The median home in Hawkhurst sells for £387,500
That is the middle of 168 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 6.1 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.
A quarter of Hawkhurst’s sales are detached houses
168 homes sold in three years: 48 detached houses, 41 semi-detached houses, 47 terraced houses and 32 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.6 times what a flat does.
median sale · 48 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £475K–£730K
- Last 12 months
- £525K17 sold
median sale · 41 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£420K
- Last 12 months
- £368K14 sold
median sale · 47 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £294K–£365K
- Last 12 months
- £326K11 sold
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £220K–£527K
- New build
- £519K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 29% 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 Hawkhurst’s homes sold for between £301K and £545K
One sale in ten was under £220K and one in ten over £715K. 11% sold for under £250K.
The median, £387,500, sits in the £300–400K band
168 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.1 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £68,750 in 1995 to £416,600 in the last 12 months (£425,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
46 sales in the last 12 months, against 119 in 2021, the busiest year, and 39 in 2008. Sales fell by 30% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 138% more sales than 2020.
Hawkhurst costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Hawkhurst, 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 | £90K | £172K | £325K | £345K | £463K | £478K | £525K |
| Semi-detached houses | £69K | £96K | £190K | £250K | £275K | £300K | £368K |
| Terraced houses | £50K | £85K | £178K | £175K | £221K | £250K | £326K |
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.
4% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
210 new homes have been sold in Hawkhurst since 1995; the share peaked at 40% in 2019.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £519,947
against £358,797 for a home sold on, 45% 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.
19% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.7% sold leasehold in Hawkhurst. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Highgate Hill is Hawkhurst’s busiest street, with 22 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Highgate Hill | TN18 | 22 | £478,450 | Mostly flats · new builds |
| 2 | Talbot Road | TN18 | 10 | £388,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | Cranbrook Road | TN18 | 10 | £333,750 | Mixed |
| 4 | The Moor | TN18 | 9 | £550,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Woodbury Road | TN18 | 7 | £294,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Horns Road | TN18 | 6 | £762,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Rye Road | TN18 | 6 | £480,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Laxton Drive | TN18 | 5 | £552,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 9 | All Saints Road | TN18 | 5 | £275,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
Hawkhurst is the 32nd most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Hawkhurst is in the middle of Kent’s 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.
Hawkhurst’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkhurst | — | £388K | 46 | +42% |
| Hurst Green | 2.6 | £340K | 14 | +66% |
| Benenden | 3.4 | £511K | 9 | −36% |
| Cranbrook | 3.7 | £390K | 42 | +44% |
| Ticehurst | 4.2 | £431K | 12 | +30% |
| Robertsbridge | 4.6 | £428K | 10 | +20% |
| Goudhurst | 5.1 | £365K | 13 | −28% |
| Northiam | 5.2 | £408K | 33 | +21% |
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 Hawkhurst
What is the average house price in Hawkhurst?
The median home in Hawkhurst sold for £387,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 168 standard sales (£416,600 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £647,500, semi-detached houses £345,000, terraced houses £310,000 and flats and maisonettes £405,000.
Are house prices going up in Hawkhurst?
The median was £382,500 in 2025, up 9% on 2024 (£350,000), and £416,600 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 Hawkhurst each year?
46 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 70 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Hawkhurst?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Horns Road (TN18, £762,500), Laxton Drive (TN18, £552,000) and The Moor (TN18, £550,000).
How much does a new build cost in Hawkhurst?
New homes sold for a median £519,947 over three years, against £358,797 for homes sold on. New builds were 14% of sales.
Is Hawkhurst expensive for Kent?
Hawkhurst is the 32nd 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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