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What is the most expensive house sold in East Sussex? £5,020,000

Melfort House Wadhurst Road, East Sussex is the most expensive house sold in East Sussex, at £5,020,000 in October 2023. The 100 highest recorded sales start at £2,550,000.

Sold
October 2023
10th highest sale
£4,000,000
100th highest sale
£2,550,000

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

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How much do the most expensive houses in East Sussex sell for?

The 100 most expensive houses sold in East Sussex went for between £2,550,000 and £5,020,000.

East Sussex, a beautiful part of England, has seen some truly remarkable property sales over the years. Among the 100 most expensive houses ever sold in the area, the priciest fetched an astonishing £5,020,000, with that record-setting sale taking place in 2023. Even the least expensive home on the list commanded an impressive £2,550,000, showing just how valuable property in this region can be. The most recent sale on the list occurred in 2026. Altogether, the area has recorded a remarkable 363,338 property sales since 1995, reflecting its enduring appeal to homebuyers.

What are the 100 most expensive houses sold in East Sussex?

Melfort House Wadhurst Road, East Sussex tops the list at £5,020,000, followed by The Old Rectory , Lewes at £5,000,000. Select a house to see where it is and what it sold for before.

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How does East Sussex compare with the rest of England?

East Sussex has the 54th highest recorded sale of the 71 areas in England.

  1. 52
    Nottinghamshire

    £5,125,000

  2. 53
    Swindon

    £5,050,000

  3. 54

    East Sussex (this area)

    £5,020,000

  4. 55
    North Somerset

    £4,800,000

  5. 56
    Isle of Wight

    £4,650,000

Most expensive houses in England

Which areas of East Sussex have the most expensive houses?

Wealden has the highest recorded sale in East Sussex at £5,020,000.

  1. 1
    Wealden

    £5,020,000

  2. 2
    Lewes

    £5,000,000

  3. 3
    Rother

    £4,855,124

  4. 4
    Hastings

    £3,038,261

  5. 5
    Eastbourne

    £2,250,000

What else do people ask about East Sussex?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in East Sussex.

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 6 October 2026 at 23:47 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The East Sussex dataset covers 24,557 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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