The median home in Cliffe Woods sells for £485,000
That is the middle of 189 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 7.5 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.
62% of Cliffe Woods’s sales are detached houses
189 homes sold in three years: 118 detached houses, 52 semi-detached houses and 19 terraced houses.
median sale · 118 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £495K–£635K
- Last 12 months
- £520K25 sold
- New build
- £600K
median sale · 52 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £350K–£432K
- Last 12 months
- £380K17 sold
- New build
- £432K
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £120K–£350K
Mostly detached: 62% of homes sold stand on their own plot
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 Cliffe Woods’s homes sold for between £375K and £600K
One sale in ten was under £320K and one in ten over £670K. 7% sold for under £250K.
The median, £485,000, sits in the £400–500K band
189 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 7.5 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £58,000 in 1995 to £436,000 in the last 12 months (£370,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
46 sales in the last 12 months, against 83 in 2021, the busiest year, and 20 in 2012. Sales fell by 68% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 15%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 315% more sales than 2020.
Cliffe Woods costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Cliffe Woods, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £74K | £132K | £247K | £235K | £301K | £433K | £520K |
| Semi-detached houses | £59K | £105K | £187K | £194K | £249K | £315K | £380K |
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.
9% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
184 new homes have been sold in Cliffe Woods since 1995; the share peaked at 54% in 2024.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £600,000
against £393,750 for a home sold on, 52% 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, 4.2% sold leasehold in Cliffe Woods. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Timberland Rise is Cliffe Woods’s busiest street, with 39 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 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 | Timberland Rise | ME3 | 39 | £594,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 2 | Wild Cherry Way | ME3 | 16 | £590,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Hemlock Grove | ME3 | 9 | £660,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 4 | Oakleigh Grove | ME3 | 9 | £550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | View Road | ME3 | 8 | £516,250 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Whitebeam Drive | ME3 | 7 | £575,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Graveney Close | ME3 | 7 | £425,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Brewer Road | ME3 | 7 | £415,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Reedham Crescent | ME3 | 7 | £360,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Buxus Close | ME3 | 6 | £600,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Town Road | ME3 | 6 | £423,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Brookmead Road | ME3 | 5 | £385,000 | Mixed |
Hemlock Grove: £660,000
Reedham Crescent: £360,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.8 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.
Cliffe Woods is the 7th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Cliffe Woods 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.
Cliffe Woods’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Cliffe, Higham and Hoo St Werburgh.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffe Woods | — | £485K | 46 | +62% |
| Chattenden | 1.7 | £368K | 31 | +35% |
| Cliffe | 1.9 | £335K | 22 | +41% |
| Higham | 2.1 | £405K | 28 | +20% |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 2.7 | £347K | 92 | +35% |
| High Halstow | 3.2 | £414K | 23 | +18% |
| Shorne | 3.3 | £675K | 6 | — |
| Rochester | 3.4 | £310K | 640 | +37% |
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 Cliffe Woods
What is the average house price in Cliffe Woods?
The median home in Cliffe Woods sold for £485,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 189 standard sales (£436,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £590,000, semi-detached houses £378,000 and terraced houses £180,000.
Are house prices going up in Cliffe Woods?
The median was £490,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£495,000), and £436,000 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 Cliffe Woods each year?
46 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 49 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Cliffe Woods?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hemlock Grove (ME3, £660,000), Buxus Close (ME3, £600,000) and Timberland Rise (ME3, £594,995).
How much does a new build cost in Cliffe Woods?
New homes sold for a median £600,000 over three years, against £393,750 for homes sold on. New builds were 41% of sales.
Is Cliffe Woods expensive for Kent?
Cliffe Woods is the 7th 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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