swale average, £318,884

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 Swale?

Swale has 61 public parks among 421 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Swale

    1.1%

    of the land is green space
    31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    61 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 Swale?

Swale has about 2.6 residents for every football pitch of land, or 931 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Swale
2.6 people per football pitch of land · 931 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 Swale?

Prices in Swale were down on a year earlier in 27 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.1% on a year earlier.

Swale27 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

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £318,884

Change over 1 year

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    −£246

Change over ~10 years

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    +£84,633

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    1,931

Number of postcodes

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    5,222

Households (Census 2021)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    60,548

Household density

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    371 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    151,794

Population density

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    931 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    31 m² per resident · more than 50% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    1.1%

Public parks

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    61

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    80 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    −9.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    24 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    8.8 µg/m³ · High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    8.5 µg/m³ · Very High

Listed buildings

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    1,440

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    23.8 per 1,000 homes · more 61% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    10.4% · higher than 62% of areas

Peak month

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    AUG 2022 · £356,622

Most common price band

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £200k – £300k · 36.7%

Detached average

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £464,814

Semi-detached average

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £325,041

Terraced average

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £264,399

Flats average

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    £170,828

Detached share of sales

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    23.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    30.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    37.1%

Flats share of sales

  • Swale

    England / Kent / Swale

    9.1%

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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