Photo: John Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Lenham and Harrietsham sells for £370,000
That is the middle of 231 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 5.1 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 third of Lenham and Harrietsham’s sales are semi-detached houses
231 homes sold in three years: 70 detached houses, 79 semi-detached houses, 63 terraced houses and 19 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for twice what a flat does.
median sale · 70 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £437K–£610K
- Last 12 months
- £500K19 sold
- New build
- £608K
median sale · 79 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £331K–£395K
- Last 12 months
- £368K23 sold
median sale · 63 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £291K–£378K
- Last 12 months
- £335K21 sold
median sale · 19 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £159K–£330K
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 34% 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 Lenham and Harrietsham’s homes sold for between £315K and £468K
One sale in ten was under £280K and one in ten over £590K. 7% sold for under £250K.
The median, £370,000, sits in the £300–400K band
231 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.1 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £72,250 in 1995 to £370,000 in the last 12 months (£305,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
67 sales in the last 12 months, against 131 in 2018, the busiest year, and 40 in 2008. Sales fell by 45% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 11%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 64% more sales than 2020.
Lenham and Harrietsham costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Lenham and Harrietsham, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £110K | £142K | £275K | £343K | £365K | £525K | £500K |
| Semi-detached houses | £60K | £102K | £187K | £212K | £240K | £306K | £368K |
| Terraced houses | £64K | £98K | £168K | £187K | £267K | £259K | £335K |
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.
New builds have slowed: 3% of sales in the last 12 months, after 48% in 2017
407 new homes have been sold in Lenham and Harrietsham since 1995; the share peaked at 48% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £526,000
against £365,000 for a home sold on, 44% 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.
12% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 4.7% sold leasehold in Lenham and Harrietsham. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Maple Leaf Drive is Lenham and Harrietsham’s busiest street, with 12 sales in three years
16 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 | Maple Leaf Drive | ME17 | 12 | £380,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | High Street | ME17 | 11 | £381,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Ham Lane | ME17 | 9 | £425,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Southfields Way | ME17 | 8 | £337,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Hay Meadow | ME17 | 7 | £615,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 6 | Robins Close | ME17 | 7 | £375,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Maidstone Road | ME17 | 7 | £350,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Faversham Road | ME17 | 6 | £422,500 | Mixed |
| 9 | Glebe Gardens | ME17 | 6 | £406,198 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Robins Avenue | ME17 | 6 | £337,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | West Street | ME17 | 6 | £317,500 | Mixed |
| 12 | Douglas Road | ME17 | 6 | £309,997 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Foord Road | ME17 | 6 | £303,497 | Mixed |
| 14 | Ashford Road | ME17 | 5 | £420,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Honywood Road | ME17 | 5 | £369,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Hay Meadow: £615,000
Foord Road: £303,497
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is twice 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.
Lenham and Harrietsham is the 37th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Lenham and Harrietsham 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.
Lenham and Harrietsham’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Sittingbourne.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenham and Harrietsham | — | £370K | 67 | +21% |
| Kingswood | 2.5 | £418K | 18 | +27% |
| Sutton Valence | 4.5 | £462K | 11 | +54% |
| Bearsted | 5.2 | £450K | 104 | +41% |
| Charing | 5.2 | £440K | 30 | −21% |
| Headcorn | 5.6 | £390K | 52 | +23% |
| Maidstone | 7.1 | £335K | 1,204 | +37% |
| Sittingbourne | 7.3 | £300K | 645 | +36% |
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 Lenham and Harrietsham
What is the average house price in Lenham and Harrietsham?
The median home in Lenham and Harrietsham sold for £370,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 231 standard sales (£370,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £512,500, semi-detached houses £360,000, terraced houses £325,000 and flats and maisonettes £265,000.
Are house prices going up in Lenham and Harrietsham?
The median was £370,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£365,000), and £370,000 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 Lenham and Harrietsham each year?
67 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 91 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Lenham and Harrietsham?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Hay Meadow (ME17, £615,000), Ham Lane (ME17, £425,000) and Faversham Road (ME17, £422,500).
How much does a new build cost in Lenham and Harrietsham?
New homes sold for a median £526,000 over three years, against £365,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.9% of sales.
Is Lenham and Harrietsham expensive for Kent?
Lenham and Harrietsham is the 37th 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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