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Past price cycles in Swale

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 8 times since 1995. The deepest began in November 2007.

Deepest fall
−22.3%
Recovery from the low
64 months

Prices in Swale and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Swale
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodSwaleUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026562.3534.7
Jul 2026566.8532.9
Jun 2026567.0530.1
May 2026560.6533.1
Apr 2026551.5530.6
Mar 2026547.6526.0
Feb 2026545.1527.6
Jan 2026551.8526.4
Dec 2025552.8524.8
Nov 2025553.1529.6
Oct 2025551.1528.4
Sep 2025549.4527.8
Aug 2025559.0529.8
Jul 2025549.2526.5
Jun 2025541.3522.4
May 2025537.7517.1
Apr 2025541.7509.5
Mar 2025548.1524.8
Feb 2025548.3518.5
Jan 2025552.0518.8
Dec 2024554.9517.0
Nov 2024556.8518.0
Oct 2024555.2519.4
Sep 2024546.6518.4
Aug 2024541.2519.1
Jul 2024540.0514.0
Jun 2024544.8508.3
May 2024536.2506.3
Apr 2024535.8502.2
Mar 2024534.7499.5
Feb 2024542.7498.6
Jan 2024548.5501.2
Dec 2023550.3501.6
Nov 2023544.2505.9
Oct 2023539.8509.4
Sep 2023552.3511.7
Aug 2023562.1514.2
Jul 2023576.5511.4
Jun 2023563.6505.8
May 2023564.6503.9
Apr 2023551.9502.2
Mar 2023562.8501.1
Feb 2023562.3506.8
Jan 2023578.0511.0
Dec 2022581.6515.4
Nov 2022584.4519.5
Oct 2022582.4520.3
Sep 2022573.4520.3
Aug 2022568.5519.2
Jul 2022557.9514.8
Jun 2022550.2505.4
May 2022545.5499.4
Apr 2022537.8493.8
Mar 2022537.8488.0
Feb 2022535.5486.2
Jan 2022532.4485.7
Dec 2021528.9480.1
Nov 2021526.5477.7
Oct 2021519.3468.5
Sep 2021502.6480.5
Aug 2021500.3466.8
Jul 2021495.6453.1
Jun 2021502.4475.4
May 2021497.6451.4
Apr 2021496.8448.4
Mar 2021493.3455.2
Feb 2021495.9448.6
Jan 2021501.1447.3
Dec 2020506.5447.3
Nov 2020497.8443.9
Oct 2020486.7439.4
Sep 2020480.3435.7
Aug 2020480.5431.1
Jul 2020487.6426.9
Jun 2020480.2423.4
May 2020471.4417.6
Apr 2020458.9415.5
Mar 2020458.3419.7
Feb 2020462.0416.0
Jan 2020470.1418.4
Dec 2019476.4418.1
Nov 2019479.6418.7
Oct 2019485.2420.2
Sep 2019479.9421.3
Aug 2019473.7421.0
Jul 2019468.4419.6
Jun 2019467.7415.0
May 2019470.1413.2
Apr 2019468.7412.6
Mar 2019471.1409.7
Feb 2019470.7410.8
Jan 2019477.0411.8
Dec 2018479.1414.4
Nov 2018484.2415.3
Oct 2018484.9417.1
Sep 2018480.6417.5
Aug 2018479.5418.3
Jul 2018472.7417.0
Jun 2018479.3411.9
May 2018475.6409.2
Apr 2018472.6407.5
Mar 2018463.1403.7
Feb 2018460.1406.1
Jan 2018457.6405.0
Dec 2017466.7406.5
Nov 2017466.2404.9
Oct 2017470.1406.0
Sep 2017457.5405.7
Aug 2017454.3407.2
Jul 2017441.8405.4
Jun 2017445.1400.2
May 2017445.9396.8
Apr 2017448.1394.4
Mar 2017445.0388.3
Feb 2017436.3389.1
Jan 2017431.7388.3
Dec 2016424.1388.7
Nov 2016419.5388.0
Oct 2016419.6386.2
Sep 2016420.6387.5
Aug 2016422.2388.1
Jul 2016423.5388.1
Jun 2016416.5384.0
May 2016417.0380.4
Apr 2016407.8376.0
Mar 2016403.5374.6
Feb 2016394.1370.8
Jan 2016390.2370.6
Dec 2015387.9369.6
Nov 2015384.6368.4
Oct 2015380.2365.6
Sep 2015379.7365.1
Aug 2015375.8364.3
Jul 2015371.5361.0
Jun 2015363.9355.0
May 2015360.7352.3
Apr 2015360.0348.5
Mar 2015357.9345.5
Feb 2015354.6344.2
Jan 2015355.4343.9
Dec 2014360.3345.7
Nov 2014362.5344.9
Oct 2014360.3346.1
Sep 2014353.5346.6
Aug 2014350.2346.2
Jul 2014344.1342.2
Jun 2014336.7337.5
May 2014334.3334.6
Apr 2014332.1331.1
Mar 2014333.9323.9
Feb 2014335.8322.7
Jan 2014328.4321.4
Dec 2013326.3321.0
Nov 2013319.2318.1
Oct 2013318.5316.4
Sep 2013312.8317.7
Aug 2013307.9317.4
Jul 2013308.5314.9
Jun 2013312.3311.4
May 2013314.2308.9
Apr 2013308.5307.3
Mar 2013305.3304.3
Feb 2013302.3302.5
Jan 2013307.1302.5
Dec 2012301.1304.6
Nov 2012298.7305.3
Oct 2012301.8305.0
Sep 2012306.0307.2
Aug 2012303.1308.3
Jul 2012304.2307.9
Jun 2012308.0306.7
May 2012311.6303.8
Apr 2012300.6302.8
Mar 2012296.0299.3
Feb 2012298.1298.5
Jan 2012308.8299.3
Dec 2011310.2301.3
Nov 2011301.6302.6
Oct 2011294.1302.5
Sep 2011291.0305.8
Aug 2011298.6306.6
Jul 2011303.5306.4
Jun 2011303.5302.6
May 2011301.7302.1
Apr 2011294.7303.4
Mar 2011296.4298.8
Feb 2011301.2300.2
Jan 2011305.1301.8
Dec 2010304.1304.3
Nov 2010304.7304.9
Oct 2010304.1308.5
Sep 2010308.7312.0
Aug 2010311.8312.8
Jul 2010314.0312.8
Jun 2010306.0309.7
May 2010292.6308.2
Apr 2010295.9306.7
Mar 2010301.7302.8
Feb 2010311.8302.8
Jan 2010306.9302.1
Dec 2009300.1303.2
Nov 2009293.1301.2
Oct 2009291.2300.2
Sep 2009292.6298.2
Aug 2009291.4295.9
Jul 2009287.5293.0
Jun 2009282.9287.8
May 2009275.4285.0
Apr 2009270.0281.1
Mar 2009280.4278.6
Feb 2009292.4280.3
Jan 2009303.9283.6
Dec 2008298.5290.3
Nov 2008302.2294.8
Oct 2008309.3303.4
Sep 2008323.0309.6
Aug 2008335.0317.6
Jul 2008338.6324.4
Jun 2008336.9328.0
May 2008328.4332.4
Apr 2008331.0330.4
Mar 2008333.5329.8
Feb 2008342.6332.2
Jan 2008340.0335.1
Dec 2007344.6341.3
Nov 2007347.6341.8
Oct 2007343.2342.0
Sep 2007345.4342.8
Aug 2007333.0342.3
Jul 2007338.6340.4
Jun 2007326.1336.1
May 2007328.7332.5
Apr 2007324.7328.7
Mar 2007329.4322.2
Feb 2007325.7319.8
Jan 2007325.5318.8
Dec 2006319.5319.0
Nov 2006321.2315.0
Oct 2006317.3313.4
Sep 2006320.7311.6
Aug 2006317.5310.3
Jul 2006317.6307.7
Jun 2006306.5303.4
May 2006304.7300.5
Apr 2006299.7297.7
Mar 2006307.2291.4
Feb 2006304.4289.0
Jan 2006306.8288.6
Dec 2005304.6289.0
Nov 2005302.7287.4
Oct 2005303.8286.6
Sep 2005307.3287.1
Aug 2005304.6287.6
Jul 2005298.7286.4
Jun 2005288.8282.8
May 2005290.5280.6
Apr 2005290.1277.6
Mar 2005294.5273.7
Feb 2005296.1271.5
Jan 2005296.7271.7
Dec 2004296.5271.9
Nov 2004294.5273.9
Oct 2004291.5274.3
Sep 2004290.7272.3
Aug 2004287.6272.8
Jul 2004286.4269.7
Jun 2004280.0264.1
May 2004273.7259.5
Apr 2004268.4256.4
Mar 2004267.2245.3
Feb 2004269.0244.7
Jan 2004270.2247.1
Dec 2003265.0245.6
Nov 2003257.4240.9
Oct 2003253.8243.6
Sep 2003251.0239.4
Aug 2003253.2240.2
Jul 2003252.4236.0
Jun 2003250.9231.9
May 2003246.4231.4
Apr 2003238.0233.0
Mar 2003237.8227.6
Feb 2003232.1222.8
Jan 2003233.6225.2
Dec 2002225.7226.8
Nov 2002221.7219.5
Oct 2002218.1217.3
Sep 2002213.1215.7
Aug 2002212.3210.6
Jul 2002205.0206.0
Jun 2002198.8204.4
May 2002192.7196.4
Apr 2002186.2191.4
Mar 2002184.6188.9
Feb 2002181.1182.5
Jan 2002180.3176.1
Dec 2001180.7176.7
Nov 2001178.2176.7
Oct 2001177.0176.7
Sep 2001172.0180.3
Aug 2001170.0180.3
Jul 2001166.9180.3
Jun 2001166.9174.1
May 2001162.9174.1
Apr 2001160.2174.1
Mar 2001154.8168.0
Feb 2001152.8168.0
Jan 2001150.5168.0
Dec 2000153.8168.9
Nov 2000154.7168.9
Oct 2000155.0168.9
Sep 2000151.4164.0
Aug 2000151.5164.0
Jul 2000147.7164.0
Jun 2000145.4161.0
May 2000140.9161.0
Apr 2000140.5161.0
Mar 2000140.2152.6
Feb 2000140.7152.6
Jan 2000142.0152.6
Dec 1999138.7148.8
Nov 1999136.8148.8
Oct 1999131.7148.8
Sep 1999131.9145.1
Aug 1999131.6145.1
Jul 1999133.4145.1
Jun 1999130.4137.1
May 1999127.5137.1
Apr 1999121.7137.1
Mar 1999120.6131.5
Feb 1999118.9131.5
Jan 1999119.9131.5
Dec 1998120.4130.7
Nov 1998123.1130.7
Oct 1998121.8130.7
Sep 1998118.2131.3
Aug 1998116.3131.3
Jul 1998118.4131.3
Jun 1998117.1125.8
May 1998115.7125.8
Apr 1998111.2125.8
Mar 1998113.6119.5
Feb 1998111.8119.5
Jan 1998113.5119.5
Dec 1997112.4116.5
Nov 1997117.0116.5
Oct 1997115.0116.5
Sep 1997112.2117.4
Aug 1997106.5117.4
Jul 1997107.5117.4
Jun 1997108.3111.7
May 1997106.2111.7
Apr 1997103.6111.7
Mar 1997103.2109.5
Feb 1997103.3109.5
Jan 1997101.8109.5
Dec 1996100.1108.0
Nov 199698.8108.0
Oct 199699.2108.0
Sep 199699.2106.2
Aug 1996100.0106.2
Jul 199699.4106.2
Jun 199698.7102.2
May 199697.2102.2
Apr 199695.8102.2
Mar 199695.9102.1
Feb 199698.6102.1
Jan 199698.8102.1
Dec 199596.6100.6
Nov 199592.7100.6
Oct 199595.4100.6
Sep 199598.1102.0
Aug 1995103.2102.0
Jul 1995102.1102.0
Jun 1995100.9101.1
May 199596.7101.1
Apr 199596.8101.1
Mar 199597.4100.0
Feb 199599.6100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
January 1995May 1995−3.3%41
August 1995November 1995−10.1%315
November 1997April 1998−5.0%52
November 1998February 1999−3.4%33
November 2007April 2009−22.3%1764
October 2018June 2019−3.6%84
October 2019March 2020−5.5%54
November 2022March 2024−8.5%16Not yet

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Swale

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £292,849 and £330,477 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£311,663
Chance of a rise
85%

At the average sale price, a home costs £296,578. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,368 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
43%

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
£1,127
Owning per month
£1,396

46.2% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
500
Per 1,000 residents
3.1

Figures for United Kingdom: Swale 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%

In 2025 the population grew by 1,996 while 340 homes were finished: 5.9 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
5.9
Population change, 2025
+1,996

6.3% of the 66,200 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
6.3%
Empty homes
4,155

In 2025, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
8%