The median home in Sheerness sells for £212,000
That is the middle of 294 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 6.9 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.
Two thirds of Sheerness’s sales are terraced houses
294 homes sold in three years: 12 detached houses, 70 semi-detached houses, 201 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 1.9 times what a flat does.
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £225K–£300K
median sale · 70 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £228K–£280K
- Last 12 months
- £275K21 sold
median sale · 201 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £175K–£228K
- Last 12 months
- £209K64 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £95K–£150K
A terraced town: two thirds of homes sold are terraced
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 Sheerness’s homes sold for between £180K and £245K
One sale in ten was under £150K and one in ten over £278K. 76% sold for under £250K.
The median, £212,000, sits in the £200–250K band
294 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.9 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £32,000 in 1995 to £220,000 in the last 12 months (£170,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
92 sales in the last 12 months, against 348 in 2002, the busiest year, and 81 in 2023. Sales fell by 70% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 21%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 22% more sales than 2020.
Sheerness costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Sheerness, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | £42K | £64K | £136K | £120K | £160K | £231K | £275K |
| Terraced houses | £33K | £45K | £110K | £100K | £125K | £161K | £209K |
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
71 new homes have been sold in Sheerness since 1995; the share peaked at 13% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.1% sold leasehold in Sheerness. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Invicta Road is Sheerness’s busiest street, with 13 sales in three years
22 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 11 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 | Invicta Road | ME12 | 13 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Alexandra Road | ME12 | 12 | £211,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 3 | Granville Road | ME12 | 12 | £188,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Berridge Road | ME12 | 12 | £181,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | St Georges Avenue | ME12 | 11 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Coronation Road | ME12 | 11 | £224,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Alma Road | ME12 | 11 | £220,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 8 | Winstanley Road | ME12 | 11 | £215,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 9 | Victoria Street | ME12 | 10 | £270,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Jefferson Road | ME12 | 10 | £190,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | James Street | ME12 | 10 | £178,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | High Street | ME12 | 9 | £240,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 13 | Wellesley Road | ME12 | 8 | £195,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Alma Street | ME12 | 8 | £172,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 15 | Marine Parade | ME12 | 7 | £289,368 | Mixed |
Marine Parade: £289,368
Clyde Street: £170,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 1.7 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.
Sheerness is the 86th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Sheerness is one of Kent’s cheapest 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.
Sheerness’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheerness | — | £212K | 92 | +54% |
| Halfway Houses | 1 | £290K | 56 | +41% |
| Queenborough | 1.6 | £231K | 34 | +43% |
| Minster (Swale) | 2.1 | £315K | 203 | +40% |
| Grain | 2.5 | £250K | 21 | +33% |
| Iwade | 4.4 | £335K | 60 | +32% |
| Eastchurch | 4.9 | £210K | 12 | +8% |
| Allhallows | 5.6 | £325K | 22 | +35% |
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 Sheerness
What is the average house price in Sheerness?
The median home in Sheerness sold for £212,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 294 standard sales (£220,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £256,000, semi-detached houses £265,000, terraced houses £200,000 and flats and maisonettes £135,000.
Are house prices going up in Sheerness?
The median was £215,500 in 2025, up 6% on 2024 (£202,500), and £220,000 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 Sheerness each year?
92 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 130 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Sheerness?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Marine Parade (ME12, £289,368), Victoria Street (ME12, £270,000) and St Agnes Gardens (ME12, £265,000).
Is Sheerness expensive for Kent?
Sheerness is the 86th 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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