Detached
£480,446
44% above the Birchington average
33.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Birchington? £333,487
The average house price in Birchington is £333,487, based on 166 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.1% (£7,225) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 166
- 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 Birchington?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£319,284
4% below the Birchington average
31.5% of sales
Terraced
£274,825
18% below the Birchington average
13.4% of sales
Flats
£197,101
41% below the Birchington average
21.6% of sales
Are house prices in Birchington going up or down?
House prices in Birchington are falling: down 2.1% (£7,225) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 34.4% (£85,401).
Past 12 months
−2.1%
−£7,225From £340,712 to £333,487
£341,516£328,801
Past 10 years
+34.4%
+£85,401From £248,086 to £333,487
£359,651£248,086
Quick answers for Birchington
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£565,000
Highest average, reached in September 2026
How many homes sold?
166
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
33.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
33.1% of sales
How many people live in Birchington?
10,378
3,197 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 Birchington?
5,011
1,544 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 Birchington?
15 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.9% of the area · 4 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 Birchington?
43 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −12.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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 Birchington rank?
8th most expensive area of Thanet.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Birchington?
The highest recorded sale prices in Birchington, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Birchington compare with nearby areas?
Birchington compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Thanet.
Birchington vs Acol
- Birchington
- £333,487
- Acol
- £447,037+£113,550
Open comparison
Birchington vs Westgate-on-Sea
- Birchington
- £333,487
- Westgate-on-Sea
- £293,035−£40,452
Open comparison
Birchington vs St Nicholas-at-Wade
- Birchington
- £333,487
- St Nicholas-at-Wade
- £344,767+£11,280
Open comparison
Birchington vs Monkton
- Birchington
- £333,487
- Monkton
- £360,807+£27,320
Open comparison
Birchington vs Manston
- Birchington
- £333,487
- Manston
- £251,847−£81,640
Open comparison
Birchington vs Minster
- Birchington
- £333,487
- Minster
- £360,610+£27,123
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 Birchington dataset covers 350 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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