Detached
£679,625
36% above the Elham average
56.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Elham? £500,653
The average house price in Elham is £500,653, based on 13 homes sold in the 12 months to July 2026. Prices are down 14.3% (£83,586) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −14.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 13
- Data up to
- July 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Elham?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£360,500
28% below the Elham average
20.0% of sales
Terraced
£370,000
26% below the Elham average
16.7% of sales
Flats
£125,000
75% below the Elham average
6.7% of sales
Are house prices in Elham going up or down?
House prices in Elham are falling: down 14.3% (£83,586) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.4% (£128,201).
Past 12 months
−14.3%
−£83,586From £584,239 to £500,653
£584,239£488,614
Past 10 years
+34.4%
+£128,201From £372,452 to £500,653
£585,348£372,452
Quick answers for Elham
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,325,000
Highest average, reached in February 2023
How many homes sold?
13
Recorded so far for the 12 months to July 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
56.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
33.3% of sales
How many people live in Elham?
1,449
147 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Elham?
653
66 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Elham?
39 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.2% of the area · 0 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 Elham?
19 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −3.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, 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 does Elham rank?
11th most expensive area of Folkestone and Hythe.
Compared with 30 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Elham?
The highest recorded sale prices in Elham, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Elham compare with nearby areas?
Elham compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Folkestone and Hythe.
Elham vs Acrise
- Elham
- £500,653
- Acrise
- £520,000+£19,347
Open comparison
Elham vs Stelling Minnis
- Elham
- £500,653
- Stelling Minnis
- £684,166+£183,513
Open comparison
Elham vs Lyminge
- Elham
- £500,653
- Lyminge
- £476,250−£24,403
Open comparison
Elham vs Swingfield
- Elham
- £500,653
- Swingfield
- £417,096−£83,557
Open comparison
Elham vs Paddlesworth
- Elham
- £500,653
- Paddlesworth
- £596,500+£95,847
Open comparison
Elham vs Elmsted
- Elham
- £500,653
- Elmsted
- £710,000+£209,347
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:27 with the latest Land Registry data (July 2026). The Elham dataset covers 99 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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