Homes in St Mary's Bay sell for a median £295,000
That is the middle of 161 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 6.1 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.
57% of St Mary's Bay’s sales are semi-detached houses
161 homes sold in three years: 51 detached houses, 91 semi-detached houses, 13 terraced houses and 6 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 51 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £285K–£367K
- Last 12 months
- £319K12 sold
median sale · 91 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £265K–£308K
- Last 12 months
- £293K28 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £290K–£375K
- Last 12 months
- £290K5 sold
- New build
- £373K
Flats and maisonettes: 6 sold, median £199K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 57% 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 St Mary's Bay’s homes sold for between £265K and £330K
One sale in ten was under £221K and one in ten over £370K. 16% sold for under £250K.
The median, £295,000, sits in the £250–300K band
161 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 6.1 times as much as in 1995, a faster rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £48,750 in 1995 to £295,000 in the last 12 months (£249,997 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
47 sales in the last 12 months, against 104 in 2006, the busiest year, and 43 in 2018. Sales fell by 27% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 17%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 57% more sales than 2020.
St Mary's Bay costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: St Mary's Bay, 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 | £56K | £95K | £168K | £230K | £249K | £305K | £319K |
| Semi-detached houses | £48K | £75K | £158K | £160K | £185K | £245K | £293K |
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: 2% of sales in the last 12 months, after 21% in 2023
46 new homes have been sold in St Mary's Bay since 1995; the share peaked at 21% in 2023.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £370,000
against £293,500 for a home sold on, 26% 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.
4% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in St Mary's Bay. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Cedar Crescent is St Mary's Bay’s busiest street, with 16 sales in three years
11 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 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 | Cedar Crescent | TN29 | 16 | £276,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 2 | Laurel Avenue | TN29 | 15 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | The Fairway | TN29 | 10 | £273,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 4 | Dymchurch Road | TN29 | 9 | £285,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Taylors Lane | TN29 | 8 | £295,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Beechwood Close | TN29 | 8 | £287,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 7 | Elm Road | TN29 | 7 | £255,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Swale Crescent | TN29 | 6 | £372,500 | Mostly terraced houses · new builds |
| 9 | Holly Road | TN29 | 6 | £295,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 10 | Links Crescent | TN29 | 6 | £209,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | High Knocke | TN29 | 5 | £315,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
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.
St Mary's Bay is the 75th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
St Mary's Bay 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.
St Mary's Bay’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Lydd.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Bay | — | £295K | 47 | +28% |
| Dymchurch | 1.9 | £320K | 26 | +24% |
| New Romney | 2.1 | £330K | 45 | +38% |
| Littlestone-on-Sea | 2.9 | £330K | 84 | +26% |
| Lydd | 5 | £254K | 40 | +37% |
| Lympne | 5.1 | £385K | 15 | +15% |
| Aldington | 5.8 | £428K | 11 | +10% |
| Hythe | 6.2 | £345K | 212 | +21% |
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 St Mary's Bay
What is the average house price in St Mary's Bay?
The median home in St Mary's Bay sold for £295,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 161 standard sales (£295,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £325,000, semi-detached houses £290,000, terraced houses £340,000 and flats and maisonettes £198,750.
Are house prices going up in St Mary's Bay?
The median was £300,000 in 2025, up 3% on 2024 (£290,000), and £295,000 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 St Mary's Bay each year?
47 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 60 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in St Mary's Bay?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Swale Crescent (TN29, £372,500), High Knocke (TN29, £315,000) and Laurel Avenue (TN29, £300,000).
How much does a new build cost in St Mary's Bay?
New homes sold for a median £370,000 over three years, against £293,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 4.3% of sales.
Is St Mary's Bay expensive for Kent?
St Mary's Bay is the 73rd 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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