Homes in Pembury sell for a median £460,000
That is the middle of 199 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 6.3 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 Pembury’s sales are detached houses
199 homes sold in three years: 67 detached houses, 64 semi-detached houses, 51 terraced houses and 17 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.8 times what a flat does.
median sale · 67 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £520K–£735K
- Last 12 months
- £605K19 sold
median sale · 64 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £390K–£575K
- Last 12 months
- £558K26 sold
median sale · 51 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £316K–£403K
- Last 12 months
- £350K13 sold
median sale · 17 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £243K–£360K
- New build
- £345K
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 Pembury’s homes sold for between £365K and £595K
One sale in ten was under £315K and one in ten over £750K. 5% sold for under £250K.
The median, £460,000, sits in the £400–500K band
199 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.3 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £83,000 in 1995 to £520,000 in the last 12 months (£390,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
61 sales in the last 12 months, against 136 in 1999, the busiest year, and 57 in 2008. Sales fell by 47% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 62% more sales than 2020.
Pembury costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Pembury, 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 | £130K | £185K | £364K | £335K | £450K | £570K | £605K |
| Semi-detached houses | £74K | £138K | £230K | £279K | £315K | £450K | £558K |
| Terraced houses | £65K | £95K | £180K | £203K | £250K | £317K | £350K |
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
64 new homes have been sold in Pembury since 1995; the share peaked at 17% in 1995.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £385,000
against £462,500 for a home sold on, 17% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
10% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Pembury. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Hastings Road is Pembury’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
14 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Hastings Road | TN2 | 17 | £475,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | High Street | TN2 | 17 | £325,000 | Mixed |
| 3 | Henwood Green Road | TN2 | 14 | £407,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Ridgeway | TN2 | 13 | £410,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Beagles Wood Road | TN2 | 10 | £356,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 6 | Lower Green Road | TN2 | 9 | £615,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Herons Way | TN2 | 8 | £581,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Romford Road | TN2 | 7 | £645,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Heskett Park | TN2 | 7 | £470,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Woodhill Park | TN2 | 6 | £653,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Maidstone Road | TN2 | 6 | £612,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 12 | Oast Gardens | TN2 | 6 | £542,500 | Mixed · new builds |
| 13 | Tonbridge Road | TN2 | 6 | £456,000 | Mostly flats |
| 14 | Canterbury Road | TN2 | 5 | £385,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
Woodhill Park: £653,750
High Street: £325,000
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.
Pembury is the 12th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Pembury 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.
Pembury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pembury | — | £460K | 61 | +31% |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | 2.6 | £417K | 660 | +28% |
| Five Oak Green | 2.9 | £400K | 11 | +43% |
| Southborough | 3 | £423K | 78 | +40% |
| Paddock Wood | 3.5 | £435K | 94 | +47% |
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 4.4 | £470K | 93 | +25% |
| Tonbridge | 4.5 | £415K | 381 | +34% |
| Horsmonden | 4.5 | £448K | 13 | +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 Pembury
What is the average house price in Pembury?
The median home in Pembury sold for £460,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 199 standard sales (£520,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £609,100, semi-detached houses £478,750, terraced houses £363,600 and flats and maisonettes £337,500.
Are house prices going up in Pembury?
The median was £502,500 in 2025, up 20% on 2024 (£420,000), and £520,000 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 Pembury each year?
61 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 73 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Pembury?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Woodhill Park (TN2, £653,750), Romford Road (TN2, £645,000) and Lower Green Road (TN2, £615,000).
How much does a new build cost in Pembury?
New homes sold for a median £385,000 over three years, against £462,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 6.5% of sales.
Is Pembury expensive for Kent?
Pembury is the 11th 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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