The Downs, Canterbury house prices are built from 123 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 11 Mar 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £145,000. Across the 19 years from 2004 to 2023 the median moved +113.8% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +24.5%.
Median price paid
£145,000
Change in cash, 2004–2023
+113.8%
Change in real terms
+24.5%
HM Land Registry123 salesLatest sale 11 Mar 2026
Section 01
How The Downs, Canterbury prices moved
The chart tracks the median The Downs, Canterbury house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2023. 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 | 4 | £66,500 | £147,661 |
| 2000s | 3 | £127,500 | £232,267 |
| 2010s | 2 | £225,000 | £317,250 |
| 2020s | 2 | £325,000 | £332,065 |
The highest yearly median on record for The Downs, Canterbury is £325,000 in 2020; the lowest is £37,500 in 1995. Across the full 29-year record the cash median has moved from £37,500 to £325,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £83,268, so the real change over the whole record is +321.7% — about +5.27% 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: +113.8% in cash against +24.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 11 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 19 | 27 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £490,000 | £500,652 |
| 6 | 12 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £270,000 | £284,104 |
| 5 | 29 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £268,000 | £282,000 |
| 6a | 29 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £360,000 | £378,806 |
| 24c | 17 Apr 2024 | Terraced | £283,000 | £297,784 |
| 2 | 30 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £255,000 | £275,517 |
| 9b | 1 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £429,000 | £463,517 |
| 10 | 11 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £325,000 | £351,149 |
| 3 | 21 Jul 2023 | Terraced | £250,000 | £270,115 |
| 23 | 3 Feb 2023 | Terraced | £305,000 | £329,540 |
| 1 Brambledown | 30 Jan 2023 | Detached | £950,000 | £1,026,437 |
| 3 Brambledown | 5 Jan 2023 | Detached | £1,000,000 | £1,080,460 |
| 2 Brambledown | 21 Dec 2022 | Detached | £985,000 | £1,141,208 |
| 27 | 7 Dec 2020 | Terraced | £328,000 | £424,683 |
| 32 | 30 Sep 2020 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £420,799 |
| 27b | 1 Sep 2020 | Detached | £525,000 | £679,752 |
| 15 | 18 Aug 2020 | Terraced | £305,000 | £394,904 |
| 3 | 23 Mar 2020 | Terraced | £213,000 | £275,785 |
| 1 | 5 Oct 2018 | Terraced | £258,000 | £343,837 |
| 22 | 4 Sep 2018 | Terraced | £249,950 | £333,109 |
| 4 | 30 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £247,500 | £329,844 |
| 7 | 23 Jul 2018 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £433,129 |
| 9b | 18 Jun 2018 | Terraced | £375,000 | £499,764 |
| Mil View | 16 Apr 2018 | Detached | £365,000 | £486,437 |
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 The Downs, Canterbury values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 the Downs | £35,000 (1995) | £305,000 (2026) | +7.2% | +4.5% |
| 19 the Downs | £46,000 (1995) | £490,000 (2025) | +8.2% | +5.4% |
| 6 the Downs | £72,500 (1999) | £270,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.7% |
| 5 the Downs | £68,500 (1999) | £268,000 (2024) | +5.6% | +2.9% |
| 24C the Downs | £79,000 (1997) | £283,000 (2024) | +4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2 the Downs | £68,000 (1999) | £255,000 (2023) | +5.7% | +2.9% |
| 9B the Downs | £310,000 (2015) | £429,000 (2023) | +4.1% | +0.7% |
| 10 the Downs | £39,950 (1995) | £325,000 (2023) | +7.8% | +5.0% |
| 3 the Downs | £69,950 (1999) | £250,000 (2023) | +5.5% | +2.7% |
| 23 the Downs | £35,500 (1995) | £305,000 (2023) | +8.0% | +5.2% |
| 27 the Downs | £37,500 (1995) | £328,000 (2020) | +9.1% | +6.7% |
| 32 the Downs | £68,450 (1997) | £325,000 (2020) | +7.0% | +4.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. The Downs, Canterbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 89 | 72.4% | £130,500 | £35,000 – £490,000 |
| Detached | 17 | 13.8% | £270,000 | £45,000 – £1,000,000 |
| Semi-detached | 15 | 12.2% | £192,500 | £37,500 – £360,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 2 | 1.6% | £29,500 | £29,500 – £138,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in The Downs, Canterbury
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 123 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 123 | 100.0% | £145,000 |
| New build | 10 | 8.1% | £76,125 |
| Existing home | 113 | 91.9% | £147,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -48.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 3 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How The Downs, Canterbury compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. The Downs, Canterbury sits below that national figure — -7.9%.
Within Canterbury the street ranks 1005 of 1170 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £205,000 (-29.3%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £29,500 to £1,000,000. 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
- Shalmsford Street£186,000 median
- Ashford Road£179,000 median
- Church Lane£365,000 median
- Riverside Close£127,500 median
- Gardeners Place£180,000 median
- Godfrey Gardens£179,000 median
- Mill Lane£195,000 median
- Tower View£217,000 median
- The Green£199,950 median
- Magnolia Drive£277,000 median
- Updown Way£189,225 median
- The Crescent£264,500 median
- Bridge Down£315,000 median
- Laurel Way£142,000 median
- Howfield Lane£180,500 median
- Cherry Orchard£238,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 22 the Downs7 sales
- 3 the Downs6 sales
- 21 the Downs6 sales
- 19 the Downs5 sales
- 5 the Downs5 sales
- 2 the Downs5 sales
- 10 the Downs5 sales
- 6 the Downs4 sales
- 24C the Downs4 sales
- 1 the Downs4 sales
- 9B the Downs3 sales
- 23 the Downs3 sales
- 27 the Downs3 sales
- 32 the Downs3 sales
- 15 the Downs3 sales
- 4 the Downs3 sales
- 7 the Downs3 sales
- PINE COTTAGE the Downs3 sales
- 11 the Downs3 sales
- 24 the Downs3 sales
- POD HOUSE, 18 the Downs3 sales
- 24A the Downs3 sales
- 25 the Downs3 sales
- 27B the Downs2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in The Downs, Canterbury?
The median price paid in The Downs, Canterbury across every sale on the register is £145,000. 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 The Downs, Canterbury?
123 sales are on record for The Downs, Canterbury, the most recent completing on 11 Mar 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have The Downs, Canterbury house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +113.8% between 2004 and 2023. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +24.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were The Downs, Canterbury house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £325,000, set in 2020. 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 The Downs, Canterbury?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 11 Mar 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, “The Downs, Canterbury 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.