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ME12 4

8,393 people · median £242,000 · Swale

Cleaner air than mostMore 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 £242,000, up 15.2% over five years. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 32 sales
£117k£164k£211k£257k£304k201120182026 YTD2015 +24%−11%£286,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£242,000
5-year change+15.2%
Full history since 1995
£12k£88k£164k£240k£315k199520102026 YTD2002 +29%−17%£286,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£363k
Semi-detached
£245k
Terraced
£219k
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 ownership71%

Owned outright
45%
With a mortgage
26%
Private rented
22%
Social rented
6%
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

£2,421 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 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Anne Boleyn Close£94,000209-29.6%
High Street£120,000148+5.9%
Emerald View£114,000131+34.3%
Leysdown Road£142,500124+16.2%
Sheppey Beach Villas£55,000105+22.1%
Danes Drive£194,99597
Seasalter Close£95,50090+15.3%
Imperial Drive£119,00090+13.6%
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 4 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 4 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
89 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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