House prices in CT5 2 (Whitstable)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'CT5 2' (Whitstable) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.


Defining 'CT5 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "CT5 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Whitstable.

You can click on the map labels to change to a neighbouring sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Whitstable is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 20, St Swithins Road, Whitstable, sold for £710,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 125 square metres, the price per sqm is £5,680.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,700-£5,000, £5,000-£5,300, £5,300-£5,600 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 187 sales in Whitstable (CT5 2) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Whitstable
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Whitstable

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Whitstable (CT5 2). Of the 187 transactions, half were sold for between £4,420 and £6,220 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'CT5 2' is £5,340. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £6,220 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Whitstable

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Whitstable. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Whitstable
House price heatmap for Whitstable

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'CT5 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
CT5 1 Whitstable £4,340 sqm £5,000 sqm £5,730 sqm
CT5 3 Chestfield £3,730 sqm £4,420 sqm £5,260 sqm
CT5 4 Whitstable £4,100 sqm £4,990 sqm £5,760 sqm
CT5 2 Whitstable £4,420 sqm £5,340 sqm £6,220 sqm

Will Whitstable house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for CT5 2 (Whitstable) compared with both the wider area CT5 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Whitstable,Whitstable
House price trends for Whitstable

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent CT5 2 sales
Recent trends for Whitstable

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Whitstable to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Whitstable and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Tankerton Road, Whitstable, CT5 2A 83 sqm £4,686 38
Queens Road, Whitstable, CT5 2J 121 sqm £4,912 22
Herne Bay Road, Whitstable, CT5 2L 99 sqm £4,846 22
Marine Parade, Whitstable, CT5 2B 117 sqm £6,483 21
Graystone Road, Whitstable, CT5 2J 102 sqm £5,393 20
Russell Drive, Whitstable, CT5 2R 67 sqm £5,254 17
Fitzroy Road, Whitstable, CT5 2L 95 sqm £5,294 16
St Johns Road, Whitstable, CT5 2R 82 sqm £4,606 16

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Raw data

Our analysis of Whitstable is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
20, St Swithins Rd, Whitstable £710,000
May-2024
125 5,680
Flat 15 The Barges, Tower Parade, Whitstable £320,000
Apr-2024
82 3,902
74, St Johns Rd, Whitstable £450,000
Apr-2024
95 4,736

See the entire list of all sales in Whitstable (CT5 2) here.

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