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Kemsley market report ME10 4, Sittingbourne

The standing ME10 4 (Kemsley) property market report, rebuilt from the full public record every month. Underneath every chart here sit 4,600 registered sales in ME10 4 (Sittingbourne) since 1995, the HM Land Registry record of what buyers really paid, with ONS figures covering rents. Nothing is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Covers registered sales to 2026 and ONS rents for May 2026. Refreshed monthly as new sales reach the register.

In short: 43 registered 2026 sales put the ME10 4 (Sittingbourne) median at £300,000, up 24% on five years earlier, with a mean of £310,600, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £3,530 per square metre over the last five years. Everything rests on 4,600 completed HM Land Registry sales since 1995, refreshed monthly; valuations and asking prices play no part.

A postcode sector like ME10 4 is a single group of streets within ME10 (Sittingbourne), the finest slice the public record supports. Fewer sales stand behind each figure than at district level, so the lines jump about more.

Where ME10 4 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£300,000typical sale, 2026
£3,530/m²per square metre, 5-year average
+24%change over five years, cash
43sales, most recent 12 months
4.4%estimated gross yield

The going rate for a home in ME10 4

The 2026 median for ME10 4 is £300,000, taken from 43 registered sales. The mean, which is what most sites call the "average house price", is £310,600, practically level with it: prices here bunch tightly around the middle.

Price per square metre in ME10 4

The last five years of sales put ME10 4 at roughly £3,530 per square metre. That figure, built from each sale's Energy Performance Certificate floor area, is the one that makes a small flat and a big house comparable.

England and Wales as a whole trade at a £285,000 median, leaving ME10 4 5% above the national figure.

The price of a typical ME10 4 home, 1995 to 2026

Year by year: the median as it was recorded, and the same figure brought into today's money with ONS CPIH, which is where "did homes get dearer" actually gets answered. Hover shows each year; the legend isolates a series.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £53,000 at the time · £115,214 in today's money · 126 sales1996: £57,000 at the time · £120,210 in today's money · 125 sales1997: £54,000 at the time · £110,743 in today's money · 137 sales1998: £57,800 at the time · £116,673 in today's money · 122 sales1999: £67,000 at the time · £133,528 in today's money · 157 sales2000: £70,000 at the time · £137,375 in today's money · 126 sales2001: £83,000 at the time · £159,563 in today's money · 138 sales2002: £104,500 at the time · £196,616 in today's money · 154 sales2003: £125,500 at the time · £231,201 in today's money · 140 sales2004: £140,000 at the time · £254,267 in today's money · 176 sales2005: £147,000 at the time · £261,601 in today's money · 169 sales2006: £178,200 at the time · £309,332 in today's money · 278 sales2007: £185,000 at the time · £313,812 in today's money · 252 sales2008: £181,000 at the time · £296,697 in today's money · 140 sales2009: £166,500 at the time · £267,650 in today's money · 126 sales2010: £175,000 at the time · £274,445 in today's money · 141 sales2011: £170,000 at the time · £256,635 in today's money · 130 sales2012: £157,500 at the time · £231,820 in today's money · 112 sales2013: £150,000 at the time · £215,835 in today's money · 125 sales2014: £163,000 at the time · £231,244 in today's money · 151 sales2015: £185,000 at the time · £261,405 in today's money · 136 sales2016: £225,000 at the time · £314,777 in today's money · 154 sales2017: £240,000 at the time · £327,336 in today's money · 133 sales2018: £242,000 at the time · £322,591 in today's money · 149 sales2019: £251,600 at the time · £329,787 in today's money · 135 sales2020: £262,500 at the time · £340,599 in today's money · 129 sales2021: £242,500 at the time · £307,036 in today's money · 156 sales2022: £320,000 at the time · £375,237 in today's money · 151 sales2023: £324,500 at the time · £356,546 in today's money · 116 sales2024: £286,500 at the time · £304,608 in today's money · 140 sales2025: £300,000 at the time · £307,174 in today's money · 133 sales2026: £300,000 at the time · £300,000 in today's money · 43 sales
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YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£300,000£300,00043
2025£300,000£307,174133
2024£286,500£304,608140
2023£324,500£356,546116
2022£320,000£375,237151
2021£242,500£307,036156
2020£262,500£340,599129
2019£251,600£329,787135
2018£242,000£322,591149
2017£240,000£327,336133
2016£225,000£314,777154
2015£185,000£261,405136
2014£163,000£231,244151
2013£150,000£215,835125
2012£157,500£231,820112
2011£170,000£256,635130
2010£175,000£274,445141
2009£166,500£267,650126
2008£181,000£296,697140
2007£185,000£313,812252
2006£178,200£309,332278
2005£147,000£261,601169
2004£140,000£254,267176
2003£125,500£231,201140
2002£104,500£196,616154
2001£83,000£159,563138
2000£70,000£137,375126
1999£67,000£133,528157
1998£57,800£116,673122
1997£54,000£110,743137
1996£57,000£120,210125
1995£53,000£115,214126

In cash terms the typical ME10 4 home went from £53,000 in 1995 to £300,000 in 2026, roughly 6 times the price. Inflation explains only part of it: in today's money the rise is still about 160%, a genuine increase in what a home here costs. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2022; the current median sits about 20% below that. Someone who bought at the 2022 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the ME10 4 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -20% 0% 1996 · +7.5% on the year before1997 · −5.3% on the year before1998 · +7.0% on the year before1999 · +15.9% on the year before2000 · +4.5% on the year before2001 · +18.6% on the year before2002 · +25.9% on the year before2003 · +20.1% on the year before2004 · +11.6% on the year before2005 · +5.0% on the year before2006 · +21.2% on the year before2007 · +3.8% on the year before2008 · −2.2% on the year before2009 · −8.0% on the year before2010 · +5.1% on the year before2011 · −2.9% on the year before2012 · −7.4% on the year before2013 · −4.8% on the year before2014 · +8.7% on the year before2015 · +13.5% on the year before2016 · +21.6% on the year before2017 · +6.7% on the year before2018 · +0.8% on the year before2019 · +4.0% on the year before2020 · +4.3% on the year before2021 · −7.6% on the year before2022 · +32.0% on the year before2023 · +1.4% on the year before2024 · −11.7% on the year before2025 · +4.7% on the year before2026 · +0.0% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2022 (+32.0% on the year before); the weakest, 2024 (−11.7%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

What ME10 4 has returned, per year

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)0.0%−2.3%
5 years (since 2021)+4.3%−0.5%
10 years (since 2016)+2.9%−0.5%
20 years (since 2006)+2.6%−0.2%

Compound annual growth of the median sold price; the real column deflates by ONS CPIH. Annualised figures smooth the cycle (the chart above shows the cycle), and past growth is a record, not a forecast.

Sales activity in ME10 4

Sales per year, counted

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

125250375500 1995: 126 sales1996: 125 sales1997: 137 sales1998: 122 sales1999: 157 sales2000: 126 sales2001: 138 sales2002: 154 sales2003: 140 sales2004: 176 sales2005: 169 sales2006: 278 sales2007: 252 sales2008: 140 sales2009: 126 sales2010: 141 sales2011: 130 sales2012: 112 sales2013: 125 sales2014: 151 sales2015: 136 sales2016: 154 sales2017: 133 sales2018: 149 sales2019: 135 sales2020: 129 sales2021: 156 sales2022: 151 sales2023: 116 sales2024: 140 sales2025: 133 sales2026: 43 sales1995200020052010201520202026

Over the last twelve months of data, 43 sales completed in ME10 4. Like most of England and Wales, turnover never fully recovered from 2008: the market here averaged 179 sales a year before the financial crisis and 117 a year over the last five. Watch the volume as closely as the price. Thin years make jumpy medians, where one street's sales can move the figure, and the newest year is always incomplete because registrations trail completions by weeks or months.

What tenants pay around ME10 4

For renting purposes ME10 4 sits in Swale. The ONS average private rent there is £1,091 a month (May 2026). Size sets most of the rent: one-beds average £763 a month here against £1,820 for four or more bedrooms.

Average monthly rent by size, Swale

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £763 a month£7631 bed2 bed: £1,008 a month£1,0082 bed3 bed: £1,218 a month£1,2183 bed4+ bed: £1,820 a month£1,8204+ bed

Against the £300,000 median purchase price, a rent of £1,091 a month (£13,092 a year) works out at a 4.4% gross yield, a ceiling figure that ignores letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax. Because rents are local-authority statistics, districts sharing the authority share the figure.

How ME10 4 trades

Only 43 sales completed here in the last twelve months of data, which makes ME10 4 a thin market. Each figure rests on few transactions, so single streets can swing the median and the charts deserve a sceptical squint.

ME10 4 (Kemsley): the questions that come up

Is ME10 4 (Kemsley) a good place to buy a house?
ME10 4 (Kemsley) sold prices are up 24% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.
How much did a house sell for in ME10 4 (Kemsley)?
Land Registry recorded 43 sales in ME10 4 (Kemsley) in 2026, with a median sold price of £300,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in ME10 4 (Kemsley)?
In ME10 4 (Kemsley) the median moved up 0% year on year; over five years it is up 24%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.

Are ME10 4 prices heading up or down?

The record answers a different question than "what happens next": the median is up 24% over five years in cash and flat after inflation. Put the volume chart beside the price chart before drawing conclusions, and allow for the register's lag behind actual completions.

What is for sale in ME10 right now

Turning to what is actually available: 54 homes on the market right now, from 4 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole ME10 district, not just ME10 4: live asking prices are collected per district.

£265,000Typical asking price now (ME10 district)
16 below what sold nearby36 in line with nearby sales1 above nearby sales

30% of what is on the market here is asking below what comparable homes actually sold for. Each listing is compared with recent recorded sales of similar homes nearby.

"Under comparable sales" means the asking price sits below what similar homes nearby actually fetched. Treat it as the start of a conversation, never a valuation, and always view the home.

See every ME10 home for sale on the map →

These asking prices come live from estate agents publishing feeds to HomesIndex, refreshed each Monday and Thursday. They are a sample of the market rather than its entirety, and an asking price is not a sale price.

Moving up a bedroom in ME: the cost

Real sold prices by size across the ME area, straight from the Land Registry record. The jump between sizes is local: in some areas a third bedroom adds a quarter to the price, in others nearly four fifths, so a national rule of thumb will mislead you here.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£360,000£494,995 (+37%)£690,997 (+40%)£920,000 (+33%)
Semi-detached£282,000£327,000 (+16%)£385,000 (+18%)£475,000 (+23%)£615,000 (+29%)
Terraced£250,000£275,000 (+10%)£315,000 (+15%)£405,000 (+29%)£567,500 (+40%)
Flat£166,500£225,000 (+35%)£340,000 (+51%)

Four years of recorded sales, split by built form and bedroom count. The register does not state bedrooms, so sizes come from each home's EPC record and a few homes will land one size out. Blank cells mean too few homes for the figure to mean anything.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the ME area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in ME10

Prices can differ sharply between two sectors a few minutes' walk apart. The rest of ME10, each linking to its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
ME10 1£301,20088
ME10 2£281,50088
ME10 3£265,00062
ME10 5£275,00024

Zoom out to the full ME10 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how ME10 compares with its neighbours.

Selling a home in ME10 4? Price it on the evidence

The sold record beats any estimate as a starting point. Before a house valuation or flat valuation in ME10 4, open the average prices map and zoom from the ME10 4 shading down to the sold homes on your own street. Every recorded ME10 4 sale is on this page; the same Land Registry record is what agents price from, and it is now in your hands.

Estate agents working ME10 4: the featured spot on this report is free for founding agents, one per district. Claim ME10 4.

Dig further

The AI answers from the same Land Registry data this report is built on, already scoped to ME10 4. Free after a one click sign in.

The live map plots every individual ME10 4 sale at its exact address, and the average prices map zooms from neighbourhood shading to single homes. For a specific question, the report tool writes a custom answer, and any sale's mortgage and rent calculator runs the numbers on a real purchase.

Method, briefly: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0) supplies every sale, geocoded to address level; CPIH from the ONS restates prices in today's money; ONS local-authority figures supply the rents. Medians of real sales, not valuations. No part of this page is financial advice.