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House prices in East Sussex

South East · 10,505 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in East Sussex

The average (median) house price in East Sussex, South East was £359,500 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 10,505 sales registered so far — 1.5% down on the year before and 4.2% up on five years ago. Flats homes were the most common sale at a median £231,510; detached £500,000; semi-detached £370,000; terraced £349,750. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £394 per square foot (£4,241/m²), based on 20,924 of 23,678 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£359,500
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
−1.5%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£394
typical range £322–£481
From 20,924 of 23,678 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
10,505
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year

Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) East Sussex = the ceremonial county (East Sussex, Brighton and Hove in HM Land Registry's records)

House prices in East Sussex by town

vs parent
Brighton East Sussex£415,000£475+2.5%2,300115%
Eastbourne East Sussex£285,000£327−1.7%1,51579%
Hove East Sussex£450,000£522+3.4%1,043125%
Bexhill-on-sea East Sussex£315,000£323−3.1%68388%
St Leonards-on-sea East Sussex£280,000£311+1.8%62378%
Hastings East Sussex£300,000£3120.0%59883%
Lewes East Sussex£470,000£464−5.1%475131%
Hailsham East Sussex£320,000£341−5.2%47389%
Seaford East Sussex£370,000£380−1.3%372103%
Uckfield East Sussex£401,500£405−6.6%364112%
Crowborough East Sussex£430,000£404−4.4%356120%
Peacehaven East Sussex£337,000£378−2.9%28694%
Heathfield East Sussex£375,000£359−1.3%241104%
Rye East Sussex£365,000£368−14.1%195102%
Pevensey East Sussex£355,000£347−2.7%18399%
Polegate East Sussex£320,000£359−1.5%17789%
Newhaven East Sussex£300,000£319+3.4%17083%
Battle East Sussex£422,500£362−1.7%133118%

House prices in East Sussex by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached2,694£500,000£397 1,227 sq ft−1.0%
Semi-detached2,396£370,000£396 947 sq ft−0.7%
Terraced2,438£349,750£395 926 sq ft−0.1%
Flats2,977£231,510£358 657 sq ft−7.4%

East Sussex house price trend

£320k£340k£360k£380k£400k£420kQ4 2021: £336,000 · 3,262 salesQ1 2022: £349,998 · 3,514 salesQ2 2022: £360,000 · 3,416 salesQ3 2022: £385,000 · 3,951 salesQ4 2022: £380,000 · 3,832 salesQ1 2023: £362,500 · 2,607 salesQ2 2023: £357,500 · 2,351 salesQ3 2023: £365,000 · 3,027 salesQ4 2023: £364,000 · 2,815 salesQ1 2024: £350,000 · 2,475 salesQ2 2024: £359,995 · 2,740 salesQ3 2024: £378,000 · 3,482 salesQ4 2024: £360,000 · 3,528 salesQ1 2025: £365,000 · 4,049 salesQ2 2025: £345,000 · 2,045 salesQ3 2025: £360,500 · 3,176 salesQ4 2025: £357,500 · 3,089 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £353,750 · 2,156 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £365,000 · 1,949 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £380,000 · 369 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
East Sussex median South East median sales per period still being registered
East Sussex: median sold price £336,000 in Q4 2021 to £360,500 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£336,0003262
Q1 2022£349,9983514
Q2 2022£360,0003416
Q3 2022£385,0003951
Q4 2022£380,0003832
Q1 2023£362,5002607
Q2 2023£357,5002351
Q3 2023£365,0003027
Q4 2023£364,0002815
Q1 2024£350,0002475
Q2 2024£359,9952740
Q3 2024£378,0003482
Q4 2024£360,0003528
Q1 2025£365,0004049
Q2 2025£345,0002045
Q3 2025£360,5003176
Q4 2025£357,5003089
Q1 2026£353,7502156
Q2 2026£365,0001949
Q3 2026£380,000369

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for East Sussex: £315,739, −0.9% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.

What homes in East Sussex sold for

£150k–£250k
£250k–£350k
£350k–£450k
£450k–£550k
£550k–£650k
£650k–£750k
£750k–£850k
£850k+

Most homes in East Sussex sold for £150k–£450k (68% of sales).

Sold house prices in East Sussex

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
29 Jul 20261, Grazebrook Close TN39 4TB Detached£525,0001,938 sq ft £271
29 Jul 2026Apartment 11, Croft Hall, Croft Road TN34 3BF Flats · Leasehold£225,000829 sq ft £271
29 Jul 2026Flat 5, 85, Marina TN38 0BL Flats · Leasehold£165,000560 sq ft £295−15% (2024)
28 Jul 20261, Wilderness Gardens TN31 6GB Detached£550,0001,539 sq ft £357
28 Jul 202639, Hollingbury Rise BN1 7HH Terraced£492,500936 sq ft £526+27% (2020)
28 Jul 2026179, Ashburnham Road TN35 5LL Semi-detached£472,0001,432 sq ft £330
28 Jul 20265, Acres Rise TN5 7DD Semi-detached£400,000883 sq ft £453+5% (2022)
28 Jul 20261, Queenstock Lane TN22 4AR Semi-detached£400,0001,302 sq ft £307−2% (2021)
28 Jul 202656, Cooden Ledge TN38 8ET Terraced£260,000624 sq ft £416+11% (2021)
28 Jul 20261, Thurrock Close BN20 9NF Detached£260,000
27 Jul 202616, Bavant Road BN1 6RD Semi-detached£915,0001,615 sq ft £567−5% (2022)
27 Jul 202627, Mill Drive BN3 6WB Semi-detached£755,0001,356 sq ft £557+20% (2020)
27 Jul 20269, the French Apartments, de Courcel Road BN2 5RZ Flats · Leasehold£650,0001,625 sq ft £400
27 Jul 202615, Ashmore Close BN10 8AQ Detached£560,0001,206 sq ft £465+62% (2019)
27 Jul 202644, Bramber Avenue BN3 8GW Semi-detached£461,000915 sq ft £504+17% (2020)
27 Jul 2026141, Percival Road BN22 9JS Detached£420,0001,087 sq ft £386+60% (2020)
27 Jul 20265, Eastbrook Road BN41 1LN Terraced£400,000807 sq ft £495+18% (2021)
27 Jul 202654, Browns Lane TN22 1UF Semi-detached£345,000797 sq ft £433+5% (2021)
27 Jul 202629, St James Crescent TN40 2DL Semi-detached£340,000624 sq ft £545+21% (2021)
27 Jul 202612, Park Crescent TN6 2QP Terraced£305,000797 sq ft £383
27 Jul 2026Flat 12, Alpine House, Welton Rise TN37 7RS Flats · Leasehold£180,000753 sq ft £239+18% (2019)
24 Jul 202624, West Hill Street BN1 3RR Terraced£760,0001,184 sq ft £642
24 Jul 202619, Morris Road BN7 2AT Terraced£602,5001,055 sq ft £571
24 Jul 20264, Shanklin Road BN2 3LQ Terraced£518,0001,130 sq ft £458
24 Jul 202624, Mill Rise BN1 5GD Semi-detached£500,0001,302 sq ft £384

Streets in East Sussex

Most expensive streets

  1. Roedean Crescent BN2 £2,400,000· 7 sales
  2. Roedean Way BN2 £2,125,000· 5 sales
  3. Withdean Road BN1 £2,082,500· 6 sales
  4. Hill Brow BN3 £1,700,000· 13 sales
  5. Tongdean Avenue BN3 £1,675,000· 8 sales
  6. Tongdean Road BN3 £1,650,000· 13 sales
  7. Tredcroft Road BN3 £1,592,000· 7 sales
  8. Orpen Road BN3 £1,550,000· 5 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Mount View Street TN40 £68,250· 8 sales
  2. Eastern Concourse BN2 £72,500· 5 sales
  3. Station Road TN21 £76,500· 22 sales
  4. Star Road BN21 £88,000· 11 sales
  5. Havelock Road TN34 £89,000· 30 sales
  6. Mill Lane TN22 £95,000· 20 sales
  7. Greeba Court TN38 £98,000· 5 sales
  8. Carlisle Road BN21 £99,250· 26 sales

Most active streets

  1. The Drive BN3 33in 12m
  2. Wilbury Road BN3 23in 12m
  3. South Coast Road BN10 23in 12m
  4. New Church Road BN3 22in 12m
  5. Kingsway BN3 20in 12m
  6. Lansdowne Place BN3 20in 12m
  7. Davigdor Road BN3 18in 12m
  8. Dyke Road BN1 18in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

For sale in East Sussex now

Homes for sale in East Sussex today ask a median £379,975 (n = 406) vs £359,500 sold — asking is 6% above recent sold prices; £365 vs £394 per sq ft. 6% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

Sold prices at developments in East Sussex

  • All Saints · Berkeley Homes
    8 resales · median £620,000· +14% on first sale
  • Ashdown Gardens · Linden Homes
    21 first sales· median £525,000· from 2022
  • Paddock Green · Redrow Homes
    15 first sales· median £595,000· from 2024
  • The Oaks · Charles Church
    7 first sales· median £455,000· from 2024

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.

House prices near East Sussex

Part of South East

What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in East Sussex is worth roughly £312k–£466k at the area's typical £322–£481 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in East Sussex

What is the average house price in East Sussex?

The median sold price in East Sussex, South East was £359,500 in the 12 months to May 2026 (10,505 sales registered so far); the mean was £420,043. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The South East median over the same period was £380,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

How much is a house in East Sussex per square foot?

Homes sold in East Sussex, South East over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £394 per square foot (interquartile range £322–£481), from 20,924 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

Are house prices in East Sussex going up or down?

In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 1.5% down on the previous 12 months and 4.2% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

What is the most expensive street in East Sussex?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Roedean Crescent (BN2) has the highest median sold price at £2,400,000 across 7 sales.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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