Detached
£573,269
42% above the Rye average
16.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Rye? £404,980
The average house price in Rye is £404,980, based on 68 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 12.9% (£59,859) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −12.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 68
- 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 Rye?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£366,952
9% below the Rye average
29.4% of sales
Terraced
£377,114
7% below the Rye average
42.9% of sales
Flats
£261,833
35% below the Rye average
11.0% of sales
Are house prices in Rye going up or down?
House prices in Rye are falling: down 12.9% (£59,859) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.7% (£115,105).
Past 12 months
−12.9%
−£59,859From £464,839 to £404,980
£486,186£404,980
Past 10 years
+39.7%
+£115,105From £289,875 to £404,980
£467,204£289,875
Quick answers for Rye
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,130,000
Highest average, reached in August 2020
How many homes sold?
68
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
42.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
25.1% of sales
How many people live in Rye?
4,490
2,695 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Rye?
2,144
1,287 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Rye?
53 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 75% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.5% 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 Rye?
103 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +10.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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 does Rye rank?
26th most expensive area of Rother.
Compared with 34 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Rye?
The highest recorded sale prices in Rye, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
mountsfield house rye hill, east sussex
£3,737,000
Sold February 2025
View house details
How do house prices in Rye compare with nearby areas?
Rye compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Rother.
Rye vs Rye Foreign
- Rye
- £404,980
- Rye Foreign
- £280,833−£124,147
Open comparison
Rye vs Playden
- Rye
- £404,980
- Playden
- £606,800+£201,820
Open comparison
Rye vs Icklesham
- Rye
- £404,980
- Icklesham
- £481,196+£76,216
Open comparison
Rye vs East Guldeford
- Rye
- £404,980
- East Guldeford
- £485,000+£80,020
Open comparison
Rye vs Udimore
- Rye
- £404,980
- Udimore
- £746,250+£341,270
Open comparison
Rye vs Iden
- Rye
- £404,980
- Iden
- £508,714+£103,734
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 Rye dataset covers 345 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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