Homes in Staplehurst sell for a median £370,000
That is the middle of 241 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 5.5 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.
Half of Staplehurst’s sales are semi-detached houses
241 homes sold in three years: 69 detached houses, 112 semi-detached houses, 56 terraced houses and 4 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 69 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £463K–£600K
- Last 12 months
- £543K20 sold
- New build
- £565K
median sale · 112 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £327K–£410K
- Last 12 months
- £360K37 sold
- New build
- £400K
median sale · 56 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £250K–£320K
- Last 12 months
- £283K23 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 4 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 46% 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 Staplehurst’s homes sold for between £305K and £469K
One sale in ten was under £262K and one in ten over £565K. 9% sold for under £250K.
The median, £370,000, sits in the £300–400K band
241 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.5 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £65,000 in 1995 to £360,000 in the last 12 months (£357,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
81 sales in the last 12 months, against 220 in 2021, the busiest year, and 61 in 2011. Sales fell by 41% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 4%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 62% more sales than 2020.
Staplehurst costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Staplehurst, 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 | £136K | £204K | £286K | £324K | £390K | £515K | £543K |
| Semi-detached houses | £67K | £116K | £195K | £215K | £271K | £342K | £360K |
| Terraced houses | £54K | £89K | £165K | £180K | £240K | £261K | £283K |
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: 1% of sales in the last 12 months, after 49% in 2022
525 new homes have been sold in Staplehurst since 1995; the share peaked at 49% in 2022.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £514,995
against £365,000 for a home sold on, 41% 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, 4.6% sold leasehold in Staplehurst. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Bathurst Road is Staplehurst’s busiest street, with 20 sales in three years
18 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 | Bathurst Road | TN12 | 20 | £356,250 | Mixed |
| 2 | Long Strakes | TN12 | 13 | £475,000 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Great Threads | TN12 | 12 | £530,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 4 | Slade Drive | TN12 | 8 | £557,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Jaggard Way | TN12 | 8 | £337,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Stanley Close | TN12 | 7 | £303,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Hurst Close | TN12 | 6 | £445,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Station Road | TN12 | 6 | £413,750 | Mixed |
| 9 | Slaney Road | TN12 | 6 | £327,500 | Mixed |
| 10 | Pope Drive | TN12 | 6 | £301,250 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 11 | Tyler Road | TN12 | 6 | £213,750 | Mixed |
| 12 | Maidstone Road | TN12 | 5 | £405,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | High Street | TN12 | 5 | £400,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 14 | Fishers Road | TN12 | 5 | £385,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Church Green | TN12 | 5 | £330,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Slade Drive: £557,495
Tyler Road: £213,750
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.6 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.
Staplehurst is the 38th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Staplehurst is in the middle of Kent’s 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.
Staplehurst’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staplehurst | — | £370K | 81 | +24% |
| Marden | 2.6 | £410K | 48 | +5% |
| Headcorn | 3.3 | £390K | 52 | +23% |
| Sutton Valence | 3.8 | £462K | 11 | +54% |
| Cranbrook | 4.9 | £390K | 42 | +44% |
| Coxheath | 5 | £375K | 109 | +25% |
| Biddenden | 5.2 | £412K | 16 | +33% |
| Horsmonden | 5.5 | £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 Staplehurst
What is the average house price in Staplehurst?
The median home in Staplehurst sold for £370,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 241 standard sales (£360,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £535,000, semi-detached houses £370,000 and terraced houses £292,500.
Are house prices going up in Staplehurst?
The median was £375,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£374,997), and £360,000 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 Staplehurst each year?
81 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 121 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Staplehurst?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Slade Drive (TN12, £557,495), Great Threads (TN12, £530,000) and Long Strakes (TN12, £475,000).
How much does a new build cost in Staplehurst?
New homes sold for a median £514,995 over three years, against £365,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 8.3% of sales.
Is Staplehurst expensive for Kent?
Staplehurst is the 37th 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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