UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/wealden
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Wealden
Homes in Wealden sold for a median of £382,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,913 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 | 2,019 | £520,000 | £420,000 to £715,000 | £4,157/m²from 89 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,638 | £350,000 | £308,000 to £424,000 | £3,904/m²from 61 sales |
| Terraced | 786 | £305,000 | £265,000 to £350,000 | £3,563/m²from 25 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 470 | £185,000 | £145,000 to £225,000 | Too few |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Wealden, at 41% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 33%.
Prices over time
The median rose 29%, from £295,000 in 2016 to £380,000 in 2025, close to the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Wealden
The dearest district was RH18 (Forest Row), at £485,000, and the cheapest was BN26 (Polegate), at £320,000.
The next dearest were TN5 (Wadhurst) and TN6 (Crowborough), and the next cheapest BN27 (Hailsham) and BN24 (Pevensey).
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Post towns in Wealden, by number of sales: Hailsham (BN27), Crowborough (TN6), Uckfield (TN22), Heathfield (TN21), Polegate (BN26), Pevensey (BN24), Wadhurst (TN5), Forest Row (RH18), and 2 more.
- RH18Forest Row, 103 salesMedian price £485,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- TN5Wadhurst, 208 salesMedian price £475,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- TN6Crowborough, 836 salesMedian price £450,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- TN22Uckfield, 782 salesMedian price £415,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- TN21Heathfield, 512 salesMedian price £385,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- BN24Pevensey, 385 salesMedian price £359,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- BN27Hailsham, 1,047 salesMedian price £325,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- BN26Polegate, 390 salesMedian price £320,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: TN7 £655k (32 sales), TN20 £530k (83 sales).
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 TN6 (Crowborough), up 5%, and fell most in TN5 (Wadhurst), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Herdwick Drive, Hellingly (BN27)47 sales
- London Road, Hailsham (BN27)23 sales
- Coast Road, Pevensey Bay (BN24)20 sales
- Brookside Avenue, Polegate (BN26)20 sales
- Mutton Hall Hill, Heathfield (TN21)20 sales
- Crowborough Hill, Crowborough (TN6)19 sales
- Hartfield Road, Forest Row (RH18)18 sales
- London Road, Uckfield (TN22)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Eridge Road, Crowborough (TN6, detached houses, £920,000), High Street, Buxted (TN22, £605,000) and Voakes Avenue, Crowborough (TN6, £581,000).
The cheapest were Montargis Way, Crowborough (TN6, flats, £95,000), Station Road, Polegate (BN26, £115,000) and Brookside Avenue, Polegate (BN26, £122,500).
Living in Wealden
Crime
43 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 95 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
76% of homes can get it
Lower than 89 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
13% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 72 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 £2,728 a year in Wealden for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 98 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. Wealden and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- 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£383,500
- Wealden, this council area£382,500
- Adur£378,000
- Dartford£375,500
- Basingstoke and Deane£372,500
- Maidstone£367,500
- Test Valley£365,000
- Rushmoor£364,500
- Gravesham£361,500
About these figures
Wealden's figures come from 4,913 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 10 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Wealden, so their sales add up to 4,378 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 8% of them.
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.