ME2 1LX house prices

ME2 1LX has an average sold price of £186,728 across 132 HM Land Registry transactions.

Updated August 2026Records through July 2026HM Land Registry31+ million records

ME2 1LX decision snapshot

ME2 1LX has 132 HM Land Registry sales, a median sold price of £159,998 and an average sold price of £186,728. Use the recent transactions and nearby postcode comparisons before treating the average as a guide.

Average sold price
£186,728
Mean of registered sold prices in this postcode.
Median sold price
£159,998
Often a better guide when outliers affect the average.
Transactions
132
HM Land Registry records used for this postcode.
5-year movement
-16.3%
Historical sold-price movement, not a valuation.

ME2 1LX House Prices Overview

ME2 1LX is a postcode-level property market in the ME2 postcode area with 132 registered HM Land Registry sold transactions. The current average sold price is £186,728, compared with a national average of £398,894, which is -53.2% different from the England and Wales benchmark used on UK House Prices. The median sold price is £159,998, with 31 years of observed market activity. The five-year price movement is -16.3%.

ME2 1LX is a more affordable market, with average prices 53% below the national average with essentially flat five-year movement of -16.3%. The median sits below the average, suggesting that a subset of higher-value sales pulls the mean upward — a pattern common in areas with mixed housing stock ranging from starter homes to luxury properties. Based on 132 registered HM Land Registry transactions across 31 years of data, these figures reflect actual completed sales rather than asking prices. Five-year growth compares average prices over 12-month windows; the most recent months may be slightly incomplete due to registration lag (sales can take 2–6 months to appear in the Land Registry).

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my postcode missing?

A postcode may be missing when it has no recorded sales or too few registered HM Land Registry transactions to publish a useful page. Very recent completions can also be absent until registration and the next monthly data refresh.

How is the average price for this postcode calculated?

The average is the mean of registered residential sale prices available for this postcode in the Land Registry data. It is based on sold prices, not current valuations.

Are these asking prices?

No. These are completed sold prices recorded by HM Land Registry. They are not estate-agent asking prices, live listings or automated valuations.

Can I use this as a valuation?

No. The page is a research summary of historical sold prices. Use it to understand local evidence, then compare property condition, size, tenure, transaction type and professional valuation advice before making a decision.

Why can small postcode samples look unusual?

Some postcodes have only a small number of recorded sales. A few high or low value transactions can move the average, so the transaction count should be read alongside the price.

Property valuation guide

Estimate a property value in ME2 1LX

Professional valuers use recent sold prices as comparable evidence. In ME2 1LX, the median sold price is £159,998 and the average is £186,728, based on 132 HM Land Registry transactions. Over five years, prices have moved -16.3%, which affects how comparables from earlier years should be weighted.

Typical comparable range: £136,000£184,000(±15% from median)

These are historical completed-sale prices — not a formal valuation, asking price or investment advice. Use them to sense-check an asking price or set expectations before instructing a surveyor.

ME2 1LX prices fell -16.3% over 5 years, below the national average of +18.5%.

ME2 area price trends

Yearly trend data is shown at postcode district level to keep the sample size reliable.

Recent Transactions

Date Price TypeAddress
2025-09-30£228,000Terraced4, LOW MEADOW
2025-08-08£275,000Semi1, LOW MEADOW
2025-06-13£380,000Semi50, LOW MEADOW
2025-05-30£300,000Terraced51, LOW MEADOW
2024-10-23£342,000Terraced5, LOW MEADOW
2024-08-23£333,000Semi18, LOW MEADOW
2024-07-01£440,000Detached44, LOW MEADOW
2024-03-28£540,000Detached9, LOW MEADOW
2024-02-02£355,000Semi38, LOW MEADOW
2023-11-14£235,000Terraced59, LOW MEADOW
2023-07-14£575,000Detached56, LOW MEADOW
2023-03-01£235,000Terraced57, LOW MEADOW
2022-11-22£503,000Semi40, LOW MEADOW
2021-12-22£269,950Semi1, LOW MEADOW
2021-09-28£315,000Semi49, LOW MEADOW
2021-06-25£295,000Terraced31, LOW MEADOW
2021-03-25£335,000Terraced21, LOW MEADOW
2021-03-15£326,000Terraced35, LOW MEADOW
2020-12-18£285,000Terraced5, LOW MEADOW
2020-08-28£420,000Detached11, LOW MEADOW

Showing 20 of 20 transactions

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid DataLowHigh

Market insights

Median vs average

£26,730 below avg

Median price is lower than the average, so a few higher-value sales may lift the mean.

Sales pace

4 / year

Based on 132 sales over 31 active years.

Recent sale range

£228,000 to £575,000

Latest listed sale: 2025-09-30.

Trimmed mean

£338,059

10% tail-trimmed mean based on the recent transaction sample, useful when unusually low or high sales distort the average.

Sample quality

Consistent sample

Median and average prices are not showing a strong outlier signal in the recent sample.

Nearby postcodes

ME2 1JZ

Closest comparison shown at £197,061.

Location

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Postcodes in ROCHESTER

ME2 1JZ
£197,061
ME2 3EX
£129,873
ME2 3AP
£113,205
ME2 4GX
£276,543
ME2 2NL
£144,525
Official data sourceUpdated August 202631+ million records

Data and methodology

Sold price statistics are calculated from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and grouped by postcode, town, street or district. The records shown for ME2 1LX are based on available HM Land Registry sale records. Figures are historical sold prices, not a property valuation, and may exclude transactions that have not yet been registered or records with incomplete location data.

Data last updated: August 2026Records through: July 2026Open Government Licence v3.0

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