Detached
£944,357
6% above the Penshurst average
52.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Penshurst? £889,305
The average house price in Penshurst is £889,305, based on 18 homes sold in the 12 months to May 2026. Prices are up 22.1% (£160,668) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +22.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 18
- Data up to
- May 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Penshurst?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£547,500
38% below the Penshurst average
11.8% of sales
Terraced
£614,000
31% below the Penshurst average
23.5% of sales
Flats
£812,500
9% below the Penshurst average
11.8% of sales
Are house prices in Penshurst going up or down?
House prices in Penshurst are rising: up 22.1% (£160,668) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.2% (£211,460).
Past 12 months
+22.1%
+£160,668From £728,637 to £889,305
£889,305£715,188
Past 10 years
+31.2%
+£211,460From £677,845 to £889,305
£1,272,129£667,583
Quick answers for Penshurst
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£7,000,000
Highest average, reached in March 2023
How many homes sold?
18
Recorded so far for the 12 months to May 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
52.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
58.8% of sales
How many people live in Penshurst?
1,682
268 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Penshurst?
684
109 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Penshurst?
34 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.4% 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 Penshurst?
29 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · +14.3% 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 Penshurst rank?
2nd most expensive area of Sevenoaks.
Compared with 30 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Penshurst?
The highest recorded sale prices in Penshurst, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Penshurst compare with nearby areas?
Penshurst compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Sevenoaks.
Penshurst vs Chiddingstone
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Chiddingstone
- £569,583−£319,722
Open comparison
Penshurst vs Leigh
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Leigh
- £789,513−£99,792
Open comparison
Penshurst vs Cowden
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Cowden
- £660,933−£228,372
Open comparison
Penshurst vs Hever
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Hever
- £710,400−£178,905
Open comparison
Penshurst vs Sevenoaks Weald
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Sevenoaks Weald
- £778,285−£111,020
Open comparison
Penshurst vs Edenbridge
- Penshurst
- £889,305
- Edenbridge
- £447,101−£442,204
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 (May 2026). The Penshurst dataset covers 101 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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