— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,960 people · median £432,500 · 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 £432,500, up 14.4% over five years. That's about 9.7× local earnings — around the 11.5× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 42 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£432,500
5-year change+14.4%
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 Lewes13.7%
Of the homes across Lewes that sold again within five years, 13.7% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than South East (17.7%).
By property type
Detached houses6.7%
Semi-detached houses7.7%
Terraced houses4.9%
Flats14.5%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new12.8%
Bought second-hand13.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+20.4% · ~8.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,161 resale pairs) across Lewes — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership74%
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
£3,855 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 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewes Road | £262,000 | 183 | +91.8% |
| Delves Close | £143,000 | 179 | -27.3% |
| Springett Avenue | £206,250 | 114 | -12.2% |
| Craig Meadows | £295,000 | 85 | +7.9% |
| Christie Avenue | £260,000 | 76 | — |
| High Street | £243,375 | 74 | — |
| Ballard Drive | £209,750 | 68 | — |
| Oakmede Way | £241,000 | 65 | +17.5% |
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 5 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 5 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Anchor Field Ringmer | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £310,000 | Sep 2026 |
| 4 Foxglove Close Ringmer | Terraced | 3 | C | £340,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 7 OAK TREE BARCOMBE CROSS | Terraced | 3 | D | £430,000 | Aug 2026 |
| The Old Mill Barcombe Mills | Other | — | — | £20,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 75 Danforth Way | Semi-detached | 3 | B | £390,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 5 Byelaw Cottages Spithurst Road | Terraced | — | — | £721,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 36 Craig Meadows Ringmer | Semi-detached | 3 | C | £385,000 | Aug 2026 |
| 6, Kings Road Ringmer | Detached | 3 | B | £502,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Crofters | Detached | — | — | £1,999,500 | Jul 2026 |
| Peppings Vicarage Way Ringmer | Detached | 4+ | C | £670,000 | Jul 2026 |
62 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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