The Lewes district average reached £368,408 in July, up £2,990 in a year and the best rise in East Sussex. Prices have edged down since April; flats fell 2.1%.

Lewes district now has the strongest house price growth in East Sussex. The average price reached £368,408 in July, according to HM Land Registry’s UK House Price Index. That is £2,990 more than in July 2025, a rise of 0.8%.

Every other district in the county either grew more slowly or fell. East Sussex as a whole was down 1.0% on the year. Hastings fell 4.9%.

The figures were published on 16 September and are the most recent available.

How Lewes compares with its neighbours

Change in the average price, July 2025 to July 2026:

Area Average, July 2026 Change on the year
Adur £380,120 +£4,996 (+1.3%)
England £293,479 +£3,267 (+1.1%)
Lewes district £368,408 +£2,990 (+0.8%)
Rother £337,816 +£1,671 (+0.5%)
South East £380,878 +£683 (+0.2%)
Mid Sussex £430,777 -£952 (-0.2%)
Wealden £391,211 -£3,195 (-0.8%)
East Sussex £316,959 -£3,277 (-1.0%)
Brighton and Hove £408,948 -£4,603 (-1.1%)
Eastbourne £254,636 -£4,198 (-1.6%)
Hastings £238,757 -£12,306 (-4.9%)
Bar chart of the change in average house prices from July 2025 to July 2026. Rises: Adur 1.3 per cent, England 1.1, Lewes district 0.8, Rother 0.5, South East 0.2. Falls: Mid Sussex 0.2 per cent, Wealden 0.8, East Sussex 1.0, Brighton and Hove 1.1, Eastbourne 1.6, Hastings 4.9.
Chart by The Lewes Post. Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026.
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Of the five East Sussex districts, only Lewes and Rother rose. Lewes still sits a little below Wealden in cash terms, at £22,803 less, but Wealden lost value over the year while Lewes gained it.

Along the coast the gap keeps widening. The Lewes district average is £113,772 above Eastbourne and £129,651 above Hastings. It is £74,929 above the England average, and £12,470 below the South East figure.

The annual rise is shrinking

The headline rise is smaller than last month’s, and the monthly figures show why. The district average peaked at £370,754 in April. It has dipped slightly in each month since:

  • May: £370,364, down 0.1%
  • June: £368,595, down 0.5%
  • July: £368,408, down 0.1%

That leaves the average £2,346 below its April peak. July 2025 was also a strong month, up 1.0% on June 2025, so the year-on-year comparison is against a higher starting point.

June’s figure has been revised. When it was first published in August, the index put the June average at £367,918, up 1.7% on the year. The same month now reads £368,595, up 1.9%. Revisions like this are normal as more sales are registered. Our June report carries a note.

Flats are still falling

Three of the four property types rose over the year. Flats did not:

  • Detached: £592,980, up £7,529 (+1.3%)
  • Semi-detached: £398,378, up £7,414 (+1.9%)
  • Terraced: £324,315, up £4,355 (+1.4%)
  • Flats and maisonettes: £197,656, down £4,198 (-2.1%)

The fall in flats is not unique to Lewes. Flats fell in every area in the table above, by 3.5% across England and by 3.8% across East Sussex.

A first-time buyer in the district paid £295,855 on average, up £2,650 (+0.9%) on the year. A former owner-occupier paid £446,477, up £3,907 (+0.9%).

What this figure is, and is not

The UK House Price Index average is a mean, not a median. A few large sales pull it upwards, so a typical home may sell for less.

It is also a district-wide figure. It covers Lewes town, Newhaven, Seaford, Peacehaven, Telscombe and the villages, and those places do not share a price.

Sales counts lag well behind prices. The latest month with a count for the district is May 2026, with 84 sales, against 113 in May 2025. Recent counts usually rise as late registrations come in, so read that gap with care.

What it means for you

If you are selling, the year has been kinder to Lewes district than to the rest of the county. But prices have not risen since April. An asking price set in the spring may already be a little high.

If you are buying a flat, the numbers have moved your way. At £197,656, flats are the only property type in the district averaging under £200,000. That is £126,659 less than the average terrace.

If you are comparing across the district boundary, Eastbourne and Hastings are cheaper by more than £110,000 on average, and both have fallen while Lewes has risen.

For a longer view, see our Lewes house prices page. A sale price has no bearing on your council tax band, which is still based on value in April 1991; see Lewes council tax bands.

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