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ME13 7

9,337 people · median £321,000 · 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 £321,000, up 15.4% over five years. That's about 8.8× local earnings — around the 9.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 50 sales
£141k£198k£254k£310k£367k201120182026 YTD2021 +15%−6%£322,750
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£321,000
5-year change+15.4%
Full history since 1995
£17k£108k£199k£289k£380k199520102026 YTD2002 +28%−12%£322,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£410k
Semi-detached
£356k
Terraced
£305k
Flat
£180k
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 ownership64%

Owned outright
37%
With a mortgage
26%
Private rented
15%
Social rented
21%
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

£3,410 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 ME13 7 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Hazebrouck Road£113,500378+15.7%
Ospringe Road£148,000260+18.9%
West Street£149,950235-13.6%
Lower Road£178,000189+16.8%
South Road£145,000153-27.6%
Gange Mews£155,500152+0.4%
The Knole£167,250130+21.6%
Abbey Street£227,000129+39.6%
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
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