When did prices peak?
£432,111
OCT 2022
Price history
What is the average house price in Kent?
£394,339
Average price per property type
Detached
£626,341
Semi-Detached
£394,887
Terraced
£313,917
Flats
£212,654
Are prices going up or down?
Short term 📉
Prices decreased by £2,472 (0.62%) over the past year
AUG 2025JUL 2026
Long term 📈
Prices increased by £102,876 (35.30%) over the past 10 years
JUL 2016JUL 2026
Quick answers for Kent
6 key facts at a glance.
How many homes sold?
19,187
Last 12 months · -22.5% year on year
Sales trendsWhat sells most often?
Terraced houses
29.8% of recent sales
Property typesWhat is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
40.5% of sales
Price rangesWhich areas cost the most and least?
Highest
Sevenoaks
£623,336
Lowest
Thanet
£310,732
How does Kent rank?
12th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
View England pricesMost expensive houses in Kent
The five highest recorded property sales in Kent.
#1
2b bournemouth road, kent
#2
brockbourne house mount ephraim, kent
#3
rusthall house langton road, kent
#4
12 margaret street, kent
#5
6 margaret street, kent
How do house prices in Kent compare with nearby areas?
Kent compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Kent vs Medway
- Kent
- £394,339
- Medway
- £319,582−£74,757
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Kent vs Southend-on-Sea
- Kent
- £394,339
- Southend-on-Sea
- £368,859−£25,480
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Kent vs East Sussex
- Kent
- £394,339
- East Sussex
- £379,891−£14,448
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Kent vs Thurrock
- Kent
- £394,339
- Thurrock
- £364,240−£30,099
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Kent vs Greater London
- Kent
- £394,339
- Greater London
- £650,858+£256,519
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Kent vs Essex
- Kent
- £394,339
- Essex
- £412,430+£18,091
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Areas in Kent
Open a child area for its sold-price average. These links are the crawlable location hierarchy.
| Rank | Area | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevenoaks | £623,336 |
| 2 | Tunbridge Wells | £532,653 |
| 3 | Tonbridge and Malling | £454,716 |
| 4 | Maidstone | £387,846 |
| 5 | Ashford | £385,712 |
| 6 | Dartford | £382,390 |
| 7 | Gravesham | £379,288 |
| 8 | Canterbury | £374,889 |
| 9 | Folkestone and Hythe | £344,667 |
| 10 | Dover | £318,385 |
| 11 | Swale | £316,850 |
| 12 | Thanet | £310,732 |
Data sources
Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry
Last updated at 15 September 2026 at 02:56 with the latest Land Registry data (July 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.