Detached
£1,117,000
69% above the Cowden average
34.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Cowden? £660,933
The average house price in Cowden is £660,933, based on 15 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 4.9% (£34,374) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 15
- 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 Cowden?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£569,750
14% below the Cowden average
27.6% of sales
Terraced
£405,500
39% below the Cowden average
34.5% of sales
Are house prices in Cowden going up or down?
House prices in Cowden are falling: down 4.9% (£34,374) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 9.3% (£56,225).
Past 12 months
−4.9%
−£34,374From £695,307 to £660,933
£840,000£617,181
Past 10 years
+9.3%
+£56,225From £604,708 to £660,933
£935,928£537,727
Quick answers for Cowden
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,900,000
Highest average, reached in April 2009
How many homes sold?
15
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
34.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
27.6% of sales
How many people live in Cowden?
868
178 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 Cowden?
368
75 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 Cowden?
46 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% 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 Cowden?
18 crimes
−30.8% 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 Cowden rank?
16th most expensive area of Sevenoaks.
Compared with 30 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cowden?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cowden, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
gilridge house spode lane, kent
£3,100,000
Sold November 2010
View house details
How do house prices in Cowden compare with nearby areas?
Cowden compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Sevenoaks.
Cowden vs Hever
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Hever
- £710,400+£49,467
Open comparison
Cowden vs Edenbridge
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Edenbridge
- £447,101−£213,832
Open comparison
Cowden vs Chiddingstone
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Chiddingstone
- £569,583−£91,350
Open comparison
Cowden vs Penshurst
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Penshurst
- £889,305+£228,372
Open comparison
Cowden vs Leigh
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Leigh
- £789,513+£128,580
Open comparison
Cowden vs Sevenoaks Weald
- Cowden
- £660,933
- Sevenoaks Weald
- £778,285+£117,352
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 Cowden dataset covers 52 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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