Estate agents in Tenterden
Tenterden is a town in the South East with about 7,775 residents. HM Land Registry records 145 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, with a median price paid of £420,000.
How estate agents in Tenterden compare
Tenterden at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 145 sales in Tenterden from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £420,000.
37.4% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.0 years and sold for a median of 18.1% more than they paid.
The median price was £341,000 in 2016 and £440,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Tenterden
Median sale price in Tenterden: £420,000
| All homes | 145 sales, median £420,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 67 sales, median £575,000 |
| Semi-detached | 37 sales, median £375,000 |
| Terraced | 27 sales, median £330,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 14 sales, median £264,000 |
Across Ashford the average price was £345,983 in June 2026, up 0.8% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £341,000 (132 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £367,000 (127 sales) |
| 2018 | £380,000 (193 sales) |
| 2019 | £387,995 (175 sales) |
| 2020 | £402,497 (170 sales) |
| 2021 | £395,000 (225 sales) |
| 2022 | £450,000 (155 sales) |
| 2023 | £464,995 (135 sales) |
| 2024 | £415,000 (132 sales) |
| 2025 | £440,000 (149 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Tenterden has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Pluckley and Appledore, each about 6 miles from the centre, followed by Headcorn at about 7 miles and Ham Street at about 7 miles. The A28 passes through or beside the town. The closest motorway access is M20 junction 9 (Drovers) at about 10 miles, with M2 junction 5 (Stockbury) at about 17 miles. London Southend Airport is about 34 miles away and London Gatwick Airport about 39 miles. Central London lies about 46 miles from Tenterden in a straight line. Most residents will rely on the A28 and the surrounding road network for daily travel.
Schools in and near Tenterden
Tenterden has three primary schools within about 1 mile of the centre. Tenterden Church of England Junior School and Tenterden Infant School are both academies about 0.5 miles away and St Michael's Church of England Primary School, also an academy, is about 0.9 miles away. For secondary education, Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, an academy with a sixth form, sits about 0.1 miles from the centre. Independent options include Benenden School, a girls only school about 5 miles away and The Dulwich School Cranbrook, about 6 miles away. Little Acorns School, a special school, is about 1.5 miles from the centre.
Living in Tenterden
Tenterden is a small town of around 7,800 residents, mapped as a town in a rural setting. Detached and semi-detached houses make up most of the homes and about three quarters are owner occupied. Within about a mile of the centre there are at least 60 shops, including three supermarkets, with Waitrose about 0.5 miles away and Costcutter and Tesco both about 0.7 miles. There are also two convenience stores, four pubs, ten cafés, nine restaurants and three takeaways. The Fat Ox is the nearest pub at about 0.3 miles. There is no doctors' surgery in the area and the nearest is Woodchurch Surgery at about 3.6 miles. Boots is the nearest of two pharmacies at about 0.4 miles and EasySmile Dental Practice is about 0.4 miles away. William Harvey Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 10.8 miles away, while West View Hospital is about 1.0 miles away. Tenterden Library and Tenterden Post Office are each about 0.6 miles from the centre.
A short history of Tenterden
A charter of 724 granted woodland around Tenterden to Mildrith, Abbess of Thanet. The name derives from Old English words for the Men of Thanet and a woodland clearing. A charter of 968 holds the first known reference to Tenetwara. St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury gained the Thanet estates after 1027. Tenterden has no entry of its own in the Domesday Book because it was listed within the abbey's lands. The name appears as Tentwardene in 1178/9. Tenterden was recorded as a Hundred in 1241 and Thomas Pittlesden lived at the manor house in 1275. Flemish weavers settled in the Weald in the mid-fourteenth century, making broadcloth a major local trade. Elizabeth I granted a new charter in 1600. Nathaniel Tilden sailed for Massachusetts in 1634. A fire destroyed the medieval Court House in 1661. Central Tenterden has 95 listed buildings. The Parish Church of St Mildred is Grade I and five others are Grade II*.
Sport and leisure
Tenterden Leisure Centre is the sports centre in the area. Tenterden Golf Club has a golf course and Tenterden Bowls Club has a bowls pitch. Homewood School Sports Pitch is marked for football, hockey, athletics and basketball. Tennis courts are also mapped, along with a skateboard facility. Open space includes Tenterden Recreation Ground, Homewood School Athletics Pitch and St Michaels Football Pitch. Children's playgrounds are mapped in a number of places, so families have play areas within reach of the centre.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Tenterden?
- The median price paid in Tenterden over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £420,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £575,000 for detached houses, £375,000 for semi-detached houses, £330,000 for terraced houses and £264,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Tenterden in the last year?
- There were 145 homes sold in Tenterden in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry standard sales. Of these, 67 were detached houses, 37 were semi-detached houses, 27 were terraced houses and 14 were flats.
- What are the transport links from Tenterden?
- The nearest railway stations are Pluckley and Appledore, each about 6.1 miles from the centre, followed by Headcorn at about 6.9 miles and Ham Street at about 7.1 miles. The A28 passes through or beside the area and M20 junction 9 (Drovers) is about 10 miles away. Central London is about 46 miles away in a straight line.
- Which schools are close to the centre of Tenterden?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 1.0 miles of the centre, including Tenterden Church of England Junior School and Tenterden Infant School at about 0.5 miles each. The nearest secondary school is Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, about 0.1 miles from the centre.
- How many estate agents have an office in Tenterden?
- There are 10 estate agent sales branches with an office in Tenterden.
Areas near Tenterden
- London Beach
- High Halden
- Woolpack Corner
- Rolvenden
- Rolvenden Layne
- East End
- Woodchurch
- Biddenden
Tenterden is in Ashford.
Estate agents near Tenterden
- Chris Payne Personal Estate AgentTenterden TN30 6NL0.1 miles
- Clarendons TenterdenTenterden TN30 6QU0.3 miles
- Hobbs Parker Estate Agents - TenterdenTenterden TN30 6QX0.4 miles
- Warner GrayTenterden TN30 6AD0.4 miles
- Fine & CountryTenterden TN30 6BJ0.5 miles
- Wards of Tenterden Estate AgentsTenterden TN30 6AR0.5 miles
- Philbert LettingsTenterden TN30 6ES0.5 miles
- Your MoveTenterden0.5 miles
- Rush Witt & WilsonTenterden TN30 6JB0.6 miles
- Hunters Estate AgentsTenterden TN30 6HT0.6 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Tenterden.