Detached
£786,073
40% above the Chailey average
44.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Chailey? £561,628
The average house price in Chailey is £561,628, based on 37 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.3% (£1,518) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 37
- 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 Chailey?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£431,041
23% below the Chailey average
22.1% of sales
Terraced
£313,812
44% below the Chailey average
17.9% of sales
Flats
£296,333
47% below the Chailey average
15.8% of sales
Are house prices in Chailey going up or down?
House prices in Chailey are falling: down 0.3% (£1,518) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 24.6% (£111,042).
Past 12 months
−0.3%
−£1,518From £563,146 to £561,628
£569,388£533,719
Past 10 years
+24.6%
+£111,042From £450,586 to £561,628
£665,905£409,714
Quick answers for Chailey
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,750,000
Highest average, reached in July 2021
How many homes sold?
37
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
44.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
31.6% of sales
How many people live in Chailey?
2,911
302 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 Chailey?
1,161
120 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 Chailey?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.3% of the area · 0 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 Chailey?
29 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −32.5% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, 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 does Chailey rank?
15th most expensive area of Lewes.
Compared with 28 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Chailey?
The highest recorded sale prices in Chailey, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
down house lower station road, east sussex
£2,661,100
Sold March 2024
View house details
How do house prices in Chailey compare with nearby areas?
Chailey compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Lewes.
Chailey vs Newick
- Chailey
- £561,628
- Newick
- £580,525+£18,897
Open comparison
Chailey vs Wivelsfield
- Chailey
- £561,628
- Wivelsfield
- £571,515+£9,887
Open comparison
Chailey vs Barcombe
- Chailey
- £561,628
- Barcombe
- £562,800+£1,172
Open comparison
Chailey vs East Chiltington
- Chailey
- £561,628
- East Chiltington
- £347,500−£214,128
Open comparison
Chailey vs Plumpton
- Chailey
- £561,628
- Plumpton
- £624,567+£62,939
Open comparison
Chailey vs Streat
- Chailey
- £561,628
- Streat
- £690,833+£129,205
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Chailey dataset covers 131 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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