Detached
£605,858
39% above the Wealden average
39.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Wealden? £435,385
The average house price in Wealden is £435,385, based on 2,118 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.9% (£12,814) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,118
- 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 Wealden?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£382,573
12% below the Wealden average
33.2% of sales
Terraced
£304,833
30% below the Wealden average
17.1% of sales
Flats
£193,319
56% below the Wealden average
10.3% of sales
Are house prices in Wealden going up or down?
House prices in Wealden are falling: down 2.9% (£12,814) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 26.9% (£92,353).
Past 12 months
−2.9%
−£12,814From £448,199 to £435,385
£448,199£435,385
Past 10 years
+26.9%
+£92,353From £343,032 to £435,385
£479,391£343,032
Quick answers for Wealden
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£538,542
Highest average, reached in September 2022
How many homes sold?
2,118
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
39.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
29.2% of sales
How many people live in Wealden?
160,223
496 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 Wealden?
68,294
211 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 Wealden?
53 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.0% of the area · 46 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 Wealden?
43 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · +1.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, 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
Little Horsted
£1,274,000
Least expensive
Polegate
£289,133
How does Wealden rank?
1st most expensive area of East Sussex.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wealden?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wealden, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
melfort house wadhurst road, east sussex
£5,020,000
Sold October 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Wealden compare with nearby areas?
Wealden compared with the 4 nearest other areas in East Sussex.
Wealden vs Lewes
- Wealden
- £435,385
- Lewes
- £431,247−£4,138
Open comparison
Wealden vs Eastbourne
- Wealden
- £435,385
- Eastbourne
- £294,271−£141,114
Open comparison
Wealden vs Rother
- Wealden
- £435,385
- Rother
- £391,632−£43,753
Open comparison
Wealden vs Hastings
- Wealden
- £435,385
- Hastings
- £288,604−£146,781
Open comparison
Which areas of Wealden are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 42 areas of Wealden, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,274,000
Change over one year: +85.1%
- 2
£964,166
Change over one year: +27.2%
- 3
£940,000
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 4
£879,500
Change over one year: +33.2%
- 5
£873,510
Change over one year: +11.6%
- 6
£871,187
Change over one year: −15.1%
- 7
£839,285
Change over one year: −4.1%
- 8
£811,320
Change over one year: +31.2%
- 9
£787,807
Change over one year: −6.9%
- 10
£728,750
Change over one year: −20.5%
- 11
£722,026
Change over one year: −15.3%
- 12
£711,000
Change over one year: −29.2%
- 13
£687,500
Change over one year: +4.0%
- 14
£669,085
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 15
£650,681
Change over one year: +32.8%
- 16
£641,250
Change over one year: +83.2%
- 17
£629,477
Change over one year: −28.1%
- 18
£614,696
Change over one year: +8.7%
- 19
£611,570
Change over one year: −1.9%
- 20
£605,600
Change over one year: −9.3%
- 21
£592,170
Change over one year: −4.7%
- 22
£579,644
Change over one year: +6.4%
- 23
£578,571
Change over one year: +31.9%
- 24
£577,875
Change over one year: +17.9%
- 25
£573,455
Change over one year: −16.0%
- 26
£559,500
Change over one year: −19.8%
- 27
£559,500
Change over one year: +7.7%
- 28
£518,447
Change over one year: −19.6%
- 29
£495,000
Change over one year: −21.1%
- 30
£469,300
Change over one year: +8.2%
- 31
£460,227
Change over one year: −1.7%
- 32
£452,236
Change over one year: −3.5%
- 33
£442,215
Change over one year: +8.1%
- 34
£434,456
Change over one year: +1.0%
- 35
£419,109
Change over one year: −0.9%
- 36
£403,025
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 37
£372,085
Change over one year: −5.1%
- 38
£366,904
Change over one year: −2.0%
- 39
£349,041
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 40
£347,995
Change over one year: −4.4%
- 41
£305,581
Change over one year: −4.3%
- 42
£289,133
Change over one year: −3.1%
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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 Wealden dataset covers 8,115 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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