ME12 3HH

Orchid Close, Sheerness

Median, last 3 years

£290,500

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£308,000

31 Jul 2025

Standard sales

since 1998 (+6 additional entries)

ME12 district median

£280,000

470 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Detached sold for £280,000 and £308,000 · Terraced sold for £301,000 · Semi-detached sold for £257,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1998 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025	£280,000	3
2023 (few sales)	£301,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£285,000	2
2021 (few sales)	£249,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£187,500	1
2016 (few sales)	£200,000	1
2015 (few sales)	£170,000	1
2014 (few sales)	£190,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£155,000	1
2007 (few sales)	£186,000	1
2006	£159,998	6
2005 (few sales)	£137,500	1
2004	£140,998	6
2003 (few sales)	£152,000	2
2002	£122,000	5
2001 (few sales)	£100,000	1
2000	£91,995	10
1999	£69,624	7
1998 (few sales)	£81,500	1

Sale history (58 records · 15 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
16, ORCHID CLOSE 31 Jul 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £137,500 (Oct 2002) · +124%	31 Jul 2025	Detached · Freehold	£308,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 21 Mar 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £190,000 (Feb 2014) · +47%	21 Mar 2025	Detached · Freehold	£280,000
10, ORCHID CLOSE 3 Feb 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £200,000 (Nov 2016) · +29%	3 Feb 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£257,000
13, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 24 Jan 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Jul 2006)	24 Jan 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
11, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 24 Jan 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £137,500 (Dec 2005)	24 Jan 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
14, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 24 Jan 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £170,000 (Nov 2006)	24 Jan 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£300,000
1, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 24 Jan 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £173,500 (Dec 2006)	24 Jan 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£320,000
8, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 24 Jan 2025 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Nov 2006)	24 Jan 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£240,000
9, ORCHID CLOSE Cat B 1 Dec 2023 · Detached · Freehold Previously £153,000 (Jul 2004)	1 Dec 2023	Detached · Freehold	£273,000
5, ORCHID CLOSE 18 Aug 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Nov 2011) · +94%	18 Aug 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£301,000
15, ORCHID CLOSE 3 Aug 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £187,500 (Jul 2017) · +47%	3 Aug 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£275,000
18, ORCHID CLOSE 18 Feb 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £158,000 (Dec 2003) · +87%	18 Feb 2022	Detached · Freehold	£295,000
3, ORCHID CLOSE 12 Feb 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £170,000 (Aug 2015) · +46%	12 Feb 2021	Detached · Freehold	£249,000
15, ORCHID CLOSE 24 Jul 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £133,000 (Oct 2004) · +41%	24 Jul 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£187,500
10, ORCHID CLOSE 1 Nov 2016 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £149,995 (Sep 2006) · +33%	1 Nov 2016	Semi-detached · Freehold	£200,000
3, ORCHID CLOSE 27 Aug 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £100,000 (Sep 2001) · +70%	27 Aug 2015	Detached · Freehold	£170,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 28 Feb 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £186,000 (Aug 2007) · +2%	28 Feb 2014	Detached · Freehold	£190,000
5, ORCHID CLOSE 18 Nov 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £146,000 (Feb 2003) · +6%	18 Nov 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
12, ORCHID CLOSE 1 Aug 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £93,250 (Jun 2000) · +99%	1 Aug 2007	Detached · Freehold	£186,000
1, ORCHID CLOSE 4 Dec 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £101,995 (Dec 2000) · +70%	4 Dec 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£173,500
14, ORCHID CLOSE 30 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £155,000 (Jan 2004) · +10%	30 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£170,000
8, ORCHID CLOSE 1 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £117,500 (Feb 2004) · +11%	1 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
10, ORCHID CLOSE 4 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £143,995 (Aug 2004) · +4%	4 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£149,995
13, ORCHID CLOSE 28 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Oct 2000) · +69%	28 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
7, ORCHID CLOSE 28 Jul 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £122,000 (Aug 2002) · +47%	28 Jul 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£179,000
11, ORCHID CLOSE 9 Dec 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £74,250 (Jun 2000) · +85%	9 Dec 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£137,500
4, ORCHID CLOSE 19 Nov 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £87,500 (Jul 2002) · +58%	19 Nov 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£138,000
15, ORCHID CLOSE 6 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £76,995 (Jun 2000) · +73%	6 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£133,000
10, ORCHID CLOSE 26 Aug 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £101,095 (Oct 2002) · +42%	26 Aug 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£143,995
9, ORCHID CLOSE 27 Jul 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £90,500 (Jun 2000) · +69%	27 Jul 2004	Detached · Freehold	£153,000
8, ORCHID CLOSE 6 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £68,129 (Nov 1999) · +72%	6 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£117,500
14, ORCHID CLOSE 6 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £83,495 (Jun 1999) · +86%	6 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
18, ORCHID CLOSE 15 Dec 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £97,995 (Dec 2000) · +61%	15 Dec 2003	Detached · Freehold	£158,000
5, ORCHID CLOSE 25 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £123,000 (May 2002) · +19%	25 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£146,000
10, ORCHID CLOSE 29 Oct 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £69,500 (Jun 1999) · +45%	29 Oct 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£101,095
16, ORCHID CLOSE 24 Oct 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £82,995 (Apr 1999) · +66%	24 Oct 2002	Detached · Freehold	£137,500
7, ORCHID CLOSE 8 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £92,250 (Jul 2000) · +32%	8 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£122,000
4, ORCHID CLOSE 5 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £69,624 (Sep 1999) · +26%	5 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£87,500
5, ORCHID CLOSE 14 May 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £91,995 (Jun 2000) · +34%	14 May 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£123,000
3, ORCHID CLOSE 21 Sep 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £91,995 (Jun 2000) · +9%	21 Sep 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£100,000
1, ORCHID CLOSE 20 Dec 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	20 Dec 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£101,995
18, ORCHID CLOSE 8 Dec 2000 · Detached · Freehold · New build	8 Dec 2000	Detached · Freehold · New build	£97,995
13, ORCHID CLOSE 30 Oct 2000 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	30 Oct 2000	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£80,000
7, ORCHID CLOSE 7 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	7 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£92,250
3, ORCHID CLOSE 30 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	30 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£91,995
5, ORCHID CLOSE 30 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	30 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£91,995
15, ORCHID CLOSE 26 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £74,500 (Dec 1999) · +3%	26 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£76,995
12, ORCHID CLOSE 23 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold · New build	23 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold · New build	£93,250
9, ORCHID CLOSE 21 Jun 2000 · Detached · Freehold · New build	21 Jun 2000	Detached · Freehold · New build	£90,500
11, ORCHID CLOSE 7 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold · New build	7 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold · New build	£74,250

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: ME12
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 5 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01035299
Introduced: Dec 1998

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Swale, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £298,985
Change since July 2025: +3.2%
First-time buyers: £262,372

Average by property type

Detached: £476,749
Semi-detached: £321,049
Terraced: £256,092
Flat / maisonette: £152,723

The official index for Swale as a whole, not ME12 3HH alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

ME12 3ER £362,500 · 6 sales
ME12 3RA £265,000 · last sale 2017
ME12 3AW £387,500 · 2 sales
ME12 3TB £247,500 · 1 sale
ME12 3RP £448,750 · 2 sales
ME12 3RD £350,000 · 6 sales
ME12 3AN £440,000 · 3 sales
ME12 3TD £367,000 · 7 sales
ME12 3TF £114,000 · 3 sales
ME12 3AQ £415,000 · 4 sales
ME12 3GP £260,000 · 3 sales
ME12 3GS £460,000 · 1 sale