Skip to content

House prices in Forest Row

East Sussex · 50 sales registered so far in the 12 months to June 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Too few sales in the last year for reliable averages, so the figures below cover the last five years; see East Sussex for a fuller picture.

Average house price in Forest Row

The average (median) house price in Forest Row, East Sussex was £503,500 in the 12 months to June 2026, from 50 sales registered so far. That is 11.3% up on the year before and 5.4% down on five years ago. Detached homes were the most common sale at a median £688,000; semi-detached £452,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £433 per square foot (£4,661/m²), based on 78 of 108 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£485,000
12 months to the last five years
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Price per sq ft
£433
typical range £344–£506
From 78 of 108 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
257
12 months to the last five years
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
vs East Sussex
+35%
East Sussex median £360,000
Difference between the two medians

Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered) Forest Row = the Forest Row post town: RH18 (as recorded in the sales)

Find a street or postcode in Forest Row

House prices in Forest Row by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached120£726,000£445 1,453 sq ftn/a
Semi-detached55£425,000£450 1,012 sq ftn/a
Terraced32£402,500£474 893 sq ftn/a
Flats50£223,030£331 614 sq ftn/a

Forest Row house price trend

£200k£300k£400k£500k£600k£700k2017: £430,000 · 55 sales2018: £380,000 · 51 sales2019: £423,000 · 29 sales2020: £454,250 · 62 sales2021: £530,000 · 87 sales2022: £575,000 · 53 sales2023: £465,000 · 52 sales2024: £490,000 · 43 sales2025: £457,500 · 63 sales (provisional)2026: £530,000 · 26 sales (provisional)201720192021202320252026
Forest Row median East Sussex median sales per period still being registered
Forest Row: median sold price £430,000 in 2017 to £490,000 in 2024
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
2017£430,00055
2018£380,00051
2019£423,00029
2020£454,25062
2021£530,00087
2022£575,00053
2023£465,00052
2024£490,00043
2025£457,50063
2026£530,00026

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

Sold house prices in Forest Row

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
23 Jul 2026Stowford Lodge, Chapel Lane RH18 5BS Semi-detached£1,200,000n/a n/an/a
23 Jul 2026Cambridge House, Highgate RH18 5BA Detached£580,000n/a n/an/a
6 Jul 202616, Ashdown Close RH18 5DF Semi-detached£545,0001,442 sq ft £378n/a
26 Jun 2026Woodlands Lodge, Ashdown Place RH18 5LP Detached£635,000n/a n/an/a
24 Jun 2026Dale House, Dale Road RH18 5BP Detached£1,220,000n/a n/a−4% (2024)
19 Jun 2026Westview RH18 5HT Detached£650,000n/a n/a+37% (2019)
1 Jun 202647, Upper Close RH18 5DS Semi-detached£500,0001,055 sq ft £474n/a
22 May 2026Flat 1, Clyde Cottage, Inkpen Lane RH18 5BQ Flats · Leasehold£250,000624 sq ft £400n/a
15 May 20263, Deerhurst Park RH18 5GD Detached£1,380,0003,660 sq ft £377n/a
8 May 2026Shepherds Bank, Tompsets Bank RH18 5BG Detached£1,420,000n/a n/an/a
8 May 202617, Stonedene Close RH18 5DB Semi-detached£312,000700 sq ft £446n/a
30 Apr 20269, Spring Meadow RH18 5AY Semi-detached£315,000603 sq ft £523n/a
25 Mar 20261, Hindleap Farm Cottages RH18 5JH Terraced£925,0001,432 sq ft £646n/a
25 Mar 20267, Freshfield Bank RH18 5HQ Detached£507,0001,292 sq ft £393n/a
18 Mar 202646, Medway Drive RH18 5NT Semi-detached£444,000850 sq ft £522+0% (2023)

The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.

Streets in Forest Row

Most expensive streets

  1. Tompsets Bank RH18 £1,287,500· 6 sales
  2. Dale Road RH18 £1,200,000· 5 sales
  3. Chapel Lane RH18 £900,000· 5 sales
  4. Michael Fields RH18 £835,000· 8 sales
  5. Walhatch Close RH18 £781,000· 5 sales
  6. Gage Ridge RH18 £700,000· 5 sales
  7. Priory Road RH18 £695,000· 14 sales
  8. Park Crescent RH18 £590,000· 6 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Hartfield Road RH18 £250,000· 53 sales
  2. Lewes Road RH18 £340,000· 18 sales
  3. Medway Drive RH18 £434,500· 10 sales
  4. Post Horn Lane RH18 £465,000· 9 sales
  5. Highgate Road RH18 £465,000· 6 sales
  6. Upper Close RH18 £480,000· 13 sales
  7. Freshfield Bank RH18 £507,000· 17 sales
  8. Highfields RH18 £570,000· 5 sales

Most active streets

  1. Hartfield Road RH18 6in 12m
  2. Upper Close RH18 4in 12m
  3. Medway Drive RH18 4in 12m
  4. Lewes Road RH18 3in 12m
  5. Freshfield Bank RH18 3in 12m
  6. Dale Road RH18 3in 12m

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

Postcode districts in Forest Row

DistrictSales (12m)Median£/sq ftChange (1y)
RH1850£503,500£433+11.3%

For sale in Forest Row now

House prices near Forest Row

Part of East Sussex

What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Forest Row is worth roughly £333k–£490k at the area's typical £344–£506 per square foot. That is a range, not a valuation.

Check your address

Questions about house prices in Forest Row

›What is the average house price in Forest Row?

The median sold price in Forest Row, East Sussex was £503,500 in the 12 months to June 2026 (50 sales registered so far); the mean was £610,590. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The East Sussex median over the same period was £360,000. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

›How much is a house in Forest Row per square foot?

Homes sold in Forest Row, East Sussex over the two years to June 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £433 per square foot (interquartile range £344–£506), from 78 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

›Are house prices in Forest Row going up or down?

In the 12 months to June 2026, the median was 11.3% up on the previous 12 months and 5.4% down 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 Forest Row?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Tompsets Bank (RH18) has the highest median sold price at £1,287,500 across 6 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 August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

Track Forest Row

One email a month with the sales newly registered here. No account needed, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

Sources and method. Sales completed to August 2026, as registered by 4 Oct 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to June 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Oct 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.

How we calculate these figures · Ask us to hide a sale or correct a record

Your lists

Loading your lists…