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5,611 people · median £285,000 · Rother
More affordable than most
Rother Council · Independent / Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition 27/38 seats · 71% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£285,000 median 4th cheapest of 10 neighbourhoods
among 10 neighbourhoods in Rother
A typical home here sells for £285,000, up 12.8% over five years. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 12.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 32 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£285,000
5-year change+12.8%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay11× · five-year average 12.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Rother8.8%
Of the homes across Rother that sold again within five years, 8.8% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses5.3%
Semi-detached houses1.1%
Terraced houses5.3%
Flats9.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new19.5%
Bought second-hand8.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+34.3% · ~7.7-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,597 resale pairs) across Rother — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership69%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,594
Rother District Council£234
East Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,960
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,729
Band B£2,017
Band C£2,306
Band D (baseline)£2,594
Band E£3,170
Band F£3,747
Band G£4,323
Band H£5,188
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£2,710 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Old Town 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Road | £117,000 | 463 | +15.1% |
| Ashdown Road | £125,000 | 187 | +26.8% |
| Manor Road | £138,000 | 187 | -39.6% |
| Rotherfield Avenue | £142,000 | 160 | +18.7% |
| Magdalen Road | £156,000 | 155 | +4.2% |
| Dorset Road | £135,500 | 152 | +0.8% |
| Cantelupe Road | £137,000 | 131 | +14% |
| St Peters Crescent | £222,000 | 117 | +13.3% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Rother how Old Town compares · from Rother
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Pebsham +17%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pebsham | £305,000 | +17% | 218 |
| Bexhill-on-Sea | £185,000 | +16.4% | 144 |
| White Hill | £415,000 | +15.9% | 122 |
| The Highlands | £337,000 | +14.4% | 66 |
| Sidley | £260,000 | +14.4% | 108 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Old Town — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15, Silvester Road | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £329,950 | Jul 2026 |
| 9 The Briary | Semi-detached | 2 | D | £310,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 1 Bedford Avenue | Detached | 4+ | D | £460,750 | Jul 2026 |
| 12 Wychurst Gardens | Detached | 2 | C | £340,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 21, Springfield Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £267,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 6, Church Vale Road | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £325,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 2 22 St Davids Avenue | Flat | — | — | £107,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 57 The Briary | Terraced | 1 | C | £202,500 | May 2026 |
| 84 Links Drive | Terraced | 3 | D | £251,500 | May 2026 |
| 38, Chantry Avenue | Detached | 4+ | D | £420,000 | May 2026 |
180 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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