Sold £4,285/m² · Median sold £394,947 (1,157 sales) · Index +2.3% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Lewes?
Buildings
41,707
Mixed-use buildings
1.8%
HMO-shaped units
8.0%
EPC A or B
12%
EPC D or worse
54%
What does Lewes cost?
Lewes: sold price per m² £4,285/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,157 sales). -1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£4,285/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,157 sales
-1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,157 sales.
Sold price
£394,947 12 months to Jun 2026
1,157 sales
-2.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,157 sales.
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
£401,789 12 months to Sep 2026
4,107 listings
-2.9% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,107 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £3,459/m² in Sep 2016 to £4,410/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £334,829 in Sep 2016 to £407,167 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £389,975 in Jan 2022 to £425,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £4,909/m² in Aug 2025 to £4,587/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 100% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published 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
Asking price index: 93.3 in Jan 2022 to 98.2 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 628 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
952 lets
+5.2% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 952 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £1,318/month in Aug 2025 to £1,447/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.4% in Jan 2022 to 3.8% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 92.6 in Jan 2022 to 110.3 in Sep 2026.
How does Lewes vary by home size?
Asking price in Lewes runs from £166,468 for 1 bedroom to £925,787 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Lewes. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£166,468
12 months to Sep 2026
-8.1% on the previous 12 months
290
2 bedrooms
£306,317
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.4% on the previous 12 months
1067
3 bedrooms
£409,065
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.1% on the previous 12 months
1448
4 bedrooms
£576,643
12 months to Sep 2026
-3.6% on the previous 12 months
892
5+ bedrooms
£925,787
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.8% on the previous 12 months
361
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Lewes?
Lewes: turnover 2.4% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,152 sales). -24.8% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,152 sales
-24.8% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,152 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,250 12 months to Sep 2026
2,250 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,250 listings.
New listings
2,355 12 months to Sep 2026
2,355 listings
+26.2% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,355 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 156 in Aug 2025 to 289 in Sep 2026.New listings: 221 in Jan 2022 to 296 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 31 in Jan 2022 to 149 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 1,025 in Sep 2026 to 3,103 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 155 days in Jan 2022 to 161 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Lewes?
77 agents listed homes for sale in Lewes; the three largest took 20% of the listings.
Agents active
77
Top three agents’ share
20%
New homes among listings
11%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Lewes?
Corporate landlords hold 62% of the 1,503 units in Lewes whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords62% of classified · 935 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)25% of classified · 376 units
Housing associations9.8% of classified · 147 units
RMC2.9% of classified · 44 units
RTM0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Lewes rank?
Lewes ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for sold price per m², at £4,285/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in East Sussex
Lewes ranks 1st of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for sold price per m², at £4,285/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in East Sussex, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
BN10Postcode district · Asking £3,728/m² · Sep 2026
BN25Postcode district · Asking £4,117/m² · Sep 2026
BN7Postcode district · Asking £6,941/m² · Sep 2026
BN8Postcode district · Asking £4,629/m² · Sep 2026
BN9Postcode district · Asking £3,205/m² · Sep 2026
EastbourneNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,461/m² · Sep 2026
HastingsNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,316/m² · Sep 2026
RotherNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,826/m² · Sep 2026
WealdenNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,486/m² · Sep 2026
Mid SussexNext door, in another county · Asking £5,027/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Lewes
What is the median house price in Lewes?
Homes in Lewes sold for a median £394,947 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,157 sales. Per square metre that is £4,285/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Lewes changed?
-1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Lewes?
Homes to let in Lewes asked a median £1,459/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 628 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Lewes?
4.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 952 lets. +5.2% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Lewes?
2.4% of the homes in Lewes changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,152 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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Everything else about Lewes
Property values in LewesEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.