Lewes
RH16 house prices in Lewes
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lewes, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£400,000
Range £215,675–£775,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in RH16: the typical (median) sold price is £400,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). RH16 is an active market, with about 43 recorded sales a month. By property type, 30% were flats (typically £244,500) and 25% were semi-detached homes (typically £450,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,756 a year: Lewes's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lewes, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on RH16: steady sales, so price from the evidence
Roughly 43 homes a month change hands in RH16, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are thinking of selling, most RH16 sales sit between £215,675 and £775,500, which makes £400,000 a blunt instrument, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in RH16 sit well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before an offer goes in on any RH16 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (1,019 applications on record within 500 m), the tenure (leasehold is common here) and whether the home is at risk of flooding, and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Averages only go so far, so the free RH16 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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At a glance
RH16 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£400,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
42.8
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,756
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in RH16
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in RH16 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £667,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £244,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 58 | £667,500 | £473,500–£950,500 |
| Semi-detached | 62 | £450,000 | £327,320–£630,000 |
| Terraced | 52 | £375,000 | £282,500–£472,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 72 | £244,500 | £165,000–£320,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in RH16
The quarterly typical price rose 1.2%, from £420,000 in Q1 2026 (53 sales) to £425,000 in Q3 2026 (63 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £420,000 | 53 |
| Q2 2026 | £375,000 | 134 |
| Q3 2026 | £425,000 | 63 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2026 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of RH16 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most RH16 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £215,675 and £775,500, around a typical £400,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in RH16
Flat / maisonette homes were 30% of recorded sales (72 of 244). 69% of sales were freehold and 31% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached24%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced21%
- Flat / maisonette30%
Tenure
- Freehold69%
- Leasehold31%
See the figures
173 freehold (69%) and 77 leasehold (31%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in RH16. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2026 and 24 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where RH16 sits in Lewes
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in RH16
29B, APPLEDORE GARDENS, HAYWARDS HEATH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 24 Aug 2026
£245,000
65, WOOD RIDE, HAYWARDS HEATH
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£612,500
18, HOBLANDS, HAYWARDS HEATH
Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£305,000
51, QUEENS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£635,000
ABIGAIL HOUSE, HAZELGROVE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 13 Aug 2026
£110,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). RH16 includes the Ardingly, Balcombe & Turners Hill ward.
In plain English
What the Lewes (RH16) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £667,500 against £244,500 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £215,675 and £775,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- 31% of these sales were leasehold: a genuine mix of houses and flats, so check the tenure of the home you are looking at.
- This is an active district: about 43 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 27 February 2026 and 24 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on RH16
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in RH16
£2,756
Band D a year in Lewes, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,837 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,144 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,450 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,756 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,369 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,981 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,594 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,512 |
These are Lewes's charges for 2026-27, the authority RH16 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Lewes · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near RH16
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Warden Park Primary Academy.
All schools
Warden Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · RH16 3JR
188 m
Good · 2015
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · RH16 3PQ
425 m
Good · 2023
Oathall Community College
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · RH16 2AQ
716 m
Good · 2013
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academies · RH16 3NL
719 m
Good · 2019
Blackthorns Community Primary School
Primary · Academies · RH16 2UA
1.1 km
Outstanding · 2018
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital
Local authority maintained schools · RH16 4NQ
1.2 km
Outstanding · 2012
Lindfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · RH16 2DX
1.3 km
Outstanding · 2021
Northlands Wood Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · RH16 3RX
1.4 km
Good · 2014
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the RH16 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near RH16
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around RH16
1,019
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 23 July 2026.
Recent applications
MidSussex/DM/26/1716Undecided
282 m
Upgrade/re-model existing conservatory, ground floor re-configuration, fenestration and roof works with balcony together with associated internal and external alterations.
Received 2026-07-14
MidSussex/DM/26/1675Undecided
381 m
Oak Tree - Reduce by approx 1.5 to 2m.
Received 2026-07-09
MidSussex/DM/26/1663Permitted
494 m
Discharge of condition 3 related to planning reference DM/22/2303.
Received 2026-07-08 · decided 2026-07-20
MidSussex/DM/26/1643Undecided
226 m
Hornbeam - Fell (amended description 16/07/26)
Received 2026-07-06
MidSussex/DM/26/1351Undecided
286 m
(T1) Oak - reduce the canopy by 1.5m, to the previous pruning points
Received 2026-06-01
MidSussex/DM/26/1281Undecided
121 m
Proposed single storey rear extension, conversion of garage, external material change including new porch (revised plans received 07.07.2026)
Received 2026-05-22
Applications are matched within 500 m of the RH16 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for RH16 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 1019 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 23 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for RH16
Decile 9 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled RH16 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
RH16 3NH, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so RH16 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in RH16: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in RH16, band by band
Lewes's council tax for 2026-27 set against the RH16 median sold price of £400,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearLewes | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £400,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,837 | £153 | 0.46% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £2,144 | £179 | 0.54% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,450 | £204 | 0.61% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,756 | £230 | 0.69% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,369 | £281 | 0.84% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,981 | £332 | 1.00% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,594 | £383 | 1.15% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,512 | £459 | 1.38% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the RH16 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lewes, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in RH16 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for RH16. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
29B, APPLEDORE GARDENS, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2EX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£245,000
2026-08-24
65, WOOD RIDE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4NL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£612,500
2026-08-21
18, HOBLANDS, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3SA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-08-14
51, QUEENS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 1EG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-08-14
ABIGAIL HOUSE, HAZELGROVE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3UR · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£110,000
2026-08-13
14, NORTH ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3NH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-08-07
18, BOLDING WAY, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4RT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£327,500
2026-08-07
1, HIGH STREET, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2HG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£690,000
2026-08-07
10, EASTERN ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3NN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£570,000
2026-08-07
27, FINCHES PARK ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2DA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£780,000
2026-08-07
6, NETTLE GROVE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2DZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£495,000
2026-08-06
HENMEAD HOUSE, RENFIELDS, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4WJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-08-06
10, ASHENGROUND CLOSE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4PT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-08-05
21, PENLAND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 1PP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£722,500
2026-08-05
60, MEADOW LANE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2RL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-08-03
6, LIME TREE GROVE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 2LS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-08-03
91, VALE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4JG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-03
42, PENLAND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 1PW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£640,000
2026-07-31
21, EASTERN ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3NG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-31
60, WASHINGTON ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3HH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£405,000
2026-07-31
11, SHARROW CLOSE, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3AY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£237,500
2026-07-31
16, BROOKLANDS, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4TS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-07-31
THE PRIORY, SYRESHAM GARDENS, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 3XB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£240,000
2026-07-31
19, CLEMENTINA CRESCENT, HAYWARDS HEATH
RH16 4ZP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£655,000
2026-07-30
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near RH16
The closest districts to RH16 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in RH15 (Burgess Hill) 3.3 miles
- House prices in BN6 (Hassocks) 5.4 miles
- House prices in RH10 (Crawley) 8.5 miles
- House prices in RH18 (Forest Row) 8.6 miles
- House prices in TN22 (Uckfield) 8.8 miles
- House prices in BN8 (Lewes) 8.8 miles
- House prices in RH11 (Crawley) 8.9 miles
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Data sources
Every RH16 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.