Detached
£1,012,916
41% above the Saltwood average
48.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Saltwood? £718,950
The average house price in Saltwood is £718,950, based on 10 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 33.7% (£181,284) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +33.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 10
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Saltwood?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£250,000
65% below the Saltwood average
22.6% of sales
Terraced
£287,333
60% below the Saltwood average
25.8% of sales
Are house prices in Saltwood going up or down?
House prices in Saltwood are rising: up 33.7% (£181,284) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 59.4% (£267,977).
Past 12 months
+33.7%
+£181,284From £537,666 to £718,950
£771,055£477,117
Past 10 years
+59.4%
+£267,977From £450,973 to £718,950
£718,950£333,455
Quick answers for Saltwood
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,400,000
Highest average, reached in April 2016
How many homes sold?
10
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
48.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
29.0% of sales
How many people live in Saltwood?
871
240 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 Saltwood?
361
99 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 Saltwood?
306 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 43 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.8% of the area · 1 public park. 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 Saltwood?
50 crimes
+11.1% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Saltwood rank?
3rd most expensive area of Folkestone and Hythe.
Compared with 30 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Saltwood?
The highest recorded sale prices in Saltwood, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
saltwood manor sandling road, kent
£2,300,000
Sold April 2026
View house details
How do house prices in Saltwood compare with nearby areas?
Saltwood compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Folkestone and Hythe.
Saltwood vs Hythe
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Hythe
- £390,870−£328,080
Open comparison
Saltwood vs Postling
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Postling
- £604,166−£114,784
Open comparison
Saltwood vs Stanford
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Stanford
- £431,800−£287,150
Open comparison
Saltwood vs Newington
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Newington
- £286,250−£432,700
Open comparison
Saltwood vs Lympne
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Lympne
- £430,210−£288,740
Open comparison
Saltwood vs Monks Horton
- Saltwood
- £718,950
- Monks Horton
- £485,000−£233,950
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 (August 2026). The Saltwood dataset covers 51 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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