UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/adur
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Adur
Homes in Adur sold for a median of £378,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,672 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 323 | £510,000 | £426,000 to £645,000 | £4,857/m²from 21 sales |
| Semi-detached | 596 | £415,000 | £355,000 to £485,000 | £4,588/m²from 33 sales |
| Terraced | 416 | £354,000 | £318,000 to £425,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 337 | £235,000 | £195,000 to £272,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Adur, at 36% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 25%.
Prices over time
The median rose 29%, from £290,000 in 2016 to £375,000 in 2025, close to the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Adur
District medians are close together, from £351,000 in BN15 (Lancing) to £439,500 in BN42 (Brighton).
Post towns in Adur, by number of sales: Lancing (BN15), Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43), Brighton (BN42).
- BN42Brighton, 250 salesMedian price £439,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- BN43Shoreham-by-Sea, 615 salesMedian price £417,000Price per square metre £4,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- BN15Lancing, 788 salesMedian price £351,000Price per square metre £4,351Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Brighton Road, Lancing (BN15)58 sales
- Barley Road, Sompting (BN15)22 sales
- Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43)18 sales
- Old Shoreham Road, Southwick (BN42)17 sales
- Church Green, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43)17 sales
- Harbour Way, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43)17 sales
- West Way, Lancing (BN15)15 sales
- Sussex Wharf, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Buckingham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43, £821,500), Old Fort Road, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43, £806,500) and Kestrel Road, Lancing (BN15, detached houses, £607,500).
The cheapest were Swiss Gardens, Shoreham-by-Sea (BN43, flats, £138,000), Penhill Road, Lancing (BN15, flats, £166,000) and Sompting Road, Lancing (BN15, flats, £199,000).
Living in Adur
Crime
52 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
96% of homes can get it
Higher than 82 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 98 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,548 a year in Adur for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 79 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Adur and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Vale of White Horse£397,500
- West Berkshire£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest£384,000
- Lewes£383,500
- Wealden£382,500
- Adur, this council area£378,000
- Dartford£375,500
- Basingstoke and Deane£372,500
- Maidstone£367,500
- Test Valley£365,000
- Rushmoor£364,500
- Gravesham£361,500
- Rother£358,500
About these figures
Adur's figures come from 1,672 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.