— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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14,172 people · median £288,500 · 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 £288,500, up 18.4% over five years. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 88 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£288,500
5-year change+18.4%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
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 ownership73%
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
£3,162 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 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minster Road | £176,000 | 436 | +19.5% |
| Halfway Road | £164,500 | 276 | +16.6% |
| Queenborough Road | £180,000 | 261 | +13.9% |
| Barton Hill Drive | £130,000 | 252 | +15% |
| Rosemary Avenue | £160,000 | 187 | -2.7% |
| Cliff Gardens | £167,000 | 173 | +8.3% |
| Penny Cress Road | £214,000 | 171 | +21.6% |
| Buckthorne Road | £218,225 | 154 | +9.8% |
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 3 compares · from Swale
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Marine Town +30%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 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 3 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Buttercup Avenue Minster On Sea | Terraced | 2 | C | £240,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 75 Holmside Avenue Minster On Sea | Detached | 3 | D | £287,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 24 Ashley Close Minster On Sea | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £247,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 138a, Halfway Road Minster on Sea | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £255,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 180 Queenborough Road Minster On Sea | Detached | 4+ | D | £368,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 16 Petunia Avenue Minster On Sea | Detached | 4+ | C | £357,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 49 Fleetwood Close Minster On Sea | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £295,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 10 Buttercup Avenue Minster On Sea | Detached | 4+ | C | £400,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 30 Southdown Road Minster On Sea | Detached | 3 | D | £300,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 13 Orchard Grove Minster On Sea | Detached | 4+ | E | £365,000 | Jun 2026 |
198 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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