Detached
£513,114
62% above the Medway average
13.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Medway? £317,644
The average house price in Medway is £317,644, based on 3,275 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.2% (£757) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 3,275
- 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 Medway?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£353,916
11% above the Medway average
28.7% of sales
Terraced
£273,759
14% below the Medway average
46.1% of sales
Flats
£180,143
43% below the Medway average
11.6% of sales
Are house prices in Medway going up or down?
House prices in Medway are falling: down 0.2% (£757) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.4% (£89,713).
Past 12 months
−0.2%
−£757From £318,401 to £317,644
£321,011£317,644
Past 10 years
+39.4%
+£89,713From £227,931 to £317,644
£318,401£227,931
Quick answers for Medway
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£342,175
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
3,275
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
46.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
36.9% of sales
How many people live in Medway?
279,820
2,691 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 Medway?
111,458
1,072 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 Medway?
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.
3.2% of the area · 74 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 Medway?
85 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −6.9% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
St. Mary Hoo
£722,500
Least expensive
Isle of Grain
£241,854
How does Medway rank?
34th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Medway?
The highest recorded sale prices in Medway, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Medway compare with nearby areas?
Medway compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Medway vs Thurrock
- Medway
- £317,644
- Thurrock
- £363,140+£45,496
Open comparison
Medway vs Southend-on-Sea
- Medway
- £317,644
- Southend-on-Sea
- £367,995+£50,351
Open comparison
Medway vs Kent
- Medway
- £317,644
- Kent
- £391,968+£74,324
Open comparison
Medway vs Essex
- Medway
- £317,644
- Essex
- £410,914+£93,270
Open comparison
Medway vs Greater London
- Medway
- £317,644
- Greater London
- £646,381+£328,737
Open comparison
Medway vs East Sussex
- Medway
- £317,644
- East Sussex
- £376,720+£59,076
Open comparison
Which areas of Medway are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 15 areas of Medway, most expensive first.
- 1
£722,500
Change over one year: +62.4%
- 2
£524,333
Change over one year: −2.7%
- 3
£460,365
Change over one year: +11.0%
- 4
£459,687
Change over one year: +16.8%
- 5
£435,786
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 6
£377,052
Change over one year: +3.3%
- 7
£369,639
Change over one year: +7.9%
- 8
£364,357
Change over one year: +11.1%
- 9
£361,950
Change over one year: +22.1%
- 10
£347,841
Change over one year: +3.8%
- 11
£325,534
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 12
£312,917
Change over one year: −2.2%
- 13
£311,543
Change over one year: −1.6%
- 14
£290,144
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 15
£241,854
Change over one year: −12.9%
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:18 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Medway dataset covers 8,467 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.