— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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6,140 people · median £475,000 · Lewes
Cleaner air than most
Lewes Council · Green / Labour coalition 26/41 seats · 63% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £475,000, up 18.6% over five years. That's about 9.7× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 39 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£475,000
5-year change+18.6%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.7× · five-year average 11.5×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Lewes13.4%
Of the homes across Lewes that sold again within five years, 13.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses6.7%
Semi-detached houses7.7%
Terraced houses5.4%
Flats14.2%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new11.6%
Bought second-hand13.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.5% · ~8.1-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,131 resale pairs) across Lewes — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership76%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,602
Lewes District Council£242
East Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,960
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,734
Band B£2,024
Band C£2,313
Band D (baseline)£2,602
Band E£3,180
Band F£3,758
Band G£4,336
Band H£5,203
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
£3,910 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 BN8 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherds Way | £175,000 | 137 | +15.8% |
| Haywards Heath Road | £321,500 | 118 | +11.6% |
| Station Road | £300,000 | 97 | — |
| Allington Road | £490,000 | 90 | +25.8% |
| New Heritage Way | £421,250 | 84 | -0.5% |
| Oldaker Road | £266,000 | 81 | +31.3% |
| Newick Drive | £249,950 | 79 | +31% |
| Lower Station Road | £547,500 | 78 | +23.3% |
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 Lewes how BN8 4 compares · from Lewes
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Exceat +22.8%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceat | £417,500 | +22.8% | 120 |
| Newhaven | £292,500 | +22.1% | 248 |
| South Malling | £363,000 | +21.1% | 114 |
| Wallands Park | £616,000 | +17.7% | 104 |
| Peacehaven | £330,000 | +13.7% | 498 |
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 BN8 4 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Chatfield Close Cooksbridge | Semi-detached | 2 | B | £288,750 | Jul 2026 |
| 4 Mill Brooks South Chailey | Terraced | 3 | E | £270,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 15 Markstakes Corner South Chailey | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £435,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 34 High Street | Terraced | — | — | £541,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 8 Chandlers Mead Cooksbridge | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £650,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 16 The Martlets South Chailey | Semi-detached | 2 | E | £303,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 42 New Heritage Way North Chailey | Detached | 4+ | C | £540,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 20, Whitegates Close South Chailey | Terraced | 1 | D | £260,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 25, Chatfield Close Cooksbridge | Terraced | 2 | B | £281,250 | May 2026 |
| Millfield Cottage South Rough Newick | Detached | 4+ | D | £625,000 | May 2026 |
78 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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