The median home in Whitfield sells for £310,000
That is the middle of 462 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 5.2 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 Whitfield’s sales are semi-detached houses
462 homes sold in three years: 159 detached houses, 167 semi-detached houses, 113 terraced houses and 23 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.5 times what a flat does.
median sale · 159 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £355K–£440K
- Last 12 months
- £405K35 sold
- New build
- £405K
median sale · 167 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £280K–£330K
- Last 12 months
- £300K29 sold
- New build
- £309K
median sale · 113 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £257K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £276K26 sold
- New build
- £294K
median sale · 23 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £143K–£173K
- Last 12 months
- £160K7 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 36% 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 Whitfield’s homes sold for between £280K and £375K
One sale in ten was under £240K and one in ten over £426K. 12% sold for under £250K.
The median, £310,000, sits in the £300–400K band
462 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £59,500 in 1995 to £308,995 in the last 12 months (£275,000 in 2019).
About as many homes sell as usual
97 sales in the last 12 months, against 197 in 2021, the busiest year, and 65 in 2012. Sales fell by 27% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 14%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 31% more sales than 2020.
Whitfield costs about what England does
Median sale price each calendar year: Whitfield, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £77K | £120K | £227K | £220K | £265K | £376K | £405K |
| Semi-detached houses | £59K | £82K | £177K | £160K | £220K | £266K | £300K |
| Terraced houses | £45K | £66K | £135K | £163K | £179K | £237K | £276K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | — | — | £92K | £108K | — | £160K |
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.
8% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
876 new homes have been sold in Whitfield since 1995; the share peaked at 50% in 2010.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £321,095
against £300,000 for a home sold on, 7% 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.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0.5% sold leasehold in Whitfield. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Kittiwake Crescent is Whitfield’s busiest street, with 31 sales in three years
34 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 17 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 | Kittiwake Crescent | CT16 | 31 | £314,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 2 | Lapwing Way | CT16 | 26 | £302,495 | Mixed · new builds |
| 3 | Redwing Grove | CT16 | 23 | £299,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 4 | Cranleigh Drive | CT16 | 22 | £280,000 | Mixed |
| 5 | Merlin Avenue | CT16 | 19 | £352,995 | Mixed · new builds |
| 6 | Goldcrest Row | CT16 | 18 | £353,870 | Mixed · new builds |
| 7 | Newlands | CT16 | 16 | £300,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Archers Court Road | CT16 | 12 | £417,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Alison Crescent | CT16 | 12 | £304,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Whinchat Rise | CT16 | 11 | £408,750 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 11 | Sandwich Road | CT16 | 11 | £375,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Beauxfield | CT16 | 11 | £370,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Ardent Road | CT16 | 11 | £270,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Nursery Lane | CT16 | 10 | £332,500 | Mixed |
| 15 | Arable Drive | CT16 | 10 | £322,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Bewsbury Cross Lane: £442,500
Green Close: £168,000
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.
Whitfield is the 67th most expensive of 87 towns in Kent
Whitfield 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.
Whitfield’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Dover.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | — | £310K | 97 | +29% |
| Guston | 1.7 | £280K | 11 | +29% |
| Dover | 1.8 | £219K | 392 | +48% |
| Eythorne | 3.1 | £330K | 20 | +26% |
| Sibertswold | 3.4 | £380K | 28 | +20% |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 3.7 | £403K | 27 | +15% |
| Kingsdown | 4.8 | £379K | 24 | +5% |
| Capel-le-Ferne | 5.2 | £350K | 21 | +40% |
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 Whitfield
What is the average house price in Whitfield?
The median home in Whitfield sold for £310,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 462 standard sales (£308,995 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £403,795, semi-detached houses £300,000, terraced houses £284,996 and flats and maisonettes £160,000.
Are house prices going up in Whitfield?
The median was £314,920 in 2025, up 3% on 2024 (£304,946), and £308,995 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 Whitfield each year?
97 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 156 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Whitfield?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Bewsbury Cross Lane (CT16, £442,500), Napchester Road (CT16, £425,000) and Archers Court Road (CT16, £417,500).
How much does a new build cost in Whitfield?
New homes sold for a median £321,095 over three years, against £300,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 33% of sales.
Is Whitfield expensive for Kent?
Whitfield is the 65th 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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