Detached
£446,784
54% above the Margate average
14.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Margate? £290,398
The average house price in Margate is £290,398, based on 570 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 2.2% (£6,320) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 570
- 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 Margate?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£334,506
15% above the Margate average
22.9% of sales
Terraced
£288,463
1% below the Margate average
29.3% of sales
Flats
£169,749
42% below the Margate average
33.5% of sales
Are house prices in Margate going up or down?
House prices in Margate are rising: up 2.2% (£6,320) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 52.9% (£100,475).
Past 12 months
+2.2%
+£6,320From £284,078 to £290,398
£290,398£276,634
Past 10 years
+52.9%
+£100,475From £189,923 to £290,398
£300,439£189,923
Quick answers for Margate
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£339,221
Highest average, reached in September 2023
How many homes sold?
570
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
33.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.2% of sales
How many people live in Margate?
45,816
8,461 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 Margate?
19,864
3,668 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 Margate?
28 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
9.2% of the area · 19 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 Margate?
117 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −7.8% 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 does Margate rank?
10th most expensive area of Thanet.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Margate?
The highest recorded sale prices in Margate, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Margate compare with nearby areas?
Margate compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Thanet.
Margate vs Broadstairs and St Peters
- Margate
- £290,398
- Broadstairs and St Peters
- £391,441+£101,043
Open comparison
Margate vs Manston
- Margate
- £290,398
- Manston
- £251,847−£38,551
Open comparison
Margate vs Westgate-on-Sea
- Margate
- £290,398
- Westgate-on-Sea
- £293,035+£2,637
Open comparison
Margate vs Ramsgate
- Margate
- £290,398
- Ramsgate
- £259,553−£30,845
Open comparison
Margate vs Acol
- Margate
- £290,398
- Acol
- £447,037+£156,639
Open comparison
Margate vs Cliffsend
- Margate
- £290,398
- Cliffsend
- £389,611+£99,213
Open comparison
Which areas of Margate are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 1 areas of Margate, most expensive first.
- 1
£237,194
Change over one year: +4.0%
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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 Margate dataset covers 1,721 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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