UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/lewes
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Lewes
Homes in Lewes sold for a median of £383,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,992 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 | 1,008 | £485,000 | £393,000 to £668,000 | £4,422/m²from 38 sales |
| Semi-detached | 776 | £384,000 | £321,000 to £468,000 | £4,568/m²from 27 sales |
| Terraced | 654 | £355,000 | £295,000 to £434,000 | £3,974/m²from 27 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 554 | £223,500 | £170,000 to £287,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Lewes, at 34% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 26%.
Postcode districts in Lewes
The dearest district was BN8 (Ringmer), at £482,000, and the cheapest was BN9 (Newhaven), at £297,500.
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Post towns in Lewes, by number of sales: Lewes (BN7, BN8), Seaford (BN25), Peacehaven (BN10), Newhaven (BN9).
- BN8Lewes, 414 salesMedian price £482,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BN7Lewes, 601 salesMedian price £477,500Price per square metre £5,501Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- BN25Seaford, 800 salesMedian price £370,000Price per square metre £4,191Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- BN10Peacehaven, 624 salesMedian price £345,000Price per square metre £3,424Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- BN9Newhaven, 349 salesMedian price £297,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
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.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in BN8 (Ringmer), up 3%, and fell most in BN25 (Seaford), down 3%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Claremont Road, Seaford (BN25)36 sales
- South Coast Road, Peacehaven (BN10)28 sales
- Court Road, Lewes (BN7)21 sales
- Malling Street, Lewes (BN7)18 sales
- Malines Avenue, Peacehaven (BN10)17 sales
- Firle Road, Peacehaven (BN10)16 sales
- Esplanade, Seaford (BN25)16 sales
- Dressage Drive, East Hoathly (BN8)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Dressage Drive, East Hoathly (BN8, detached houses, £600,000), Haywards Heath Road, North Chailey (BN8, £492,500) and Stirrup Chase, East Hoathly (BN8, £462,000).
The cheapest were Station Street, Lewes (BN7, flats, £150,000), Claremont Road, Seaford (BN25, flats, £178,000) and Cliffe High Street, Lewes (BN7, flats, £178,500).
Prices over time
The median rose 28%, from £298,000 in 2016 to £380,000 in 2025, close to the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Living in Lewes
Crime
57 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 77 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
75% of homes can get it
Lower than 90 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
85% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 78 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 £2,756 a year in Lewes for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 99 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. Lewes and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Brighton and Hove£418,000
- Tonbridge and Malling£415,000
- Vale of White Horse£397,500
- West Berkshire£397,500
- Slough£395,000
- West Oxfordshire£395,000
- New Forest£384,000
- Lewes, this council area£383,500
- Wealden£382,500
- Adur£378,000
- Dartford£375,500
- Basingstoke and Deane£372,500
- Maidstone£367,500
- Test Valley£365,000
- Rushmoor£364,500
About these figures
Lewes's figures come from 2,992 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 5 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Lewes, so their sales add up to 2,788 instead (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.