UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/swale
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Swale
Homes in Swale sold for a median of £310,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,136 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,079 | £440,000 | £365,000 to £548,000 | £4,020/m²from 38 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,306 | £320,000 | £280,000 to £370,000 | £3,936/m²from 61 sales |
| Terraced | 1,400 | £265,000 | £230,000 to £305,000 | £3,383/m²from 40 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 351 | £172,000 | £141,000 to £200,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Swale, at 34% and 32% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £440,000 here, 26% less than the £595,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,779 per m², 14% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 38%, from £225,000 in 2016 to £310,000 in 2025, more than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Swale
District medians are close together, from £280,000 in ME12 (Sheerness) to £360,000 in ME9 (Sittingbourne).
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Post towns in Swale, by number of sales: Sittingbourne (ME9, ME10), Sheerness (ME12), Faversham (ME13), Queenborough (ME11).
- ME9Sittingbourne, 650 salesMedian price £360,000Price per square metre £3,766Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- ME13Faversham, 914 salesMedian price £350,000Price per square metre £4,206Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- ME10Sittingbourne, 1,486 salesMedian price £295,000Price per square metre £3,840Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- ME12Sheerness, 1,005 salesMedian price £280,000Price per square metre £3,253Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: ME11 £240k (77 sales).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in ME13 (Faversham), up 4%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Minster Road, Minster on Sea (ME12)30 sales
- London Road, Teynham (ME9)29 sales
- Sterling Road, Sittingbourne (ME10)22 sales
- Rock Road, Sittingbourne (ME10)21 sales
- Henge Road, Iwade (ME9)21 sales
- Applegarth Road, Sittingbourne (ME10)19 sales
- London Road, Sittingbourne (ME10)18 sales
- Copton Avenue, Faversham (ME13)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Evangelist Drive, Faversham (ME13, detached houses, £586,500), Copton Avenue, Faversham (ME13, detached houses, £567,000) and Hill Farm View, Bobbing (ME9, £560,000).
The cheapest were East Street, Faversham (ME13, flats, £172,000), William Gibbs Court, Faversham (ME13, flats, £182,500) and Edward Vinson Drive, Faversham (ME13, flats, £184,500).
Living in Swale
Crime
80 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
82% of homes can get it
Lower than 79 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
52% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,406 a year in Swale for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Swale and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Arun£345,000
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway£312,000
- Swale, this council area£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne£276,000
- Isle of Wight£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
- Portsmouth£258,000
About these figures
Swale's figures come from 4,136 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 8% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.