The median home in Bearsted sells for £450,000
That is the middle of 368 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 6.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
42% of Bearsted’s sales are semi-detached houses
368 homes sold in three years: 137 detached houses, 156 semi-detached houses, 63 terraced houses and 12 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 137 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £511K–£849K
- Last 12 months
- £600K43 sold
- New build
- £850K
median sale · 156 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £370K–£480K
- Last 12 months
- £415K40 sold
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £300K–£440K
- Last 12 months
- £342K18 sold
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£420K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 42% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Bearsted’s homes sold for between £375K and £600K
One sale in ten was under £305K and one in ten over £845K. 2% sold for under £250K.
The median, £450,000, sits in the £400–500K band
368 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.2 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £72,500 in 1995 to £450,000 in the last 12 months (£390,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
104 sales in the last 12 months, against 225 in 2006, the busiest year, and 86 in 2019. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 74% more sales than 2020.
Bearsted costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Bearsted, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £103K | £200K | £307K | £323K | £453K | £475K | £600K |
| Semi-detached houses | £73K | £128K | £213K | £245K | £305K | £363K | £415K |
| Terraced houses | £58K | £111K | £177K | £170K | £243K | £255K | £342K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
5% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
262 new homes have been sold in Bearsted since 1995; the share peaked at 26% in 2000.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £850,000
against £442,500 for a home sold on, 92% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.3% sold leasehold in Bearsted. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Merton Road is Bearsted’s busiest street, with 24 sales in three years
27 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 10 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merton Road | ME15 | 24 | £301,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Birling Avenue | ME14 | 19 | £470,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Roseacre Lane | ME14 | 15 | £665,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Landway | ME14 | 13 | £500,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Bramley Crescent | ME15 | 12 | £390,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Ashford Road | ME14 | 11 | £625,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Ware Street | ME14 | 11 | £350,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Willington Street | ME15 | 11 | £315,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Mallings Drive | ME14 | 10 | £577,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Madginford Road | ME15 | 10 | £398,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Church Lane | ME14 | 8 | £787,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Fauchons Lane | ME14 | 8 | £450,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Greystones Road | ME15 | 8 | £390,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Meadow Gardens | ME14 | 7 | £850,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 15 | Fauchons Close | ME14 | 7 | £480,000 | Mixed |
Meadow Gardens: £850,000
Merton Road: £301,500
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.8 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Bearsted is the 13th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Bearsted is one of Kent’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Kent with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Bearsted’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Maidstone, Coxheath and Lenham and Harrietsham.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearsted | — | £450K | 104 | +41% |
| Maidstone | 2.1 | £335K | 1,204 | +37% |
| Kingswood | 3.8 | £418K | 18 | +27% |
| Sutton Valence | 3.9 | £462K | 11 | +54% |
| Coxheath | 4 | £375K | 109 | +25% |
| Lenham and Harrietsham | 5.2 | £370K | 67 | +21% |
| Eccles | 5.3 | £268K | 30 | +22% |
| Burham | 5.6 | £325K | 17 | +20% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Bearsted
What is the average house price in Bearsted?
The median home in Bearsted sold for £450,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 368 standard sales (£450,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £670,000, semi-detached houses £407,000, terraced houses £350,000 and flats and maisonettes £257,500.
Are house prices going up in Bearsted?
The median was £461,250 in 2025, up 5% on 2024 (£440,000), and £450,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Bearsted each year?
104 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 129 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Bearsted?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Meadow Gardens (ME14, £850,000), Church Lane (ME14, £787,500) and Roseacre Lane (ME14, £665,000).
How much does a new build cost in Bearsted?
New homes sold for a median £850,000 over three years, against £442,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 4.1% of sales.
Is Bearsted expensive for Kent?
Bearsted is the 13th most expensive of 87 towns of 2,500 or more in Kent by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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