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Thanet house prices

Average sold prices for Thanet, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£267,616
Annual change
-0.6%
Homes sold, March 2026
114
England average
£292,095

The average property in Thanet sold for £267,616 in May 2026, down 0.6% on the year. That is about 8% below the England average of £292,095. 114 homes sold in Thanet in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Thanet ended the period broadly where it started, peaking at £275,121 in October 2025.

£275,121 £261,516
June 2025May 2026

Peak £275,121 in October 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Thanet at £479,912, 204% above flat or maisonette at £157,874. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 3.7%.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£479,912Broadly flat
Semi-detached£326,712+0.8%
Terraced£258,300Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette£157,874-3.7%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Thanet paid £100,126 less than people who already owned, a gap of 44%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£226,017-0.8%
Former owner-occupier£326,143Broadly flat

By funding status

Cash buyers in Thanet paid 4% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 35% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£261,173-0.9%22
Mortgage£271,481Broadly flat41

By property status

New builds in Thanet sold for 18% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£306,423-2.6%
Existing property£260,376-4.2%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£267,616-0.6%n/a
April 2026£264,828-3.3%n/a
March 2026£261,516-4.2%114
February 2026£264,030-3.3%133
January 2026£263,745-3.1%110
December 2025£267,760-2.5%153
November 2025£269,989Broadly flat168
October 2025£275,121Broadly flat217
September 2025£273,312-0.7%160
August 2025£271,363-1.7%201
July 2025£265,429-2.6%170
June 2025£266,556-0.9%153
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.