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Minster

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9,186 people · median £285,000 · 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 neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£285,000 median 8th cheapest of 14 neighbourhoods
among 14 neighbourhoods in Swale

A typical home here sells for £285,000, up 15.9% over five years. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 74 sales
£126k£174k£223k£271k£319k201120182026 YTD2021 +16%−12%£295,700
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£285,000
5-year change+15.9%
Full history since 1995
£20k£97k£175k£252k£330k199520102026 YTD2003 +32%−29%£295,700
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£367k
Semi-detached
£285k
Terraced
£255k
Flat
£167k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.8× · five-year average 9.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Swale14.1%

Of the homes across Swale that sold again within five years, 14.1% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.7%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses2.4%
Terraced houses3.6%
Flats18.3%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new19.7%
Bought second-hand12.3%
Overall
Typical resale gain+24.8% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (510 resale pairs) across Swale — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership66%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
35%
Private rented
15%
Social rented
17%
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

£3,323 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 Minster 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Barton Hill Drive£130,000253+17.5%
Penny Cress Road£214,475172+12.6%
Buckthorne Road£218,950155+18.5%
Minster Road£215,000151+25.4%
Lovell Road£95,000133+10.2%
The Broadway£159,000126+15.4%
Kent Avenue£150,000120+14.9%
Buttercup Avenue£205,995117+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 Minster 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 Minster — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
268 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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