The median home in Istead Rise sells for £462,500
That is the middle of 111 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 5.8 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.
Two thirds of Istead Rise’s sales are semi-detached houses
111 homes sold in three years: 36 detached houses, 71 semi-detached houses and 4 terraced houses.
median sale · 36 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £442K–£600K
- Last 12 months
- £575K10 sold
median sale · 71 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £415K–£495K
- Last 12 months
- £454K24 sold
Terraced houses: 4 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 64% 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 Istead Rise’s homes sold for between £420K and £525K
One sale in ten was under £400K and one in ten over £601K. 0% sold for under £250K.
The median, £462,500, sits in the £400–500K band
111 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.8 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £80,000 in 1995 to £460,125 in the last 12 months (£381,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
36 sales in the last 12 months, against 61 in 2015, the busiest year, and 30 in 2008. Sales fell by 37% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%.
Istead Rise costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Istead Rise, 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 | £88K | £157K | £250K | £284K | £410K | £458K | £575K |
| Semi-detached houses | £79K | £129K | £228K | £250K | £303K | £368K | £454K |
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.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
8 new homes have been sold in Istead Rise since 1995; the share peaked at 6% in 1998.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Istead Rise. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Flowerhill Way is Istead Rise’s busiest street, with 14 sales in three years
9 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 1 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 | Flowerhill Way | DA13 | 14 | £480,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Lewis Road | DA13 | 7 | £590,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Biddenden Way | DA13 | 7 | £435,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Worcester Close | DA13 | 6 | £472,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Upper Avenue | DA13 | 6 | £464,625 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | The Drove Way | DA13 | 6 | £430,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Downs Road | DA13 | 6 | £410,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Fairview Road | DA13 | 5 | £500,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Istead Rise | DA13 | 5 | £466,000 | 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.
Istead Rise is the 10th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Istead Rise 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.
Istead Rise’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Gravesend, Northfleet and Ebbsfleet Valley.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istead Rise | — | £463K | 36 | +16% |
| Meopham | 1.9 | £530K | 45 | +27% |
| Gravesend | 2.1 | £338K | 495 | +35% |
| Northfleet | 2.1 | £330K | 220 | +40% |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 2.2 | £465K | 208 | +28% |
| Ebbsfleet Valley | 2.9 | £385K | 69 | +3% |
| Bean | 3.2 | £373K | 14 | +15% |
| Shorne | 3.6 | £675K | 6 | — |
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 Istead Rise
What is the average house price in Istead Rise?
The median home in Istead Rise sold for £462,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 111 standard sales (£460,125 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £545,000 and semi-detached houses £455,000.
Are house prices going up in Istead Rise?
The median was £488,500 in 2025, up 11% on 2024 (£440,000), and £460,125 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 Istead Rise each year?
36 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 48 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Istead Rise?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lewis Road (DA13, £590,000), Fairview Road (DA13, £500,000) and Flowerhill Way (DA13, £480,000).
Is Istead Rise expensive for Kent?
Istead Rise is the 10th 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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