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ME12 3

14,172 people · median £288,500 · Swale

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

2025 · 256 sales
£126k£174k£223k£271k£319k2010201720252021 +14%−11%£297,500
Median sold price£288,500
5-year change+18.4%
Price per square metre£3,162 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£18k£96k£174k£252k£330k1995201020252003 +34%−23%£297,500
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£375k
Semi-detached
£285k
Terraced
£250k
Flat
£165k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.8× · five-year average 9.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership73%

Owned outright
36%
With a mortgage
37%
Private rented
17%
Social rented
9%
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 £3,782.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in ME12 3 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Minster Road£175,000434+33.2%
Halfway Road£162,000274-2.1%
Queenborough Road£180,000259+7%
Barton Hill Drive£130,000251+12.4%
Rosemary Avenue£160,000186+1.3%
Cliff Gardens£167,000173+10.1%
Penny Cress Road£214,000171+24.4%
Buckthorne Road£218,225154+8.6%
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%
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 3 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
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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