Detached
£561,140
30% above the Lewes average
33.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Lewes? £431,247
The average house price in Lewes is £431,247, based on 1,339 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.6% (£2,724) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,339
- 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 Lewes?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£431,648
About the Lewes average
26.0% of sales
Terraced
£400,523
7% below the Lewes average
22.0% of sales
Flats
£231,664
46% below the Lewes average
18.9% of sales
Are house prices in Lewes going up or down?
House prices in Lewes are rising: up 0.6% (£2,724) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.8% (£96,464).
Past 12 months
+0.6%
+£2,724From £428,523 to £431,247
£433,325£427,239
Past 10 years
+28.8%
+£96,464From £334,783 to £431,247
£456,680£334,783
Quick answers for Lewes
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£511,427
Highest average, reached in January 2022
How many homes sold?
1,339
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
33.0% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
29.6% of sales
How many people live in Lewes?
99,758
877 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 Lewes?
43,675
384 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 Lewes?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.0% of the area · 25 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 Lewes?
57 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +0.2% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Southease
£2,150,000
Least expensive
Tarring Neville
£170,000
How does Lewes rank?
2nd most expensive area of East Sussex.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Lewes?
The highest recorded sale prices in Lewes, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Lewes compare with nearby areas?
Lewes compared with the 4 nearest other areas in East Sussex.
Lewes vs Wealden
- Lewes
- £431,247
- Wealden
- £435,385+£4,138
Open comparison
Lewes vs Eastbourne
- Lewes
- £431,247
- Eastbourne
- £294,271−£136,976
Open comparison
Lewes vs Hastings
- Lewes
- £431,247
- Hastings
- £288,604−£142,643
Open comparison
Lewes vs Rother
- Lewes
- £431,247
- Rother
- £391,632−£39,615
Open comparison
Which areas of Lewes are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 28 areas of Lewes, most expensive first.
- 1
£2,150,000
Change over one year: +313.5%
- 2
£1,295,000
Change over one year: +106.9%
- 3
£852,500
Change over one year: −40.8%
- 4
£848,638
Change over one year: −3.0%
- 5
£775,000
Change over one year: +28.1%
- 6
£724,000
Change over one year: +35.8%
- 7
£690,833
Change over one year: −62.7%
- 8
£681,583
Change over one year: −8.8%
- 9
£674,050
Change over one year: −60.4%
- 10
£624,567
Change over one year: +30.4%
- 11
£580,525
Change over one year: −14.4%
- 12
£578,720
Change over one year: −30.4%
- 13
£571,515
Change over one year: +24.7%
- 14
£562,800
Change over one year: −15.1%
- 15
£561,628
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 16
£542,045
Change over one year: +17.2%
- 17
£456,639
Change over one year: −9.1%
- 18
£421,666
Change over one year: −29.5%
- 19
£412,852
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 20
£391,591
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 21
£380,000
Change over one year: −8.1%
- 22
£365,555
Change over one year: +28.2%
- 23
£347,500
Change over one year: −46.8%
- 24
£333,868
Change over one year: −3.9%
- 25
£327,000
Change over one year: −28.9%
- 26
£325,000
Change over one year: −7.1%
- 27
£300,255
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 28
£170,000
Change over one year: +9.7%
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Lewes dataset covers 5,028 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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