Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst house prices are built from 203 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 22 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £355,000. Across the 11 years from 2013 to 2024 the median moved +17.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -15.3%.
Median price paid
£355,000
Change in cash, 2013–2024
+17.4%
Change in real terms
-15.3%
Median per m²
£4,093
HM Land Registry203 sales46 with floor areaLatest sale 22 May 2026
Section 01
How Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst prices moved
The chart tracks the median Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2024. 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 | 5 | £135,000 | £299,764 |
| 2000s | 5 | £302,500 | £551,066 |
| 2010s | 8 | £410,000 | £578,100 |
| 2020s | 5 | £725,000 | £740,761 |
The highest yearly median on record for Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst is £1,025,000 in 2021; the lowest is £78,975 in 1995. Across the full 30-year record the cash median has moved from £78,975 to £455,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £175,362, so the real change over the whole record is +173.0% — about +3.52% 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: +17.4% in cash against -15.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| Flat 8 112 | 26 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 214 | 31 Mar 2025 | Flat or maisonette | £291,000 | £297,326 |
| 41 | 27 Mar 2025 | Detached | £830,000 | £848,043 |
| 22 | 20 Mar 2025 | Detached | £1,100,000 | £1,123,913 |
| Redhatch, 55 | 3 Jan 2025 | Semi-detached | £980,000 | £1,001,304 |
| 147 | 19 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £460,000 | £484,030 |
| 228 | 30 Sep 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £328,500 | £345,660 |
| Flat 3 112 | 30 Aug 2024 | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | £341,978 |
| 76 | 7 Jun 2024 | Detached | £700,000 | £736,567 |
| 190 | 14 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £450,000 | £473,507 |
| 234 | 9 Feb 2024 | Semi-detached | £510,000 | £536,642 |
| 224 | 13 Oct 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £307,931 |
| 121 | 15 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £460,000 | £497,011 |
| 188 | 22 Aug 2023 | Semi-detached | £515,000 | £556,437 |
| 182 | 19 May 2023 | Semi-detached | £500,000 | £540,230 |
| 208 | 28 Apr 2023 | Flat or maisonette | £330,000 | £356,552 |
| Saffron House, 61b | 16 Mar 2023 | Detached | £1,365,000 | £1,474,828 |
| 62 | 16 Dec 2022 | Detached | £950,000 | £1,100,657 |
| 16 | 28 Oct 2022 | Detached | £900,000 | £1,042,728 |
| 86 | 27 Oct 2022 | Detached | £1,185,000 | £1,372,925 |
| 50 | 3 Oct 2022 | Detached | £1,580,000 | £1,830,567 |
| 54 | 17 Jun 2022 | Detached | £755,000 | £874,733 |
| Flat 9 Acers, 2 | 10 Jun 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £485,000 | £561,915 |
| 192 | 4 Feb 2022 | Semi-detached | £600,000 | £695,152 |
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 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Elmstead Lane | £300,000 (2015) | £450,000 (2026) | +3.8% | +0.6% |
| FLAT 8 112 Elmstead Lane | £450,000 (2016) | £390,000 (2026) | -1.4% | -4.7% |
| 214 Elmstead Lane | £52,000 (2002) | £291,000 (2025) | +7.8% | +4.8% |
| 22 Elmstead Lane | £855,000 (2015) | £1,100,000 (2025) | +2.6% | -0.7% |
| REDHATCH, 55 Elmstead Lane | £230,000 (1998) | £980,000 (2025) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 147 Elmstead Lane | £180,000 (2006) | £460,000 (2024) | +5.4% | +2.3% |
| 228 Elmstead Lane | £46,000 (1995) | £328,500 (2024) | +7.0% | +4.3% |
| FLAT 3 112 Elmstead Lane | £320,000 (2016) | £325,000 (2024) | +0.2% | -3.3% |
| 234 Elmstead Lane | £270,000 (2007) | £510,000 (2024) | +3.8% | +0.8% |
| 121 Elmstead Lane | £129,950 (2000) | £460,000 (2023) | +5.6% | +2.9% |
| 208 Elmstead Lane | £67,000 (1997) | £330,000 (2023) | +6.3% | +3.6% |
| SAFFRON HOUSE, 61B Elmstead Lane | £214,500 (1996) | £1,365,000 (2023) | +7.1% | +4.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 76 | 37.4% | £636,000 | £125,000 – £1,580,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 59 | 29.1% | £290,000 | £46,000 – £505,000 |
| Semi-detached | 51 | 25.1% | £320,000 | £69,950 – £980,000 |
| Terraced | 17 | 8.4% | £243,000 | £68,500 – £460,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst
59 of the sales on record are leasehold and 144 freehold — 29.1% 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 £290,000 and the median freehold sale £418,750 — a gap of +44.4%. 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 | 59 | 29.1% | £290,000 |
| Freehold | 144 | 70.9% | £418,750 |
| New build | 14 | 6.9% | £315,000 |
| Existing home | 189 | 93.1% | £360,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -12.5%. 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 8 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 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst sits above that national figure — +125.4%.
Within Chislehurst the street ranks 156 of 232 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £335,000 (+6.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £4,093 per square metre, across 46 of the 203 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 £46,000 to £1,580,000. 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
- Lubbock Road£250,000 median
- Kemnal Road£347,750 median
- White Horse Hill£228,250 median
- Willow Grove£185,000 median
- Green Lane£255,000 median
- Waratah Drive£363,000 median
- Lower Camden£295,000 median
- St Pauls Cray Road£375,000 median
- Woodside Avenue£270,000 median
- Forest Close£118,750 median
- Imperial Way£225,000 median
- Albany Road£250,000 median
- Oakdene Avenue£280,000 median
- Westhurst Drive£299,975 median
- Old Hill£340,000 median
- Slades Drive£215,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 180 Elmstead Lane5 sales
- 214 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- REDHATCH, 55 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 147 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 228 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 208 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- SAFFRON HOUSE, 61B Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 192 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 47A Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 202 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 218 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- 52 Elmstead Lane4 sales
- FLAT 3, 112 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 234 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- FLAT 9, ACERS, 2 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- FLAT 11, ACERS, 2 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 68 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- FLAT 10, ACERS, 2 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 236 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 78 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 210 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 151 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 58 Elmstead Lane3 sales
- 52A Elmstead Lane3 sales
Back to Chislehurst house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst?
The median price paid in Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst across every sale on the register is £355,000. 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 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst?
203 sales are on record for Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst, the most recent completing on 22 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +17.4% between 2013 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -15.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £1,025,000, set in 2021. 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 Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst?
£4,093 per square metre, from the 46 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 22 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, “Elmstead Lane, Chislehurst 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.