Detached
£620,188
58% above the Kent average
23.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Kent? £391,968
The average house price in Kent is £391,968, based on 19,336 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.3% (£5,355) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 19,336
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Kent?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£392,459
About the Kent average
29.3% of sales
Terraced
£314,665
20% below the Kent average
29.8% of sales
Flats
£212,647
46% below the Kent average
17.0% of sales
Are house prices in Kent going up or down?
House prices in Kent are falling: down 1.3% (£5,355) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.7% (£96,639).
Past 12 months
−1.3%
−£5,355From £397,323 to £391,968
£398,871£391,968
Past 10 years
+32.7%
+£96,639From £295,329 to £391,968
£404,307£295,329
Quick answers for Kent
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£432,165
Highest average, reached in October 2022
How many homes sold?
19,336
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
29.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
26.6% of sales
How many people live in Kent?
1,576,105
1,121 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Kent?
648,551
461 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Kent?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.8% of the area · 578 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Kent?
74 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −5.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in Kent?
17,334 listed buildings
10.7% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
523 conservation areas · 385 Grade I · 355 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Kent?
NO₂ 9.3 µg/m³
Very High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.6 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Sevenoaks
£618,277
Least expensive
Thanet
£308,883
How does Kent rank?
13th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Kent?
The highest recorded sale prices in Kent, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
brockbourne house mount ephraim, kent
£10,000,000
Sold March 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Kent compare with nearby areas?
Kent compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Kent vs Medway
- Kent
- £391,968
- Medway
- £317,644−£74,324
Open comparison
Kent vs Southend-on-Sea
- Kent
- £391,968
- Southend-on-Sea
- £367,995−£23,973
Open comparison
Kent vs East Sussex
- Kent
- £391,968
- East Sussex
- £376,720−£15,248
Open comparison
Kent vs Thurrock
- Kent
- £391,968
- Thurrock
- £363,140−£28,828
Open comparison
Kent vs Greater London
- Kent
- £391,968
- Greater London
- £646,381+£254,413
Open comparison
Kent vs Essex
- Kent
- £391,968
- Essex
- £410,914+£18,946
Open comparison
Which areas of Kent are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 12 areas of Kent, most expensive first.
- 1
£618,277
Change over one year: +0.5%
- 2
£520,552
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 3
£449,453
Change over one year: −2.5%
- 4
£383,447
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 5
£382,573
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 6
£381,123
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 7
£376,652
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 8
£376,596
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 9
£341,296
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 10
£318,884
Change over one year: −0.1%
- 11
£316,345
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 12
£308,883
Change over one year: −0.1%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Kent dataset covers 62,101 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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