Kent, in numbers

Average home prices reached £347,000 in Kent.

Kent County Council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Kent’s county services cover coastal, rural and growing Thames-side communities. Medway is a separate council area. Bus links, growth-related infrastructure and support for families show why progress needs to be tracked locally, not treated as one county-wide outcome.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Kent County Council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £60,077 in August 1996; £346,904 in July 2026. 477.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £58,000 to £347,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £5,000 more per home (1.5% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Kent County Council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	58,220
February 1995	57,476
March 1995	57,552
April 1995	57,560
May 1995	57,855
June 1995	58,419
July 1995	58,549
August 1995	59,032
September 1995	58,860
October 1995	58,256
November 1995	57,847
December 1995	57,798
January 1996	58,050
February 1996	58,050
March 1996	57,623
April 1996	58,206
May 1996	58,277
June 1996	58,658
July 1996	59,144
August 1996	60,077
September 1996	60,609
October 1996	60,443
November 1996	60,352
December 1996	60,909
January 1997	61,144
February 1997	61,340
March 1997	61,783
April 1997	62,759
May 1997	63,924
June 1997	64,590
July 1997	65,250
August 1997	66,134
September 1997	67,419
October 1997	68,241
November 1997	68,941
December 1997	68,923
January 1998	69,020
February 1998	68,405
March 1998	69,128
April 1998	69,977
May 1998	71,922
June 1998	72,814
July 1998	73,265
August 1998	73,367
September 1998	73,570
October 1998	74,011
November 1998	74,111
December 1998	73,403
January 1999	73,653
February 1999	73,810
March 1999	74,715
April 1999	75,247
May 1999	76,156
June 1999	77,474
July 1999	78,790
August 1999	80,177
September 1999	81,727
October 1999	82,629
November 1999	83,806
December 1999	85,158
January 2000	86,482
February 2000	87,770
March 2000	88,764
April 2000	90,941
May 2000	92,657
June 2000	94,367
July 2000	95,398
August 2000	96,711
September 2000	97,692
October 2000	98,635
November 2000	98,740
December 2000	98,211
January 2001	98,166
February 2001	98,705
March 2001	99,941
April 2001	101,545
May 2001	103,340
June 2001	105,521
July 2001	106,966
August 2001	108,952
September 2001	110,125
October 2001	111,516
November 2001	112,010
December 2001	113,267
January 2002	114,504
February 2002	115,376
March 2002	116,494
April 2002	117,368
May 2002	120,472
June 2002	123,086
July 2002	127,287
August 2002	130,332
September 2002	133,850
October 2002	136,110
November 2002	138,777
December 2002	141,186
January 2003	143,849
February 2003	145,261
March 2003	146,555
April 2003	147,745
May 2003	149,873
June 2003	151,964
July 2003	154,195
August 2003	156,021
September 2003	156,164
October 2003	156,961
November 2003	157,951
December 2003	161,130
January 2004	162,638
February 2004	164,391
March 2004	165,033
April 2004	166,932
May 2004	169,315
June 2004	172,123
July 2004	175,124
August 2004	176,388
September 2004	178,085
October 2004	179,213
November 2004	181,157
December 2004	180,462
January 2005	179,078
February 2005	177,841
March 2005	177,960
April 2005	178,491
May 2005	179,082
June 2005	180,114
July 2005	182,299
August 2005	182,946
September 2005	184,493
October 2005	183,146
November 2005	183,668
December 2005	182,820
January 2006	183,777
February 2006	184,551
March 2006	184,827
April 2006	186,701
May 2006	188,470
June 2006	191,142
July 2006	192,636
August 2006	193,043
September 2006	194,319
October 2006	194,675
November 2006	196,082
December 2006	196,628
January 2007	198,388
February 2007	199,404
March 2007	200,715
April 2007	201,040
May 2007	203,828
June 2007	206,167
July 2007	209,372
August 2007	210,650
September 2007	212,087
October 2007	213,206
November 2007	214,239
December 2007	215,585
January 2008	214,888
February 2008	212,772
March 2008	209,759
April 2008	209,383
May 2008	208,949
June 2008	208,865
July 2008	206,973
August 2008	203,887
September 2008	200,442
October 2008	193,781
November 2008	188,150
December 2008	183,305
January 2009	180,194
February 2009	177,709
March 2009	174,386
April 2009	174,266
May 2009	175,040
June 2009	177,759
July 2009	179,355
August 2009	182,407
September 2009	185,411
October 2009	188,305
November 2009	189,660
December 2009	189,122
January 2010	190,211
February 2010	192,226
March 2010	193,090
April 2010	193,692
May 2010	192,800
June 2010	195,213
July 2010	197,015
August 2010	199,553
September 2010	200,274
October 2010	198,720
November 2010	196,549
December 2010	194,680
January 2011	194,201
February 2011	193,679
March 2011	191,383
April 2011	190,230
May 2011	189,834
June 2011	191,749
July 2011	192,822
August 2011	192,836
September 2011	192,825
October 2011	192,423
November 2011	193,532
December 2011	193,825
January 2012	193,035
February 2012	190,916
March 2012	190,075
April 2012	191,225
May 2012	193,557
June 2012	194,794
July 2012	196,854
August 2012	198,697
September 2012	199,975
October 2012	198,835
November 2012	197,419
December 2012	197,689
January 2013	198,021
February 2013	197,908
March 2013	197,703
April 2013	198,111
May 2013	199,673
June 2013	199,681
July 2013	201,732
August 2013	203,379
September 2013	205,254
October 2013	205,600
November 2013	206,261
December 2013	207,928
January 2014	209,786
February 2014	211,169
March 2014	212,351
April 2014	214,135
May 2014	217,031
June 2014	220,161
July 2014	223,205
August 2014	225,531
September 2014	227,892
October 2014	229,827
November 2014	231,039
December 2014	231,093
January 2015	231,079
February 2015	230,615
March 2015	230,807
April 2015	231,854
May 2015	235,078
June 2015	238,037
July 2015	241,793
August 2015	244,434
September 2015	247,590
October 2015	248,723
November 2015	249,485
December 2015	252,196
January 2016	254,742
February 2016	257,587
March 2016	260,580
April 2016	261,771
May 2016	264,533
June 2016	264,847
July 2016	269,031
August 2016	272,279
September 2016	274,081
October 2016	274,643
November 2016	274,239
December 2016	275,810
January 2017	277,677
February 2017	278,193
March 2017	278,288
April 2017	277,700
May 2017	279,185
June 2017	281,886
July 2017	285,266
August 2017	287,912
September 2017	288,985
October 2017	288,540
November 2017	288,414
December 2017	290,375
January 2018	292,081
February 2018	293,573
March 2018	292,399
April 2018	293,333
May 2018	292,573
June 2018	295,085
July 2018	295,519
August 2018	297,811
September 2018	299,231
October 2018	300,226
November 2018	299,424
December 2018	296,555
January 2019	295,221
February 2019	294,381
March 2019	293,774
April 2019	291,775
May 2019	293,407
June 2019	294,041
July 2019	296,161
August 2019	296,581
September 2019	298,573
October 2019	298,798
November 2019	298,397
December 2019	297,142
January 2020	297,278
February 2020	294,778
March 2020	294,470
April 2020	294,572
May 2020	296,959
June 2020	298,564
July 2020	299,644
August 2020	301,716
September 2020	303,907
October 2020	306,495
November 2020	309,067
December 2020	311,052
January 2021	311,263
February 2021	310,780
March 2021	312,037
April 2021	313,272
May 2021	314,262
June 2021	317,385
July 2021	317,370
August 2021	319,747
September 2021	323,032
October 2021	325,752
November 2021	328,433
December 2021	326,931
January 2022	333,572
February 2022	337,093
March 2022	340,392
April 2022	340,813
May 2022	343,656
June 2022	346,096
July 2022	350,021
August 2022	355,010
September 2022	357,746
October 2022	361,035
November 2022	360,681
December 2022	360,423
January 2023	358,424
February 2023	356,517
March 2023	355,881
April 2023	352,199
May 2023	349,702
June 2023	347,367
July 2023	348,819
August 2023	349,580
September 2023	349,088
October 2023	347,562
November 2023	345,522
December 2023	341,641
January 2024	337,835
February 2024	335,333
March 2024	334,827
April 2024	334,282
May 2024	335,076
June 2024	335,984
July 2024	338,834
August 2024	341,902
September 2024	345,831
October 2024	347,779
November 2024	345,949
December 2024	345,547
January 2025	344,585
February 2025	344,941
March 2025	345,802
April 2025	343,558
May 2025	340,546
June 2025	339,002
July 2025	341,864
August 2025	347,142
September 2025	346,954
October 2025	347,610
November 2025	346,751
December 2025	347,558
January 2026	347,002
February 2026	345,069
March 2026	343,700
April 2026	343,847
May 2026	345,610
June 2026	346,341
July 2026	346,904

Source →

People living in the area

1,652,769

Mid-2025 · Kent County Council area

Show the workings

Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£347,000

July 2026 · Kent County Council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £346,904.

Homes in the local authority area

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Find the story where you live

Ashford Borough Council

Ashford →

Ashford’s town-centre programme links empty buildings and land with proposed council homes, public routes and cleaner energy. These are different projects at different stages. Planning applications for the Civic Centre and Tanyard do not mean homes are ready, and the proposed changes at Elwick Place still need a confirmed agreement.

£348,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Ashford local authority area

39 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Canterbury City Council

Canterbury →

Canterbury is improving its public spaces while facing a separate housing challenge. The district’s housing plan seeks more suitable homes, and Wincheap is one potential location; proposals and completed homes must be kept distinct.

£337,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Canterbury local authority area

21 wards · 5 reviewed project records

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Dartford Borough Council

Dartford →

Dartford has completed several town-centre street improvements, while further phases and Greenhithe’s medical centre have separate delivery steps. Infrastructure funding also reaches Stone’s recreation ground. The borough needs to show what is open, what is funded and what still needs approval, alongside access for residents during works.

£348,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Dartford local authority area

20 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Dover District Council

Dover →

Dover’s Bench building and restored Maison Dieu are open, providing places for education, work, events and heritage. Housing renewal has a different task: improving the condition and energy use of council homes across Dover, Deal, Sandwich and other settlements. The housing programme also identifies flood risk that needs property-specific action.

£278,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Dover local authority area

17 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Gravesham Borough Council

Gravesham →

Gravesham has received completed modular homes for single people experiencing homelessness, while larger schemes at Milton Place and St Columba’s Close are still being built. The new Cascades Leisure Centre has a separate preparation programme. Housing and leisure benefits should be judged through occupation and usable services, not construction announcements alone.

£345,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Gravesham local authority area

17 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone →

Maidstone has delivered The Heathers community centre and homes in Park Wood, while a new low-cost food hub at Blackthorn responds to household pressure. Longer-term plans for Heathlands and neighbourhood investment in Park Wood and Senacre are still being shaped. Completed facilities, community priorities and proposed development need separate progress measures.

£353,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Maidstone local authority area

22 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Sevenoaks District Council

Sevenoaks →

Sevenoaks district’s programme reaches Swanley and Edenbridge as well as Sevenoaks town. White Oak’s housing is being built, Spitals Cross combines affordable homes with community facilities, and Edenbridge’s leisure centre has an approved renewal programme. The larger Sevenoaks town-centre scheme is still before detailed design and planning.

£539,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Sevenoaks local authority area

26 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Folkestone and Hythe →

Folkestone’s new Lower Leas play area and Greatstone’s Changing Tides centre provide facilities now. Town-centre street works, Folca’s future uses and repairs to the storm-damaged Mermaid Beach walkway are at different stages. The district story must include Romney Marsh and coastal access, not only central Folkestone.

£303,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Folkestone and Hythe local authority area

13 wards · 5 reviewed project records

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Swale Borough Council

Swale →

Swale’s projects address different needs on Sheppey and in Sittingbourne and Faversham. Beachfields is being expanded, a new programme mixes walking and cycling designs with practical improvements, and Sheppey East has a long-term resident-led investment process. An allocated budget or a finished outer building is not the same as a service being ready.

£299,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Swale local authority area

24 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Thanet District Council

Thanet →

Thanet combines long-running work to restore empty homes with major heritage and neighbourhood investment. Cliftonville’s Edgar Road scheme still depends on grant funding, while Ramsgate’s Clock House needs a funded museum offer after building restoration. The Ramsgate neighbourhood programme has its own town boundary; it is not a fund for all of Thanet.

£270,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Thanet local authority area

23 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Tonbridge and Malling →

Tonbridge and Malling’s needs extend beyond Tonbridge town centre. Blue Bell Hill’s proposed temporary homes respond to a shortage in the north of the borough. In Tonbridge, the replacement Angel Centre is still in design and planning, while completed castle repairs and planned leisure heating improvements need continued upkeep and clear results.

£408,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Tonbridge and Malling local authority area

19 wards · 4 reviewed project records

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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Tunbridge Wells →

Tunbridge Wells borough includes Cranbrook, Paddock Wood and rural communities as well as Royal Tunbridge Wells. Its three leisure centres have transferred to a new operator. Other work is at earlier stages: Cranbrook’s community centre is being planned, temporary homes are being acquired, and Royal Victoria Place has separate building and solar projects.

£456,000 · Average home priceJuly 2026 · Tunbridge Wells local authority area

14 wards · 5 reviewed project records

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Use the delivered Dover fleet as a starting point

Electric buses have been introduced through a council and operator partnership.

People benefit when cleaner vehicles also provide useful reliable journeys.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Connect new homes with usable alternatives to driving

The Bean Road scheme responds to congestion around a growing area.

Residents need complete links to destinations, not infrastructure in isolation.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Make family support easier to navigate

Families First is intended to join services around the family.

Fewer hand-offs could improve access if agencies work together.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Whitfield, Dover and Dover Priory

Electric buses introduced on Dover Fastrack

The council reports the introduction of the new electric fleet.

Fleet introduction confirmed in February 2026 · evidence dated 2026-02-17

Responsible body: Kent County Council, Dover District Council and Stagecoach South East

What the source says: The launch involved the county, district council and operator. Electric vehicles are distinct from service frequency and reliability.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Kent welcomes Dover’s first fully electric bus fleet →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the delivered Dover fleet as a starting point →

How to track delivery →

Whitecliffe, Bluewater and the Ebbsfleet growth area

Bean Road bus, walking and cycling link

A proposed underpass links Whitecliffe and Bluewater as part of Fastrack.

Planning permission and contractor appointment recorded; completed underpass not verified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Kent County Council

What the source says: The council records increased costs and dedicated bus-infrastructure funding. The published construction timetable is a forecast.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Bean Road Fastrack Scheme →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Connect new homes with usable alternatives to driving →

Keep the underpass cost and benefit case current →

Make room for homes people can afford →

How to track delivery →

Kent County Council area

Families First support reform

The council approved implementation of a model joining family help and safeguarding services.

Implementation decision recorded in August 2026; outcomes not yet established · evidence dated 2026-08-07

Responsible body: Kent County Council

What the source says: The decision describes collaboration with health, police and education partners. Formal approval does not demonstrate improved family outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Families First Partnership Programme implementation decision →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make family support easier to navigate →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

12 district areas to explore

Ward comparisons sit with each district. Choose your council area to see its neighbourhood figures and local projects.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.