Detached
£464,814
46% above the Swale average
23.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Swale? £318,884
The average house price in Swale is £318,884, based on 1,931 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.1% (£246) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,931
- 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 Swale?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£325,041
2% above the Swale average
30.5% of sales
Terraced
£264,399
17% below the Swale average
37.1% of sales
Flats
£170,828
46% below the Swale average
9.1% of sales
Are house prices in Swale going up or down?
House prices in Swale are falling: down 0.1% (£246) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 36.1% (£84,633).
Past 12 months
−0.1%
−£246From £319,130 to £318,884
£321,875£316,485
Past 10 years
+36.1%
+£84,633From £234,251 to £318,884
£329,249£234,251
Quick answers for Swale
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£356,622
Highest average, reached in August 2022
How many homes sold?
1,931
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
36.7% of sales
How many people live in Swale?
151,794
931 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 Swale?
60,548
371 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 Swale?
31 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.1% of the area · 61 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 Swale?
80 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −9.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, 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 many listed buildings are in Swale?
1,440 listed buildings
10.4% of homes are in a conservation area, a higher share than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
52 conservation areas · 37 Grade I · 23 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Swale?
NO₂ 8.8 µg/m³
High for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.5 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Badlesmere
£1,115,000
Least expensive
Sheerness
£202,138
How does Swale rank?
10th most expensive area of Kent.
Compared with 12 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Swale?
The highest recorded sale prices in Swale, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Swale compare with nearby areas?
Swale compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Kent.
Swale vs Maidstone
- Swale
- £318,884
- Maidstone
- £382,573+£63,689
Open comparison
Swale vs Canterbury
- Swale
- £318,884
- Canterbury
- £376,652+£57,768
Open comparison
Swale vs Ashford
- Swale
- £318,884
- Ashford
- £383,447+£64,563
Open comparison
Swale vs Gravesham
- Swale
- £318,884
- Gravesham
- £376,596+£57,712
Open comparison
Swale vs Tonbridge and Malling
- Swale
- £318,884
- Tonbridge and Malling
- £449,453+£130,569
Open comparison
Swale vs Folkestone and Hythe
- Swale
- £318,884
- Folkestone and Hythe
- £341,296+£22,412
Open comparison
Which areas of Swale are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 39 areas of Swale, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,115,000
Change over one year: −38.9%
- 2
£637,222
Change over one year: +10.7%
- 3
£635,833
Change over one year: +29.1%
- 4
£625,000
Change over one year: +73.9%
- 5
£578,733
Change over one year: +53.1%
- 6
£571,500
Change over one year: −25.4%
- 7
£541,000
Change over one year: +78.0%
- 8
£537,500
Change over one year: +1.0%
- 9
£512,625
Change over one year: −12.9%
- 10
£487,953
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 11
£484,600
–
- 12
£470,000
Change over one year: −8.6%
- 13
£460,000
–
- 14
£454,937
Change over one year: +9.4%
- 15
£444,428
Change over one year: +15.4%
- 16
£438,428
Change over one year: −7.1%
- 17
£432,860
Change over one year: −4.5%
- 18
£425,807
Change over one year: +7.3%
- 19
£418,571
Change over one year: −26.7%
- 20
£401,000
Change over one year: −35.2%
- 21
£393,571
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 22
£387,750
Change over one year: +16.9%
- 23
£384,115
Change over one year: −33.4%
- 24
£374,700
Change over one year: −11.3%
- 25
£369,732
Change over one year: +11.6%
- 26
£362,039
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 27
£354,815
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 28
£348,443
Change over one year: −3.5%
- 29
£346,883
Change over one year: −2.8%
- 30
£333,750
Change over one year: −16.9%
- 31
£327,366
Change over one year: −9.7%
- 32
£310,158
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 33
£302,192
Change over one year: +11.0%
- 34
£293,731
Change over one year: +18.6%
- 35
£274,601
Change over one year: −3.2%
- 36
£239,735
Change over one year: +8.9%
- 37
£231,808
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 38
£202,138
Change over one year: −2.0%
- Not ranked
No recent sales
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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. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 01:16 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Swale dataset covers 5,222 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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