Story Highlights

• Swale had total property sales of £638 millions in 2016
• The total number of properties sold in 2016 was 2617
• The average sales price  was £244 K, whereas the median was £220 K
• New Property sales were 9.42% by value, whereas Not New Property contributed 90.58%
• Stamp duty changes caused monthly spike in March
• Brexit coupled with Stamp Duty changes did not have negative impact, there was robust growth of 5%

 Swale is one of the districts of Kent

Total Sales By Property Type

Swale had total property sales of £638 millions which was 6.85% of the total Kent Property Market 2016

The split £638 millions across the different property types are:

• Detached £200 millions (31.32%)
• Terraced £193 millions (30.2%)
• Semi-Detached £175 millions (27.37%)
• Flat/Maisonette £36 millions (5.66%)
• Other £35 millions (5.45%)

Swale Property Market at Postcode Level

Month-wise Break-up of Total Sales

Some of the insights based on the £638 millions month-wise break-down :

Stamp Duty Hike Impact

1. March had property sale spike of £73 millions compared to £56 millions in Feb
2. The impetus for it was to avoid the extra 3% in Stamp Duty Tax applicable on buying an additional home, being applicable from April 1 2016

Brexit Impact

1. Brexit took place on 23rd June 2016.
2. Year on Year growth  has been 5% in 2016 over 2015
3. Brexit coupled with Stamp Duty Hike did not have negative impact on Swale Property Market in 2016

Total No Of Properties Sold By Property Type

 Swale had total property sales of 2617.  The split across different property types are:

• Terraced 960 (36.68%)
• Semi-Detached 717 (27.4%)
• Detached 566 (21.63%)
• Flat/Maisonette 271 (10.36%)
• Other 103 (3.94%)

Average & Median Sales Price

 The average sales price in Swale was £244 K and for the different property types it was:

• Detached £353 K
• Semi-Detached £244 K
• Terraced £201 K
• Flat/Maisonette £133 K
• Other it is £338 K

Similarly median sales price in Swale was £220 K and for the different property types are:

• Detached £323 K
• Semi-Detached £235 K
• Terraced £190 K
• Flat/Maisonette £131 K
• Other it is £180 K

New Vs Not New Property Statistics

 By Sales Value the split is as follows:

• New Property contributed £60 millions (9.42%)
• Not New Property contributed £578 millions (90.58%)

By Total Number the split is as follows:

• New properties sold were 229 (8.75%)
• Not new property sold were 2,388 (91.25%)

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