House prices in ME10 1 (Sittingbourne)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'ME10 1' (Sittingbourne) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'ME10 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "ME10 1", 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 Sittingbourne.

You can click on the map to change 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 Sittingbourne 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. 118, College Road, Sittingbourne, sold for £525,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 171 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,070.

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. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 268 sales in Sittingbourne (ME10 1) that took place in the last two years.

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

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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 Sittingbourne (ME10 1). Of the 268 transactions, half were sold for between £3,230 and £4,520 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'ME10 1' is £3,810. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,520 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 Sittingbourne

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 Sittingbourne. 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 Sittingbourne
House price heatmap for Sittingbourne

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'ME10 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
ME10 4 Sittingbourne £2,960 sqm £3,540 sqm £4,000 sqm
ME10 5 Sittingbourne £3,080 sqm £3,660 sqm £4,200 sqm
ME10 3 Sittingbourne £3,000 sqm £3,390 sqm £4,030 sqm
ME10 2 Kemsley £3,080 sqm £3,720 sqm £4,200 sqm
ME10 1 Sittingbourne £3,230 sqm £3,810 sqm £4,520 sqm

Will Sittingbourne 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 ME10 1 (Sittingbourne) compared with both the wider area ME10 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 Sittingbourne,Sittingbourne
House price trends for Sittingbourne

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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 ME10 1 sales
Recent trends for Sittingbourne

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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne 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
Barkers Court, Sittingbourne, ME10 1L 53 sqm £2,728 27
Sterling Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1S 81 sqm £4,424 22
Roseleigh Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1R 81 sqm £4,188 17
London Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1N 88 sqm £2,954 16
Park Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1E 100 sqm £2,936 14
Westerham Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1X 92 sqm £3,574 14
Sandford Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1P 71 sqm £4,690 13
Park Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 1R 134 sqm £4,283 13

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Raw data

Our analysis of Sittingbourne 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
118, College Rd, Sittingbourne £525,000
Jul-2024
171 3,070
10, Simpson Rd, Sittingbourne £245,000
Jul-2024
60 4,083
13, Nelson Walk, Sittingbourne £292,000
Jul-2024
84 3,476

See the entire list of all sales in Sittingbourne (ME10 1) here.

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