Barrows Close, Birchington house prices are built from 127 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 29 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £79,000. Across the 10 years from 2006 to 2016 the median moved -13.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -31.8%.
Median price paid
£79,000
Change in cash, 2006–2016
-13.0%
Change in real terms
-31.8%
Median per m²
£1,591
HM Land Registry127 sales47 with floor areaLatest sale 29 May 2026
Section 01
How Barrows Close, Birchington prices moved
The chart tracks the median Barrows Close, Birchington house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2016. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | £27,000 | £59,953 |
| 2000s | 5 | £87,950 | £160,219 |
| 2010s | 3 | £79,000 | £111,390 |
The highest yearly median on record for Barrows Close, Birchington is £100,000 in 2006; the lowest is £26,750 in 1996. Across the full 21-year record the cash median has moved from £26,750 to £87,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £58,027, so the real change over the whole record is +109.3% — about +3.76% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: -13.0% in cash against -31.8% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Ferndale Court | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 35 Ferndale Court | 19 Dec 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £98,000 | £100,130 |
| 29 Ferndale Court | 19 Sep 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | £97,065 |
| 12 Ferndale Court | 18 Jul 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | £113,448 |
| 20 Ferndale Court | 29 Jun 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | £128,575 |
| 24 Ferndale Court | 21 Mar 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £108,046 |
| 14 Ferndale Court | 25 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | £150,616 |
| 18 Ferndale Court | 11 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £93,500 | £108,328 |
| 21 Ferndale Court | 16 Feb 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £144,823 |
| 5 Ferndale Court | 24 Sep 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £96,000 | £121,290 |
| 23 Ferndale Court | 10 Sep 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £96,500 | £121,922 |
| 11 Ferndale Court | 17 Mar 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £107,392 |
| 26 Ferndale Court | 15 Jan 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | £150,349 |
| 8 Ferndale Court | 26 Jun 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £148,898 |
| 15 Ferndale Court | 19 Mar 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £112,500 | £145,661 |
| 10 Ferndale Court | 19 Feb 2020 | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | £90,634 |
| 6 | 14 Feb 2020 | Detached | £335,000 | £433,747 |
| 32 Ferndale Court | 22 Mar 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | £154,341 |
| 33 Ferndale Court | 10 Dec 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | £99,953 |
| 36 Ferndale Court | 28 Sep 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | £146,597 |
| 29 Ferndale Court | 4 Sep 2018 | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | £153,261 |
| 14 Ferndale Court | 14 Jul 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £101,000 | £137,461 |
| 36 Ferndale Court | 15 May 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £115,685 |
| 34 Ferndale Court | 28 Oct 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £139,604 |
| 30 Ferndale Court | 5 Oct 2016 | Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | £118,663 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Barrows Close, Birchington values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £74,500 (2008) | £115,000 (2026) | +2.4% | -0.5% |
| 35 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £29,000 (1995) | £98,000 (2025) | +4.1% | +1.5% |
| 29 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £28,000 (1997) | £95,000 (2025) | +4.5% | +1.8% |
| 12 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £22,000 (1996) | £105,000 (2023) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 20 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £26,500 (1997) | £119,000 (2023) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| 24 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £27,000 (1997) | £100,000 (2023) | +5.2% | +2.5% |
| 14 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £40,000 (1999) | £130,000 (2022) | +5.3% | +2.7% |
| 18 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £26,500 (1998) | £93,500 (2022) | +5.4% | +2.9% |
| 21 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £23,000 (1997) | £125,000 (2022) | +7.0% | +4.5% |
| 5 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £79,500 (2013) | £96,000 (2021) | +2.4% | +0.6% |
| 23 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £22,000 (1998) | £96,500 (2021) | +6.6% | +4.4% |
| 11 FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close | £55,000 (2001) | £85,000 (2021) | +2.2% | 0.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Barrows Close, Birchington is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 118 | 92.9% | £77,500 | £22,000 – £130,000 |
| Detached | 7 | 5.5% | £150,000 | £55,000 – £335,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2 | 1.6% | £148,000 | £148,000 – £170,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Barrows Close, Birchington
118 of the sales on record are leasehold and 9 freehold — 92.9% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £77,750 and the median freehold sale £150,000 — a gap of +92.9%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 118 | 92.9% | £77,750 |
| Freehold | 9 | 7.1% | £150,000 |
Section 09
How Barrows Close, Birchington compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Barrows Close, Birchington sits below that national figure — -49.8%.
Within Birchington the street ranks 198 of 200 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £170,000 (-53.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,591 per square metre, across 47 of the 127 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £22,000 to £335,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Canterbury Road£158,000 median
- Minnis Road£131,250 median
- Hunting Gate£94,250 median
- Albion Road£111,250 median
- Ingoldsby Road£147,998 median
- Alpha Road£189,500 median
- Lyell Road£140,750 median
- Park Avenue£190,000 median
- Quex View Road£170,500 median
- Beach Avenue£156,750 median
- King Edward Road£172,495 median
- Park Lane£147,500 median
- Birch Hill Court£105,000 median
- Epple Bay Road£195,000 median
- Woodford Court£103,500 median
- Dane Road£245,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 24, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close7 sales
- 36, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close7 sales
- 12, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close5 sales
- 21, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close5 sales
- 23, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close5 sales
- 15, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 35, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 29, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 8, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 38, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 7 Barrows Close4 sales
- 39, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 4, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close4 sales
- 14, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 18, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 5, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 26, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 10, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 6 Barrows Close3 sales
- 34, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 31, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 22, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 6, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
- 19, FERNDALE COURT Barrows Close3 sales
Back to Birchington house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Barrows Close, Birchington?
The median price paid in Barrows Close, Birchington across every sale on the register is £79,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Barrows Close, Birchington?
127 sales are on record for Barrows Close, Birchington, the most recent completing on 29 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Barrows Close, Birchington house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose -13.0% between 2006 and 2016. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -31.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Barrows Close, Birchington house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £100,000, set in 2006. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Barrows Close, Birchington?
£1,591 per square metre, from the 47 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 29 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Barrows Close, Birchington house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.