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Asking rent £1,459/month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Lewes: asking rent £1,459/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 628 lets).
£1,459/month 12 months to Sep 2026
628 lets
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.
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.
216 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Lewes runs from £975/month for 1 bedroom to £2,042/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £975/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.8% on the previous 12 months | 224 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,328/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.9% on the previous 12 months | 369 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,677/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.5% on the previous 12 months | 208 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,042/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 72 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 62% of the 1,503 units in Lewes whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Lewes ranks 2nd of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for asking rent, at £1,459/month.
Lewes ranks 2nd of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for asking rent, at £1,459/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wealden | £1,600/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,071 | measured |
| 2 | Lewes | £1,459/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 628 | measured |
| 3 | Rother | £1,323/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 699 | measured |
| 4 | Eastbourne | £1,173/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,008 | measured |
| 5 | Hastings | £1,144/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,226 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in East Sussex
Lewes ranks 4th of 5 local authorities in East Sussex for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,216 | measured |
| 2 | Hastings | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,147 | measured |
| 3 | Wealden | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,714 | measured |
| 4 | Lewes | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 952 | measured |
| 5 | Rother | 4.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,386 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in East Sussex
BN8 leads the 5 postcode districts within Lewes for asking rent, at £1,863/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BN8 | £1,863/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 74 | indicative |
| 2 | BN7 | £1,629/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 118 | measured |
| 3 | BN10 | £1,459/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 138 | measured |
| 4 | BN25 | £1,236/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 133 | measured |
| 5 | BN9 | £1,210/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 130 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Lewes
BN10 leads the 5 postcode districts within Lewes for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BN10 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 205 | measured |
| 2 | BN9 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 192 | measured |
| 3 | BN25 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 251 | measured |
| 4 | BN8 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 116 | measured |
| 5 | BN7 | 3.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 188 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Lewes
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 628 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 952 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |