Detached
£1,024,545
50% above the Ditchling average
30.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Ditchling? £681,583
The average house price in Ditchling is £681,583, based on 30 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 8.8% (£65,819) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −8.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 30
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Ditchling?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£680,000
About the Ditchling average
14.6% of sales
Terraced
£410,500
40% below the Ditchling average
9.0% of sales
Flats
£473,750
30% below the Ditchling average
46.1% of sales
Are house prices in Ditchling going up or down?
House prices in Ditchling are falling: down 8.8% (£65,819) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 30.0% (£157,380).
Past 12 months
−8.8%
−£65,819From £747,402 to £681,583
£760,135£609,791
Past 10 years
+30.0%
+£157,380From £524,203 to £681,583
£747,402£524,203
Quick answers for Ditchling
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,100,000
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
30
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
46.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
43.8% of sales
How many people live in Ditchling?
2,208
368 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 Ditchling?
910
152 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 Ditchling?
399 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 97% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 56 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.7% of the area · 3 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 Ditchling?
24 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −12.9% 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 Ditchling rank?
8th most expensive area of Lewes.
Compared with 28 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ditchling?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ditchling, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
wick place underhill lane, east sussex
£3,250,000
Sold June 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Ditchling compare with nearby areas?
Ditchling compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Lewes.
Ditchling vs Westmeston
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- Westmeston
- £775,000+£93,417
Open comparison
Ditchling vs Streat
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- Streat
- £690,833+£9,250
Open comparison
Ditchling vs Plumpton
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- Plumpton
- £624,567−£57,016
Open comparison
Ditchling vs East Chiltington
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- East Chiltington
- £347,500−£334,083
Open comparison
Ditchling vs St. John (Without)
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- St. John (Without)
- £325,000−£356,583
Open comparison
Ditchling vs Wivelsfield
- Ditchling
- £681,583
- Wivelsfield
- £571,515−£110,068
Open comparison
Thinking of buying in Ditchling?
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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 (August 2026). The Ditchling dataset covers 75 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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