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ME12 2

12,519 people · median £247,500 · Swale

More affordable than most
Swale Council · Labour / Independent / Green coalition   28/47 seats · 60% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £247,500, up 17.9% over five years. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 72 sales
£126k£174k£223k£271k£319k201120182026 YTD2021 +18%−7%£287,184
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£247,500
5-year change+17.9%
Full history since 1995
£15k£94k£173k£252k£331k199520102026 YTD2002 +27%−11%£287,184
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£388k
Semi-detached
£290k
Terraced
£182k
Flat
£142k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.8× · five-year average 9.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Swale13.9%

Of the homes across Swale that sold again within five years, 13.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses2.7%
Terraced houses2.5%
Flats18.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new19.7%
Bought second-hand12%
Overall
Typical resale gain+25% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (488 resale pairs) across Swale — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership65%

Owned outright
38%
With a mortgage
27%
Private rented
26%
Social rented
8%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,356

Swale Borough Council£213
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,571
Band B£1,833
Band C£2,095
Band D (baseline)£2,356
Band E£2,880
Band F£3,404
Band G£3,927
Band H£4,713
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£2,207 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in ME12 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
The Broadway£137,000365+29%
Invicta Road£100,000327+23.4%
Appleford Drive£111,000301+22.2%
Berridge Road£84,000280+14.2%
Alexandra Road£93,500262+26.5%
Alma Road£82,500240+29.4%
Jefferson Road£89,998206+16.9%
Marine Parade£132,500198+15.1%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Swale how ME12 2 compares · from Swale

Fastest 5-yr growth: Marine Town +30%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Marine Town£182,000+30%159
Sittingbourne£257,500+25.1%237
Snipeshill£261,250+22.7%138
Chalkwell£310,000+22.4%238
Eden Village£332,500+19.6%162
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in ME12 2 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
171 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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