Photo: Oxenhillshaw · Public domainThe median home in Otford and Kemsing sells for £615,000
That is the middle of 261 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 5.9 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.
44% of Otford and Kemsing’s sales are semi-detached houses
261 homes sold in three years: 109 detached houses, 114 semi-detached houses, 32 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 109 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £745K–£1.2M
- Last 12 months
- £968K34 sold
median sale · 114 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £490K–£620K
- Last 12 months
- £574K38 sold
median sale · 32 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £368K–£525K
- Last 12 months
- £385K10 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £270K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: 42% 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 Otford and Kemsing’s homes sold for between £500K and £888K
One sale in ten was under £410K and one in ten over £1.2M. 0% sold for under £250K.
The median, £615,000, sits in the £500–750K band
261 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £103,750 in 1995 to £612,500 in the last 12 months (£585,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
86 sales in the last 12 months, against 159 in 2002, the busiest year, and 63 in 2019. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 83% more sales than 2020.
Otford and Kemsing costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Otford and Kemsing, 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 | £152K | £289K | £425K | £534K | £776K | £795K | £968K |
| Semi-detached houses | £92K | £167K | £240K | £285K | £387K | £425K | £574K |
| Terraced houses | £66K | £116K | £203K | £215K | £353K | £433K | £385K |
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
122 new homes have been sold in Otford and Kemsing since 1995; the share peaked at 18% in 2009.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Otford and Kemsing. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Dynes Road is Otford and Kemsing’s busiest street, with 15 sales in three years
19 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Dynes Road | TN15 | 15 | £465,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Oxenhill Road | TN15 | 11 | £369,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | West End | TN15 | 10 | £655,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Willow Park | TN14 | 10 | £550,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Evelyn Road | TN14 | 9 | £750,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Shoreham Road | TN14 | 8 | £1,510,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Park Lane | TN15 | 8 | £492,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Castle Drive | TN15 | 7 | £587,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Cleves Road | TN15 | 7 | £552,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Collet Road | TN15 | 7 | £475,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Tudor Crescent | TN14 | 6 | £955,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Childsbridge Lane | TN15 | 6 | £667,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 13 | Warham Road | TN14 | 6 | £635,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Knighton Road | TN14 | 6 | £602,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | High Street (TN14) | TN14 | 6 | £546,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Shoreham Road: £1,510,000
Oxenhill Road: £369,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 4.1 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.
Otford and Kemsing is the 2nd most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Otford and Kemsing 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.
Otford and Kemsing’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Dunton Green and West Kingsdown.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otford and Kemsing | — | £615K | 86 | +34% |
| Seal | 1.5 | £570K | 26 | +18% |
| Dunton Green | 1.8 | £413K | 53 | +9% |
| Sevenoaks | 2.2 | £671K | 294 | +34% |
| West Kingsdown | 3.6 | £460K | 41 | +27% |
| Sundridge | 3.9 | £540K | 12 | +36% |
| Eynsford | 3.9 | £575K | 27 | +92% |
| Ightham | 4 | £868K | 20 | +18% |
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 Otford and Kemsing
What is the average house price in Otford and Kemsing?
The median home in Otford and Kemsing sold for £615,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 261 standard sales (£612,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £955,000, semi-detached houses £560,000, terraced houses £413,750 and flats and maisonettes £270,250.
Are house prices going up in Otford and Kemsing?
The median was £667,500 in 2025, up 13% on 2024 (£590,000), and £612,500 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 Otford and Kemsing each year?
86 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 94 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Otford and Kemsing?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Shoreham Road (TN14, £1,510,000), Greenhill Road (TN14, £1,375,000) and Tudor Crescent (TN14, £955,000).
Is Otford and Kemsing expensive for Kent?
Otford and Kemsing is the 2nd 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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