How house prices are moving across East Sussex, from all UK property sales, median-based.
Medians over the most recent 12 months of all UK property sales (to July 2026). Median is used, not mean — it isn't skewed by the odd very-high sale.
Across East Sussex, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £330,000 — it fell 2.4% on the year before. That reflects 7,791 recorded sales. Detached homes are the priciest at a median of £480,000, while flat/maisonette homes are the most affordable at £180,000. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (+11.2%). Within East Sussex, the RH18 district saw the strongest recent growth (+19%) and BN8 the softest (-14%).
New-build homes were 0.1% of recent sales, a share that is falling.
These figures track the median of prices actually paid, not a like-for-like index. A move can reflect a change in what sold — more new homes, or a different mix of house types and sizes — as much as any change in what a given home is worth.
| Type | Median | 12-month change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £480,000 | -2% | 2,332 |
| Semi-detached | £340,000 | -1.4% | 1,819 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £180,000 | -6.2% | 1,666 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | -3.3% | 1,632 |
| Other | £372,500 | +11.2% | 342 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN2 | +7.4% | -3.4% | -1.9% | +1% | +17.8% | £490,000 |
| BN6 | +6.1% | +14.3% | -10.5% | -27.4% | -0.8% | £645,000 |
| BN7 | +1.3% | -1.3% | +2.1% | +0.5% | -3% | £468,000 |
| BN8 | +8.7% | +0.2% | -2% | +4.2% | -14% | £430,000 |
| BN9 | +14.3% | -4.3% | +1.8% | -0.8% | +6% | £307,500 |
| BN10 | +7.6% | -2.8% | -1.4% | -0.4% | +0.4% | £340,000 |
| BN20 | +6.3% | +0.4% | +1.2% | -6.7% | +5.7% | £370,000 |
| BN21 | -1.3% | +2.4% | -2.1% | +0% | -7.4% | £213,000 |
| BN22 | +11.1% | -4.2% | -0.2% | -2.2% | -1.2% | £277,500 |
| BN23 | +9.5% | -0.3% | -5% | -1.8% | +1.8% | £285,000 |
| BN24 | +9.8% | -2.1% | +0.7% | -1.7% | -1.6% | £348,250 |
| BN25 | +8.3% | +0% | -2.8% | -4.4% | +0.7% | £365,000 |
| BN26 | +4.6% | -3.2% | -4% | +2.9% | -9.2% | £295,000 |
| BN27 | +6.2% | -2.3% | +4.2% | -4% | -7.7% | £300,000 |
| RH17 | +5% | +4.2% | +3.2% | -16.6% | +14.8% | £617,500 |
| RH18 | +6.1% | -17.3% | +6.5% | -14.1% | +19.3% | £507,000 |
| TN3 | -3.1% | +1.6% | -0.8% | -7.4% | -3.2% | £560,000 |
| TN5 | +6.6% | -0.6% | -4.5% | -6.6% | +0.3% | £458,750 |
| TN6 | +9.8% | -1.1% | -5.6% | +7.1% | +0% | £450,000 |
| TN19 | +7.1% | +14.4% | -15.6% | +9.3% | +1.1% | £480,000 |
Year-on-year change in the median sold price; green = up, red = down. Final column is the latest-year median. Tap a postcode district for its own sold prices.
New-build homes were 0.1% of sales in the latest year, and the share is ▼ falling over the period — a marker of how much new housing is being built here (not a price forecast). See the new-build chart above.
How these figures are calculated. Year-on-year change compares the median sold price over the most recent 12 months of data with the 12 months before it. We use the median, not the average, so a few unusually high or low sales don't distort it. Because HM Land Registry data lags — sales take time to be registered — the most recent month or two are provisional and tend to revise upward. Figures track the mix of what actually sold, so they are not a like-for-like index. The same method is used across this site, so an area's figure here matches its ranking in investment trends.
| Town | 12-mo change | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Newhaven | +6% | £307,500 |
| St Leonards-On-Sea | +4.4% | £280,000 |
| Bexhill-On-Sea | +4.1% | £307,000 |
| Rye | +2.6% | £390,000 |
| Wadhurst | +1.9% | £458,750 |
| Eastbourne | +1.1% | £283,000 |
| Seaford | +0.7% | £365,000 |
| Peacehaven | +0.5% | £340,000 |
| Crowborough | +0% | £450,000 |
| Etchingham | -0.2% | £480,000 |
| Heathfield | -1.3% | £385,000 |
| Pevensey | -1.6% | £348,250 |
| Uckfield | -2.4% | £410,000 |
| Hastings | -4.4% | £280,000 |
| Hailsham | -7.7% | £300,000 |
| Lewes | -7.7% | £447,475 |
| Battle | -8% | £363,000 |
| Polegate | -9.2% | £295,000 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across East Sussex received 3,376 planning applications in the year to 2026 Q1, -7% on the year before — a marker of how much development is in the pipeline, not a price forecast.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1), Open Government Licence.
Source: sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (updated monthly; the most recent 1–2 months are provisional). Median-based; figures track the mix of what sold, not a like-for-like index.