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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in East Sussex is £376,720 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 2.0%.

£376,720

Average price, last 12 months

−2.0% in a year
OCT 2016£288kSEPT 2026£377k

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What can I buy with my budget in East Sussex?

With £380,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in East Sussex.

£380,000

East Sussex

  • Flats

    £200,875

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £317,985

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £377,209

    In budget

  • Detached

    £552,484

    £172k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in East Sussex?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in East Sussex costs £1,885 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • East Sussex

    £1,885

    a month

    Average price
    £376,720
    Deposit
    £37,672
    Mortgage
    £339,048
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £75,344

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £552,484

Semi-detached

  • £377,209

Terraced

  • £317,985

Flats

  • £200,875

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

East Sussex

Mostly detached houses

30%
24%
22%
23%

How much do prices vary within East Sussex?

In East Sussex the priciest area costs 1.5× the cheapest.

East Sussex5 areas

Cheapest: Hastings, £288,604. Priciest: Wealden, £435,385.

Hastings: £288,604Eastbourne: £294,271Rother: £391,632Lewes: £431,247Wealden: £435,385
  • East Sussex average, £376,720

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is East Sussex?

East Sussex has 163 public parks among 1,505 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • East Sussex

    1.3%

    of the land is green space
    41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    163 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is East Sussex?

East Sussex has about 2.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 819 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

East Sussex
2.3 people per football pitch of land · 819 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in East Sussex?

Prices in East Sussex were down on a year earlier in 30 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 2.0% on a year earlier.

East Sussex30 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £376,720

Change over 1 year

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    −£7,721

Change over ~10 years

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    +£90,935

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    7,328

Number of postcodes

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    24,557

Households (Census 2021)

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    240,086

Household density

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    360 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    545,738

Population density

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    819 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    41 m² per resident · more than 66% of areas

Green space share of area

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    1.3%

Public parks

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    163

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    74 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    +3.6%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    21 per 1,000

Peak month

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    SEPT 2022 · £435,726

Most common price band

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £300k – £400k · 26.1%

Detached average

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £552,484

Semi-detached average

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £377,209

Terraced average

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £317,985

Flats average

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    £200,875

Detached share of sales

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    30.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    24.3%

Terraced share of sales

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    22.0%

Flats share of sales

  • East Sussex

    England / East Sussex

    23.2%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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