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3,856 people · median £420,000 · Wealden
Cleaner air than mostAmong the least deprivedHigh wellbeing
Wealden Council · Liberal Democrat / Green coalition 22/45 seats · 49% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£420,000 median 11th cheapest of 14 neighbourhoods
among 14 neighbourhoods in Wealden
A typical home here sells for £420,000, up 24.9% over five years. That's about 10.8× local earnings — around the 12.4× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 24 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£420,000
5-year change+24.9%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.8× · five-year average 12.4×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Wealden12.4%
Of the homes across Wealden that sold again within five years, 12.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses4.7%
Semi-detached houses3.4%
Terraced houses3.3%
Flats16.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new17.4%
Bought second-hand12%
Overall
Typical resale gain+25% · ~8-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,368 resale pairs) across Wealden — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership78%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,581
Wealden District Council£221
East Sussex County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,960
Police & Crime Commissioner£282
Fire & Rescue£117
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,721
Band B£2,007
Band C£2,294
Band D (baseline)£2,581
Band E£3,154
Band F£3,728
Band G£4,301
Band H£5,162
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
£3,673 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 Blackness 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollwood Park | £127,500 | 222 | +19.8% |
| Bridger Way | £233,750 | 204 | +10.5% |
| Blackness Road | £226,500 | 168 | +13.7% |
| Buller Close | £112,500 | 136 | +16.3% |
| Fermor Way | £222,750 | 134 | +15% |
| Hilders Farm Close | £135,000 | 124 | +75.4% |
| Queens Road | £156,500 | 102 | +81.5% |
| Rockington Way | £209,950 | 89 | -24.1% |
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 Wealden how Blackness compares · from Wealden
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Blackness +24.9%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackness | £420,000 | +24.9% | 126 |
| Wannock | £384,000 | +24.6% | 102 |
| Upper Horsebridge | £315,000 | +23% | 134 |
| Crowborough | £455,000 | +21.6% | 166 |
| Hailsham | £287,000 | +20% | 404 |
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 Blackness — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Rockington Way | Detached | 4+ | D | £485,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 6 Saffron Grove | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £495,000 | Jun 2026 |
| Flat 19 Oaklands Montargis Way | Flat | — | — | £160,000 | May 2026 |
| 28 Belvedere Gardens | Terraced | 2 | C | £290,000 | May 2026 |
| 52 Hilders Farm Close | Terraced | 3 | E | £312,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 31 St. Richards Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £565,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 14 Rockington Way | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £295,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 23 Welland Close | Detached | 4+ | C | £525,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 30, Welland Close | Detached | 4+ | D | £510,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 15, St. Richards Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £615,000 | Apr 2026 |
126 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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