Detached
£552,484
47% above the East Sussex average
30.5% of sales
What is the average house price in East Sussex? £376,720
The average house price in East Sussex is £376,720, based on 7,328 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.0% (£7,721) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7,328
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in East Sussex?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£377,209
About the East Sussex average
24.3% of sales
Terraced
£317,985
16% below the East Sussex average
22.0% of sales
Flats
£200,875
47% below the East Sussex average
23.2% of sales
Are house prices in East Sussex going up or down?
House prices in East Sussex are falling: down 2.0% (£7,721) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 31.8% (£90,935).
Past 12 months
−2.0%
−£7,721From £384,441 to £376,720
£384,441£376,720
Past 10 years
+31.8%
+£90,935From £285,785 to £376,720
£392,940£285,785
Quick answers for East Sussex
12 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£435,726
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
7,328
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
30.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
26.1% of sales
How many people live in East Sussex?
545,738
819 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in East Sussex?
240,086
360 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in East Sussex?
41 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.3% of the area · 163 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in East Sussex?
74 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +3.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How many listed buildings are in East Sussex?
6,367 listed buildings
More listed buildings per home than 65% of areas in England and Wales.
125 Grade I · 309 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in East Sussex?
NO₂ 6.9 µg/m³
Typical for England and Wales · PM2.5 8.4 µg/m³ (Very High) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Wealden
£435,385
Least expensive
Hastings
£288,604
How does East Sussex rank?
17th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in East Sussex?
The highest recorded sale prices in East Sussex, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
melfort house wadhurst road, east sussex
£5,020,000
Sold October 2023
View house details
How do house prices in East Sussex compare with nearby areas?
East Sussex compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
East Sussex vs Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- Brighton and Hove
- £480,696+£103,976
Open comparison
East Sussex vs Kent
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- Kent
- £391,968+£15,248
Open comparison
East Sussex vs Medway
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- Medway
- £317,644−£59,076
Open comparison
East Sussex vs West Sussex
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- West Sussex
- £427,173+£50,453
Open comparison
East Sussex vs Thurrock
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- Thurrock
- £363,140−£13,580
Open comparison
East Sussex vs Surrey
- East Sussex
- £376,720
- Surrey
- £598,837+£222,117
Open comparison
Which areas of East Sussex are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 5 areas of East Sussex, most expensive first.
- 1
£435,385
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 2
£431,247
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 3
£391,632
Change over one year: −4.9%
- 4
£294,271
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 5
£288,604
Change over one year: −0.1%
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What to check before you buyWhere 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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:42 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The East Sussex dataset covers 24,557 postcodes.
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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