Area market snapshot · in Kent

Ashford property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Ashford is in Kent, covering about 9 square miles.
Median asking price
£280,000↓ 25% below Kent

308 for sale · Kent £375k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£310,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Ashford£200,000£280,000£375,000
Kent£265,000£375,000£595,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Ashford differs from Kent
  • A typical 2-bed asks £240k here, compared to £270k across Kent
The last 30 days

More homes left the market in Ashford than came onto it

New listings
58

↓ 18% · was 71

Price cuts
51

↑ 113% · was 24

Went off market
70

↑ 27% · was 55

Typical time listed
Tracking since March 2026

we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Ashford sit by price band, against Kent

Homes for sale in Ashford skew cheaper than in Kent

77% of Ashford listings ask under £400k, a bigger share than Kent (52%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandAshford listingsAshford shareKent share
<£150k299%5%
£150k–200k3913%7%
£200k–250k3210%9%
£250k–300k6722%12%
£300k–400k6922%20%
£400k–500k3612%15%
£500k–750k3311%17%
£750k+31%16%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Ashford, set against Kent

Flats are 31% of homes for sale in Ashford, against 24% across Kent

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeAshfordKent
Flats (96 for sale)£31£24
Terraced (84 for sale)£27£21
Detached (74 for sale)£24£23
Semi-detached (34 for sale)£11£17

Flats in Ashford ask £175k, 17% less than Kent flats (£210k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeAshfordKent
Flats (96 for sale)£175,000£210,000
Terraced (84 for sale)£280,000£315,000
Detached (74 for sale)£462,500£699,995
Semi-detached (34 for sale)£325,000£400,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£339per sq ft

906 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£322per sq ft↓ 10% below Kent

224 listings with a known floor area

Kent: £359 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Ashford are up 33% over 10 years, to £339

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsAshford
Sept 2016£254
Dec 2016£258
Mar 2017£259
Jun 2017£262
Sept 2017£268
Dec 2017£269
Mar 2018£272
Jun 2018£276
Sept 2018£279
Dec 2018£280
Mar 2019£280
Jun 2019£281
Sept 2019£281
Dec 2019£283
Mar 2020£284
Jun 2020£284
Sept 2020£288
Dec 2020£292
Mar 2021£297
Jun 2021£304
Sept 2021£305
Dec 2021£310
Mar 2022£318
Jun 2022£323
Sept 2022£330
Dec 2022£335
Mar 2023£339
Jun 2023£342
Sept 2023£341
Dec 2023£338
Mar 2024£333
Jun 2024£331
Sept 2024£333
Dec 2024£335
Mar 2025£335
Jun 2025£338
Sept 2025£337
Dec 2025£337
Mar 2026£342
Jun 2026£339
Aug 2026£339

Homes sold in Ashford

Completed sales
1,053↑ 8% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 978 sales

Median sold price
£310,000

The median sold price in Ashford is up 51% over the last 10 years, to £310k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsAshford
Mar 2016£205k
Jun 2016£208k
Sept 2016£210k
Dec 2016£220k
Mar 2017£226k
Jun 2017£233k
Sept 2017£235k
Dec 2017£235k
Mar 2018£237k
Jun 2018£240k
Sept 2018£245k
Dec 2018£245k
Mar 2019£245k
Jun 2019£243k
Sept 2019£241k
Dec 2019£243k
Mar 2020£247k
Jun 2020£245k
Sept 2020£250k
Dec 2020£262k
Mar 2021£265k
Jun 2021£273k
Sept 2021£273k
Dec 2021£274k
Mar 2022£280k
Jun 2022£280k
Sept 2022£290k
Dec 2022£300k
Mar 2023£300k
Jun 2023£300k
Sept 2023£296k
Dec 2023£285k
Mar 2024£285k
Jun 2024£285k
Sept 2024£289k
Dec 2024£291k
Mar 2025£300k
Jun 2025£300k
Sept 2025£300k
Dec 2025£307k
Feb 2026£310k

1,053 homes sold in Ashford in the 12 months to February 2026, 6% below Ashford's five-year norm of 1,122 a year

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsAshford
Mar 20161,469
Jun 20161,428
Sept 20161,375
Dec 20161,343
Mar 20171,285
Jun 20171,299
Sept 20171,269
Dec 20171,257
Mar 20181,194
Jun 20181,183
Sept 20181,164
Dec 20181,181
Mar 20191,155
Jun 20191,129
Sept 20191,095
Dec 20191,099
Mar 20201,126
Jun 20201,017
Sept 2020973
Dec 2020973
Mar 20211,158
Jun 20211,438
Sept 20211,569
Dec 20211,482
Mar 20221,366
Jun 20221,209
Sept 20221,121
Dec 20221,187
Mar 20231,122
Jun 20231,035
Sept 2023943
Dec 2023868
Mar 2024829
Jun 2024850
Sept 2024896
Dec 2024938
Mar 20251,056
Jun 20251,040
Sept 20251,079
Dec 20251,106
Feb 20261,053

What listings offer

Ashford has fewer gardens but more chain-free homes and more parking than Kent.

Gardens
71%

Fewer gardens than Kent

71% of listings have a garden; Kent: 81%. 219 of 308 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
83%

More parking than Kent

83% of listings have parking or a garage; Kent: 77%. 256 of 308 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
42%

More chain-free homes than Kent

42% of listings are listed as chain-free; Kent: 34%. 129 of 308 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Ashford

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
4 Mardol Road · TN24 9RATerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£300,000
91 Sweet Bay Crescent · TN23 3HLDetached · FreeholdAug 2026£555,000
15 Atherfield Drive · TN23 1DRSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£410,000
2 Riversdale Road · TN23 7TRTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£353,000
26 Northumberland Avenue · TN24 9QFSemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£302,500

Current listings worth a look

Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Ashford

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Ashford308£280k
Sittingbourne170£295k
Maidstone515£300k
Margate551£300k
Royal Tunbridge Wells473£425k
Ramsgate357£300k
Dartford315£350k
Canterbury291£300k
Broadstairs290£375k
Kentbenchmark10,451£375k

Key facts about Ashford

  • Rising: the median sold price in Ashford is up 51% over the last 10 years and up 3% over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew cheaper than in Kent: 77% of current listings in Ashford ask under £400k, against 52% across Kent.
  • Sales are running below Ashford's five-year norm: 1,053 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 1,122 a year; 58 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 70 left it.

Ashford property market: common questions

Where is Ashford?

Ashford is in Kent, covering about 9 square miles.

What is the average house price in Ashford?

The median asking price across the 308 homes for sale in Ashford is £280,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £200,000 and £375,000. That is 25% below Kent. Homes that actually sold in Ashford went for a median £310,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Ashford rising or falling?

Rising. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Ashford is up 51% over the last 10 years and up 3% over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Ashford cheaper than Kent?

Yes: asking prices in Ashford are typically lower than across Kent. The median asking price in Ashford is £280,000 against £375k across Kent: 25% below Kent. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Ashford?

308 homes are on the market in Ashford right now, broadly unchanged since 1 Sept, 58 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Ashford?

51 listings in Ashford had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 17% of the homes currently for sale.

How much do flats and houses cost in Ashford?

The median asking price for a flat in Ashford is £175,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £280,000 across 84 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Ashford?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Ashford is £185,000, across 58 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Ashford?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Ashford is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £315,000 across 37 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Ashford?

In Ashford, homes that sold went for a median £339 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £322 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (308 in Ashford), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Ashford since March 2026.
  • Kent comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Kent, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.