marketcodeSold price per m²
£3,854/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
6,082 sales
-1.4% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
County or region
East Sussex property market
Sold £3,854/m² · Median sold £353,382 (6,082 sales) · Index -1.4% y/y · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026
What does East Sussex cost?
East Sussex: sold price per m² £3,854/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 6,082 sales). -1.4% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£353,382 12 months to Apr 2026
6,082 sales
-1.4% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£360,534 12 months to Aug 2026
24,973 listings
-2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
How does East Sussex vary by home size?
Asking price in East Sussex runs from £151,501 for 1 bedroom to £831,428 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £151,501 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -5.8% on the previous 12 months | 1984 |
| 2 bedrooms | £256,918 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -4.4% on the previous 12 months | 7446 |
| 3 bedrooms | £372,611 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.8% on the previous 12 months | 7910 |
| 4 bedrooms | £540,854 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -1% on the previous 12 months | 5123 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £831,428 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.1% on the previous 12 months | 2276 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is East Sussex?
East Sussex: new listings 13,201 (12 months to Aug 2026, 13,201 listings). +11.6% on the previous 12 months.
New listings
13,201 12 months to Aug 2026
13,201 listings
+11.6% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Price reductions
11,772 12 months to Aug 2026
11,772 listings
+21.2% on the previous 12 months.
Reductions dated by the last reduction; several reductions of one listing count once.
Days to completion
186 days 12 months to Nov 2024
869 matched sales
-5.3% on the previous 12 months.
Who is active in East Sussex?
227 agents listed homes for sale in East Sussex; the three largest took 13% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 227
- Top three agents’ share
- 13%
- New homes among listings
- 6.3%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Where does East Sussex rank?
East Sussex ranks 8th of 21 counties and regions in England for sold price per m², at £3,854/m².
Sold price per m² · counties and regions in England
East Sussex ranks 8th of 21 counties and regions in England for sold price per m², at £3,854/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | £5,496/m² | 11,759 | measured |
| 2 | Hertfordshire | £5,337/m² | 10,790 | measured |
| 3 | West Sussex | £4,485/m² | 9,317 | measured |
| 4 | Oxfordshire | £4,477/m² | 6,963 | measured |
| 5 | Essex | £4,262/m² | 15,867 | measured |
| 8 | East Sussex | £3,854/m² | 6,082 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across counties and regions in England →
Sold price per m² · local authorities within East Sussex
Lewes leads the 5 local authorities within East Sussex for sold price per m², at £4,257/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewes | £4,257/m² | 1,167 | measured |
| 2 | Wealden | £4,217/m² | 1,796 | measured |
| 3 | Rother | £3,801/m² | 1,002 | measured |
| 4 | Eastbourne | £3,448/m² | 1,154 | measured |
| 5 | Hastings | £3,371/m² | 963 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities within East Sussex →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities within East Sussex
Eastbourne leads the 5 local authorities within East Sussex for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | 4.7% | 2,138 | measured |
| 2 | Hastings | 4.6% | 2,122 | measured |
| 3 | Wealden | 4.1% | 1,690 | measured |
| 4 | Lewes | 4.0% | 965 | measured |
| 5 | Rother | 4.0% | 1,378 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities within East Sussex →
Turnover · local authorities within East Sussex
Lewes leads the 5 local authorities within East Sussex for turnover, at 2.9%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewes | 2.9% | 1,377 | measured |
| 2 | Wealden | 2.8% | 2,158 | measured |
| 3 | Eastbourne | 2.7% | 1,364 | measured |
| 4 | Rother | 2.3% | 1,125 | measured |
| 5 | Hastings | 2.3% | 1,082 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities within East Sussex →
Where next from East Sussex?
- EnglandThe wider market this area sits in.
- EastbourneLocal authority · £3,589/m²
- HastingsLocal authority · £3,081/m²
- LewesLocal authority · £4,645/m²
- RotherLocal authority · £3,946/m²
- WealdenLocal authority · £4,332/m²
- CambridgeshireNeighbouring county or region · £3,791/m²
- DerbyshireNeighbouring county or region · £3,036/m²
- DevonNeighbouring county or region · £3,741/m²
- EssexNeighbouring county or region · £4,374/m²
- GloucestershireNeighbouring county or region · £3,836/m²
- HampshireNeighbouring county or region · £4,398/m²
- HertfordshireNeighbouring county or region · £5,618/m²
- KentNeighbouring county or region · £4,098/m²
Questions about East Sussex
- What is the median house price in East Sussex?
- Homes in East Sussex sold for a median £353,382 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 6,082 sales. Per square metre that is £3,854/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in East Sussex changed?
- -1.4% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- How quickly do homes sell in East Sussex?
- Homes that were listed and then registered as sold took a median 186 days from first listing to completion, over the 12 months to Nov 2024, 869 matched sales.
Everything else about East Sussex
- Properties in East SussexEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in East SussexFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in East SussexRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in East SussexWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in East SussexWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in East SussexRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in East SussexWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in East SussexWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 6,082 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 6,082 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 24,973 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 869 matched sales |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 13,201 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 11,772 listings |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 869 matched sales |
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