Mid Sussex
RH18 house prices in Mid Sussex
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Mid Sussex, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£477,500
Range £199,500–£1,130,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +15.0%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Aug 2022 and 11 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in RH18: the typical (median) sold price is £477,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 15%, comparing 58 sales with 71, so a handful of homes can swing it. RH18 is a quiet market, with about 5 recorded sales a month. By property type, 45% were detached homes (typically £695,000) and 24% were semi-detached homes (typically £425,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,474 a year: Mid Sussex's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Mid Sussex, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on RH18: a quiet market, so take your time
RH18 has seen just 250 sales since August 2022, at a median above last year’s, which says something about those homes and rather less about yours.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £695,000 and flats at £220,000, the £199,500 to £1,130,500 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, RH18 is well above the UK average, and still climbing, so test the asking price against recent sold homes of the same type before you stretch to meet it.
Before an offer goes in on any RH18 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (930 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,474 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
With averages this broad, the free RH18 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
RH18 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£477,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
5.2
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+15.0%
+15.0% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,474
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in RH18
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in RH18
The quarterly typical price rose 13.8%, from £494,500 in Q4 2024 (16 sales) to £562,500 in Q3 2026 (4 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £494,500 | 16 |
| Q1 2025 | £468,750 | 26 |
| Q2 2025 | £356,500 | 15 |
| Q3 2025 | £460,000 | 20 |
| Q4 2025 | £453,000 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | £475,000 | 16 |
| Q2 2026 | £530,000 | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | £562,500 | 4 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Aug 2022 and 11 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in RH18 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £695,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £220,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 104 | £695,000 | £458,250–£1,363,500 |
| Semi-detached | 54 | £425,000 | £309,200–£568,500 |
| Terraced | 26 | £402,500 | £298,600–£528,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 45 | £220,000 | £120,000–£352,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Aug 2022 and 11 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of RH18 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most RH18 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £199,500 and £1,130,500, around a typical £477,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Aug 2022 and 11 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in RH18
Detached homes were 45% of recorded sales (104 of 229). 80% of sales were freehold and 20% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached45%
- Semi-detached24%
- Terraced11%
- Flat / maisonette20%
Tenure
- Freehold80%
- Leasehold20%
See the figures
201 freehold (80%) and 49 leasehold (20%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in RH18. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Aug 2022 and 11 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
DALE HOUSE, DALE ROAD, FOREST ROW
£1,275,000 (2024)£1,220,000 (2026)-4.3% over 2.2 yrs (-2%/yr)
46, MEDWAY DRIVE, FOREST ROW
£444,000 (2023)£444,000 (2026)0% over 2.3 yrs (0%/yr)
STONEHOUSE FLATS, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW
£295,000 (2024)£250,000 (2025)-15.3% over 0.8 yrs (-18.8%/yr)
3, RIVERSIDE, FOREST ROW
£685,000 (2024)£685,000 (2025)0% over 1.1 yrs (0%/yr)
90, FRESHFIELD BANK, FOREST ROW
£460,000 (2023)£457,500 (2025)-0.5% over 1.9 yrs (-0.3%/yr)
15, SWANS GHYLL, FOREST ROW
£292,500 (2024)£425,000 (2025)+45.3% over 0.9 yrs (+54.2%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where RH18 sits in Mid Sussex
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in RH18
29, MEDWAY DRIVE, FOREST ROW
Detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£405,000
CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, HIGHGATE, FOREST ROW
Detached · Freehold · 23 Jul 2026
£580,000
STOWFORD LODGE, CHAPEL LANE, FOREST ROW
Semi-detached · Freehold · 23 Jul 2026
£1,200,000
16, ASHDOWN CLOSE, FOREST ROW
Semi-detached · Freehold · 6 Jul 2026
£545,000
29, MEDWAY DRIVE, FOREST ROW
Detached · Freehold · 29 Jun 2026
£560,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). RH18 includes the Danehill & Fletching ward.
In plain English
What the Mid Sussex (RH18) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £695,000 against £220,000 for flats: about 3.2 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £199,500 and £1,130,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is a quiet district: only about 5 recorded sales a month.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 16 August 2022 and 11 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 RH18
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 RH18
£2,474
Band D a year in Mid Sussex, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,650 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,924 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,199 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,474 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,024 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,574 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,124 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,949 |
These are Mid Sussex's charges for 2026-27, the authority RH18 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 Mid Sussex · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near RH18
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery.
All schools
Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · RH18 5EB
211 m
Good · 2024
Michael Hall School
Independent schools · RH18 5JA
855 m
Not graded
Greenfields School
Independent schools · RH18 5JD
1.5 km
Not graded
Ashurst Wood Primary School
Primary · Academies · RH19 3QW
2.2 km
Not graded
Brambletye School
Independent schools · RH19 3PD
2.3 km
Not graded
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 RH18 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near RH18
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 RH18
930
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Wealden/WD/2026/1320/FUndecided
229 m
INSTALLATION OF A SINGLE FRAMELESS FLAT ROOFLIGHT (APPROXIMATELY 600MM X 1200MM) TO THE EXISTING FLAT ROOF OF THE GROUND-FLOOR MAISONETTE, SET WITHIN A PURPOSE-BUILT TIMBER UPSTAND EXTENDING A MINIMUM OF 150MM ABOVE THE EXISTING ROOF SURFACE. NO EXTENSION TO THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, NO INCREASE IN ROOF HEIGHT, AND NO CHANGE OF USE.
Received 2026-06-30
Wealden/TM/2026/0146/TPOUndecided
280 m
FELL ONE ASH TREE T1 WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (FOREST ROW) NO 21, 1987. CROWN LIFT T2 AND T3 SYCAMORES BY 6-7M.
Received 2026-06-30
Wealden/WD/2026/1263/FUndecided
292 m
PROPOSED NEW PORCH TO FRONT ELEVATION OF PROPERTY
Received 2026-06-24
Wealden/TM/2026/0133/TPOPermitted
119 m
CROWN REDUCE TWO OAK TREES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (FOREST ROW) NO 27, 1982
Received 2026-06-12 · decided 2026-07-07
Wealden/TM/2026/0125/TPOUndecided
245 m
T1 - LARGE SYCAMORE, REDUCE AND SHAPE CROWN BY 2-3M. G1 - SMALL SELF-SET SYCAMORES (8), CUT TO GROUND LEVEL AND TREAT TO RESTRICT REGROWTH. TREES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO 5, 2000.
Received 2026-06-04
Wealden/WD/2026/1115/FUndecided
328 m
PROPOSED CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING.
Received 2026-06-03
Applications are matched within 500 m of the RH18 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 RH18 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 930 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for RH18
Decile 8 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled RH18 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 7 to decile 8, with a median of decile 8 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
RH18 5NU, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 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 RH18 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in RH18: 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 RH18, band by band
Mid Sussex's council tax for 2026-27 set against the RH18 median sold price of £477,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearMid Sussex | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £477,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,650 | £138 | 0.35% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,924 | £160 | 0.40% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,199 | £183 | 0.46% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,474 | £206 | 0.52% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,024 | £252 | 0.63% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,574 | £298 | 0.75% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,124 | £344 | 0.86% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,949 | £412 | 1.04% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the RH18 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, Mid Sussex, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in RH18 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 215 distinct addresses in the records we hold for RH18. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
29, MEDWAY DRIVE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5NU · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£405,000
2026-08-11
CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, HIGHGATE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5BA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-07-23
STOWFORD LODGE, CHAPEL LANE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,200,000
2026-07-23
16, ASHDOWN CLOSE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£545,000
2026-07-06
WOODLANDS LODGE, ASHDOWN PLACE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5LP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£635,000
2026-06-26
DALE HOUSE, DALE ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5BP · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£1,220,000
2026-06-24
WESTVIEW, FOREST ROW
RH18 5HT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-06-19
47, UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5DS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-06-01
CLYDE COTTAGE, INKPEN LANE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5BQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-05-22
3, DEERHURST PARK, FOREST ROW
RH18 5GD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,380,000
2026-05-15
SHEPHERDS BANK, TOMPSETS BANK, FOREST ROW
RH18 5BG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,420,000
2026-05-08
17, STONEDENE CLOSE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5DB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£312,000
2026-05-08
STONE COTTAGES, THE SQUARE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5ES · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£298,200
2026-04-30
9, SPRING MEADOW, FOREST ROW
RH18 5AY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-04-30
RIVERVIEW BUSINESS PARK, STATION ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5FS · Other · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£147,829
2026-04-20
7, FRESHFIELD BANK, FOREST ROW
RH18 5HQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£507,000
2026-03-25
1, HINDLEAP FARM COTTAGES, FOREST ROW
RH18 5JH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£925,000
2026-03-25
46, MEDWAY DRIVE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5NT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£444,000
2026-03-18
GREENCROFT, LONDON ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5EU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£242,000
2026-03-10
HILLSIDE, LEWES ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5ES · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-03-09
HILLVIEW, HIGHGATE ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5AZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£515,000
2026-03-06
JASMINE COTTAGE, LONDON ROAD, FOREST ROW
RH18 5EF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-02-16
56, UPPER CLOSE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5DS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£565,000
2026-02-13
7, STONEPARK DRIVE, FOREST ROW
RH18 5DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-02-13
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 RH18
The closest districts to RH18 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in TN7 (Hartfield) 2.9 miles
- House prices in RH19 (East Grinstead) 3.1 miles
- House prices in RH7 (Lingfield) 6.1 miles
- House prices in TN6 (Crowborough) 6.7 miles
- House prices in TN8 (Edenbridge) 7.3 miles
- House prices in TN22 (Uckfield) 8.2 miles
- House prices in RH17 (Haywards Heath) 8.4 miles
- House prices in RH10 (Crawley) 8.4 miles
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Data sources
Every RH18 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.