Typical 3-bedroom house£291kmost £238k–£341k
Houses per m²£3,375flats £2,363
Sold last year2961,889 in five years
Prices in Swale+3.3%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in ME12 sold for £291,291 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £238,207 and £340,885, for about 89 m² of space.
296 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in ME12 1 (£2,782) and the most in ME12 3 (£3,689).
Across Swale, prices are up 3.3% on a year ago and up 14.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,244 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,328 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £58,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.
Questions about ME12
Is ME12 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Swale are up 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (89% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (15.5% against 43.8%); 296 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in ME12?
A typical 3-bedroom house in ME12 sold for £291,291 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £238,207 and £340,885.
How many homes sell in ME12 each year?
296 homes sold in the last year and 1,889 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near ME12?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Minster in Sheppey Primary School, where 89% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near ME12?
For a 3-bedroom house, ME11 (£248k, 4 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.