House Prices Rise in Kent, South East England

House prices in Kent rose by just over seven per cent in a year, Land Registry

figures show.

In April 2007, the average price of a house in the county stood at £197,548

compared to £184,444 the previous April.

April’s figures also represent a rise of 0.5 per cent on March’s house prices.

The average cost of a detached house in Kent in April was £336,448, semis

costs £196,113 and the average price of a terraced house stood at £151,548.

The figures put Kent above the national average cost of a house, which stood at

£179,935 in April.

The busiest month for moving house in Kent between April 2006 and this

February was in August last year, when 3595 properties were sold. The quietest

month was in February with 2,252 homes sold.