Detached
£545,518
39% above the Rother average
41.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Rother? £391,632
The average house price in Rother is £391,632, based on 1,322 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 4.9% (£20,332) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −4.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,322
- 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 Rother?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£363,935
7% below the Rother average
19.9% of sales
Terraced
£315,152
20% below the Rother average
16.0% of sales
Flats
£201,086
49% below the Rother average
22.7% of sales
Are house prices in Rother going up or down?
House prices in Rother are falling: down 4.9% (£20,332) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 32.2% (£95,464).
Past 12 months
−4.9%
−£20,332From £411,964 to £391,632
£411,964£391,105
Past 10 years
+32.2%
+£95,464From £296,168 to £391,632
£411,964£296,168
Quick answers for Rother
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£470,152
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
1,322
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
41.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
24.1% of sales
How many people live in Rother?
93,101
465 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 Rother?
42,056
210 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 Rother?
31 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.6% of the area · 29 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 Rother?
59 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −2.6% 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.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Whatlington
£922,657
Least expensive
Rye Foreign
£280,833
How does Rother rank?
3rd most expensive area of East Sussex.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Rother?
The highest recorded sale prices in Rother, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
higham house bourne lane, east sussex
£4,855,124
Sold June 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Rother compare with nearby areas?
Rother compared with the 4 nearest other areas in East Sussex.
Rother vs Hastings
- Rother
- £391,632
- Hastings
- £288,604−£103,028
Open comparison
Rother vs Wealden
- Rother
- £391,632
- Wealden
- £435,385+£43,753
Open comparison
Rother vs Eastbourne
- Rother
- £391,632
- Eastbourne
- £294,271−£97,361
Open comparison
Rother vs Lewes
- Rother
- £391,632
- Lewes
- £431,247+£39,615
Open comparison
Which areas of Rother are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 34 areas of Rother, most expensive first.
- 1
£922,657
Change over one year: +33.4%
- 2
£824,722
Change over one year: +19.9%
- 3
£800,000
Change over one year: +10.3%
- 4
£780,000
Change over one year: +30.9%
- 5
£771,333
Change over one year: +62.6%
- 6
£746,250
Change over one year: +17.4%
- 7
£643,888
Change over one year: +21.2%
- 8
£606,800
Change over one year: +67.4%
- 9
£603,000
Change over one year: −1.1%
- 10
£578,131
Change over one year: +42.3%
- 11
£571,226
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 12
£530,000
Change over one year: −20.9%
- 13
£527,100
Change over one year: +10.7%
- 14
£519,237
Change over one year: +3.7%
- 15
£515,777
Change over one year: −29.3%
- 16
£508,714
Change over one year: −6.4%
- 17
£493,428
Change over one year: −14.1%
- 18
£485,000
Change over one year: −29.5%
- 19
£481,196
Change over one year: −8.4%
- 20
£466,559
Change over one year: −7.5%
- 21
£459,589
Change over one year: −8.9%
- 22
£458,262
Change over one year: −22.3%
- 23
£449,690
Change over one year: −13.9%
- 24
£443,909
Change over one year: −14.3%
- 25
£433,194
Change over one year: −12.2%
- 26
£404,980
Change over one year: −12.9%
- 27
£397,589
Change over one year: −13.1%
- 28
£393,085
Change over one year: −23.6%
- 29
£366,714
Change over one year: −32.9%
- 30
£334,810
Change over one year: −17.2%
- 31
£333,618
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 32
£325,000
Change over one year: −25.6%
- 33
£325,000
Change over one year: −66.2%
- 34
£280,833
Change over one year: −15.3%
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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 Rother dataset covers 4,249 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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