Photo: Hywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Kingswood sell for a median £935,000
That is the middle of 149 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 2.9 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.
57% of Kingswood’s sales are detached houses
149 homes sold in three years: 85 detached houses, 13 semi-detached houses, 24 terraced houses and 27 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 85 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £1.2M–£2.2M
- Last 12 months
- £1.3M15 sold
median sale · 13 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £640K–£810K
- Last 12 months
- £750K5 sold
median sale · 24 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £470K–£720K
- Last 12 months
- £460K6 sold
median sale · 27 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £300K–£515K
- Last 12 months
- £395K5 sold
Mostly detached: 57% 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 Kingswood’s homes sold for between £585K and £1.6M
One sale in ten was under £368K and one in ten over £2.6M. 2% sold for under £250K.
The median, £935,000, sits in the £750K–1M band
149 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 2.9 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £272,500 in 1995 to £785,000 in the last 12 months (£920,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
31 sales in the last 12 months, against 119 in 2014, the busiest year, and 38 in 2009. Sales fell by 54% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 10%.
Kingswood costs more than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Kingswood, 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 | £315K | £573K | £815K | £978K | £1.3M | £1.3M | £1.3M |
| Semi-detached houses | £87K | £230K | £340K | — | — | — | £750K |
| Terraced houses | £75K | £135K | — | — | £345K | £405K | £460K |
| Flats and maisonettes | — | £425K | £320K | £320K | £495K | £384K | £395K |
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
240 new homes have been sold in Kingswood since 1995; the share peaked at 40% in 2013.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £710,000
against £968,760 for a home sold on, 27% less, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
18% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Kingswood. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Woodland Way is Kingswood’s busiest street, with 18 sales in three years
12 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 4 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 | Woodland Way | KT20 | 18 | £1,824,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | St Monicas Road | KT20 | 14 | £476,000 | Mostly flats |
| 3 | Station Yard | KT20 | 11 | £700,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Waterhouse Lane | KT20 | 10 | £343,750 | Mostly flats |
| 5 | Forest Drive | KT20 | 8 | £1,202,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Beechen Lane | KT20 | 8 | £460,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Furze Hill | KT20 | 7 | £825,000 | Mixed |
| 8 | Chipstead Lane | KT20 | 7 | £585,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | The Chase | KT20 | 6 | £2,052,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | The Glade | KT20 | 6 | £1,550,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Warren Drive | KT20 | 5 | £2,900,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Brighton Road | KT20 | 5 | £395,000 | Mostly flats |
Warren Drive: £2,900,000
Waterhouse Lane: £343,750
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 8.4 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.
Kingswood is the 3rd most expensive of 66 towns in Surrey
Kingswood is one of Surrey’s dearest towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Surrey with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Kingswood’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Tadworth and Epsom Downs, Banstead and Chipstead and Woodmansterne.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood | — | £935K | 31 | −2% |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 1.4 | £587K | 285 | +25% |
| Lower Kingswood | 1.4 | £543K | 22 | +37% |
| Banstead | 2.3 | £600K | 104 | +30% |
| Langley Vale | 2.4 | £625K | 22 | +17% |
| Hooley | 2.5 | £489K | 8 | +45% |
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 2.5 | £625K | 56 | +32% |
| Netherne on-the-Hill | 3.1 | £520K | 20 | +26% |
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 Kingswood
What is the average house price in Kingswood?
The median home in Kingswood sold for £935,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 149 standard sales (£785,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £1,475,000, semi-detached houses £715,000, terraced houses £607,500 and flats and maisonettes £367,500.
Are house prices going up in Kingswood?
The median was £950,000 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£935,000), and £785,000 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 Kingswood each year?
31 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 64 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Kingswood?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Warren Drive (KT20, £2,900,000), The Chase (KT20, £2,052,500) and Woodland Way (KT20, £1,824,000).
How much does a new build cost in Kingswood?
New homes sold for a median £710,000 over three years, against £968,760 for homes sold on. New builds were 3.4% of sales.
Is Kingswood expensive for Surrey?
Kingswood is the 3rd most expensive of 66 towns of 2,500 or more in Surrey 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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