— 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 · 120 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 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 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 | £179,000 | 439 | +19.9% |
| Halfway Road | £165,000 | 278 | +11.7% |
| Queenborough Road | £180,000 | 265 | +12.5% |
| Barton Hill Drive | £130,000 | 253 | +17.5% |
| Rosemary Avenue | £160,500 | 188 | +0.9% |
| Cliff Gardens | £167,000 | 173 | +11.9% |
| Penny Cress Road | £214,475 | 172 | +12.6% |
| Buckthorne Road | £218,950 | 155 | +18.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53, Buckthorne Road Minster on Sea | Detached | 4+ | C | £410,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 64, Buttercup Avenue Minster on Sea | Other | 4+ | B | £305,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 27 Brambles Close Minster On Sea | Terraced | 4+ | C | £325,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 12 Daisy Close Minster On Sea | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £280,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5 Willow Close Chequers Road | Detached | 4+ | B | £460,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 10 Furze Hill Crescent Minster On Sea | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £280,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 91, Prince Charles Avenue Minster on Sea | Terraced | 4+ | D | £225,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5 Poppy Crescent Minster On Sea | Detached | 4+ | C | £375,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 73 Minster Road Minster On Sea | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £290,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5, Bayliss Grove Minster on Sea | Terraced | 2 | B | £255,000 | Aug 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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