Detached
£654,793
33% above the Bearsted average
37.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Bearsted? £490,925
The average house price in Bearsted is £490,925, based on 115 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 8.5% (£45,813) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −8.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 115
- 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 Bearsted?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£429,407
13% below the Bearsted average
43.5% of sales
Terraced
£356,261
27% below the Bearsted average
16.0% of sales
Flats
£330,100
33% below the Bearsted average
3.4% of sales
Are house prices in Bearsted going up or down?
House prices in Bearsted are falling: down 8.5% (£45,813) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 35.8% (£129,356).
Past 12 months
−8.5%
−£45,813From £536,738 to £490,925
£548,063£490,925
Past 10 years
+35.8%
+£129,356From £361,569 to £490,925
£536,738£361,569
Quick answers for Bearsted
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£641,909
Highest average, reached in May 2025
How many homes sold?
115
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
43.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
33.1% of sales
How many people live in Bearsted?
8,359
7,740 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 Bearsted?
3,428
3,174 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 Bearsted?
7 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1 football pitch for every 1,000 residents.
2.1% of the area · 2 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 Bearsted?
26 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −8.0% 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 Bearsted rank?
23rd most expensive area of Maidstone.
Compared with 42 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bearsted?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bearsted, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
cherry tree house church lane, kent
£2,700,000
Sold October 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Bearsted compare with nearby areas?
Bearsted compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Maidstone.
Bearsted vs Downswood
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Downswood
- £311,736−£179,189
Open comparison
Bearsted vs Otham
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Otham
- £412,304−£78,621
Open comparison
Bearsted vs Thurnham
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Thurnham
- £539,078+£48,153
Open comparison
Bearsted vs Leeds
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Leeds
- £528,909+£37,984
Open comparison
Bearsted vs Langley
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Langley
- £358,888−£132,037
Open comparison
Bearsted vs Detling
- Bearsted
- £490,925
- Detling
- £512,167+£21,242
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 (September 2026). The Bearsted dataset covers 233 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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