Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in West Sussex is £427,173 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.0%.

£427,173

Average price, last 12 months

−3.0% in a year
OCT 2016£341kSEPT 2026£427k

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What can I buy with my budget in West Sussex?

With £430,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in West Sussex.

£430,000

West Sussex

  • Flats

    £216,579

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £352,569

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £427,662

    In budget

  • Detached

    £661,426

    £231k 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 West Sussex?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in West Sussex costs £2,137 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • West Sussex

    £2,137

    a month

    Average price
    £427,173
    Deposit
    £42,717
    Mortgage
    £384,456
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £85,435

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

  • £661,426

Semi-detached

  • £427,662

Terraced

  • £352,569

Flats

  • £216,579

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

West Sussex

Mostly detached houses

28%
25%
25%
22%

How much do prices vary within West Sussex?

In West Sussex the priciest area costs 1.4× the cheapest.

West Sussex7 areas

Cheapest: Crawley, £354,052. Priciest: Chichester, £499,043.

Crawley: £354,052Worthing: £358,302Arun: £371,094Adur: £405,561Horsham: £483,225Mid Sussex: £483,926Chichester: £499,043
  • West Sussex average, £427,173

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 West Sussex?

West Sussex has 272 public parks among 2,350 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • West Sussex

    1.4%

    of the land is green space
    33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    272 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 West Sussex?

West Sussex has about 3.1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,129 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

West Sussex
3.1 people per football pitch of land · 1,129 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 West Sussex?

Prices in West Sussex were down on a year earlier in 26 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.0% on a year earlier.

West Sussex26 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

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £427,173

Change over 1 year

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    −£13,232

Change over ~10 years

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    +£88,723

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    11,060

Number of postcodes

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    39,222

Households (Census 2021)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    375,159

Household density

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    480 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    882,849

Population density

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    1,129 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    33 m² per resident · more than 54% of areas

Green space share of area

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    1.4%

Public parks

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    272

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    68 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    −1.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    19 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    8.1 µg/m³ · High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    8.6 µg/m³ · Very High

Listed buildings

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    7,578

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    20.2 per 1,000 homes · more 57% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    No council data

Peak month

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    SEPT 2022 · £473,046

Most common price band

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £300k – £400k · 27.0%

Detached average

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £661,426

Semi-detached average

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £427,662

Terraced average

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £352,569

Flats average

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    £216,579

Detached share of sales

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    28.3%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    25.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    24.6%

Flats share of sales

  • West Sussex

    England / West Sussex

    21.6%

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. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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