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House prices in Medway: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £286,219 and £310,651 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £298,435
- Chance of a rise
- 53%
Medway: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Medway
- South East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | Medway | South East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £298,435 (£286,219–£310,651) | £383,466 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £298,378 (£286,959–£309,797) | £383,173 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £298,322 (£287,705–£308,938) | £382,880 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £298,265 (£288,457–£308,073) | £382,588 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £298,209 (£289,217–£307,200) | £382,295 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £298,152 (£289,987–£306,317) | £382,002 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £298,096 (£290,771–£305,420) | £381,709 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £298,039 (£291,575–£304,504) | £381,417 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £297,983 (£292,406–£303,560) | £381,124 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £297,926 (£293,281–£302,572) | £380,831 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £297,870 (£294,234–£301,506) | £380,538 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £297,813 (£295,358–£300,269) | £380,246 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £297,757 | £379,953 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £298,491 | £380,375 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £296,211 | £378,890 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £295,823 | £381,519 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £297,692 | £379,342 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £300,467 | £378,202 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £297,963 | £378,018 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £295,878 | £379,593 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £294,248 | £374,984 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £294,308 | £379,283 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £294,901 | £382,074 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £295,220 | £379,765 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £296,186 | £383,045 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £295,370 | £380,195 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £292,923 | £379,262 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £293,955 | £376,656 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £294,126 | £375,519 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £296,497 | £381,452 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £292,516 | £380,137 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £290,872 | £381,267 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £287,949 | £378,958 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £287,379 | £377,413 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £287,221 | £381,155 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £287,112 | £380,519 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £286,305 | £381,897 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £283,970 | £377,066 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £279,806 | £373,083 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £277,224 | £372,808 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £277,367 | £369,214 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £277,584 | £366,875 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £280,717 | £367,789 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £283,858 | £369,326 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £289,309 | £367,572 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £292,210 | £375,344 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £293,186 | £377,965 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £292,804 | £379,338 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £293,088 | £381,601 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £291,833 | £381,968 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £288,290 | £377,848 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £286,816 | £377,989 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £288,034 | £379,543 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £297,382 | £380,362 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £301,130 | £383,401 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £302,237 | £387,727 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £301,693 | £388,158 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £301,773 | £389,960 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £302,040 | £391,862 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £298,823 | £391,553 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £297,602 | £390,701 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £291,612 | £387,054 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £288,493 | £380,603 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £283,670 | £376,100 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £283,861 | £370,658 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £281,844 | £369,755 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £280,989 | £367,655 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £278,749 | £368,184 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £273,357 | £362,713 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £272,582 | £360,386 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £269,753 | £354,140 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £266,788 | £361,613 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £297,926 | £293,281 – £302,572 | 52% | 25% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £297,983 | £292,406 – £303,560 | 52% | 23% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £298,435 | £286,219 – £310,651 | 53% | 15% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for Medway
At the average sale price, a home costs £297,757. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,374 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 42%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,235
- Owning per month
- £1,402
9.1% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 410
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.4
Figures for United Kingdom: Medway has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −22.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 61 months
In 2025 the population grew by 927 while 420 homes were finished: 2.2 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.2
- Population change, 2025
- +927
5.0% of the 117,443 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.0%
- Empty homes
- 5,850
In 2025, 5% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 5%