The median home in Sholden sells for £345,000
That is the middle of 63 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 3.9 times as much as in 1999. 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.
Half of Sholden’s sales are detached houses
63 homes sold in three years: 29 detached houses, 22 semi-detached houses and 12 terraced houses.
median sale · 29 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £375K–£463K
- New build
- £450K
median sale · 22 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £294K–£360K
- Last 12 months
- £345K5 sold
- New build
- £327K
median sale · 12 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £172K–£265K
- Last 12 months
- £242K5 sold
Mostly detached: half 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 Sholden’s homes sold for between £287K and £425K
One sale in ten was under £215K and one in ten over £475K. 17% sold for under £250K.
The median, £345,000, sits in the £300–400K band
63 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 3.9 times as much as in 1999, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £75,000 in 1999 to £289,000 in the last 12 months (£250,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
11 sales in the last 12 months, against 63 in 2016, the busiest year, and 2 in 2009. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 118% more sales than 2020.
Sholden costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Sholden, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
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.
9% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
180 new homes have been sold in Sholden since 1995; the share peaked at 86% in 2015.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £380,000
against £332,500 for a home sold on, 14% 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.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 6.3% sold leasehold in Sholden. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Sholden’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Deal.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sholden | — | £345K | 11 | +33% |
| Deal | 0.9 | £295K | 381 | +34% |
| Kingsdown | 2.9 | £379K | 24 | +5% |
| Eastry | 3.4 | £318K | 19 | +33% |
| Sandwich | 3.7 | £340K | 72 | +31% |
| Eythorne | 4.8 | £330K | 20 | +26% |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 5 | £403K | 27 | +15% |
| Ash (Dover) | 5.6 | £356K | 32 | +42% |
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 Sholden
What is the average house price in Sholden?
The median home in Sholden sold for £345,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 63 standard sales (£289,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £425,000, semi-detached houses £321,750 and terraced houses £216,125.
Are house prices going up in Sholden?
The median was £331,000 in 2025, down 13% on 2024 (£380,000), and £289,000 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 Sholden each year?
11 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 26 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
How much does a new build cost in Sholden?
New homes sold for a median £380,000 over three years, against £332,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 43% of sales.
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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