Property searches in Lewes

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Lewes cost £374,305 in August 2026. Prices have risen 1.5% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£374,305	+1.5%
Detached	£601,470	+1.9%
Semi-detached	£404,613	+2.4%
Terraced	£330,094	+2.1%
Flat or maisonette	£201,106	-1.2%
First-time buyers	£300,807	+1.6%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Lewes pays £2,756 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,837	£184
B	£2,144	£214
C	£2,450	£245
D	£2,756	£276
E	£3,369	£337
F	£3,981	£398
G	£4,594	£459
H	£5,512	£551

Renting

The average private rent is £1,343 a month (+5.4% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.3% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£930
2	£1,226
3	£1,518
4 or more	£2,186

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Lewes is split into 62 small neighbourhoods. 3% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 19% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 71% of homes are owned, 16% privately rented and 11% socially rented; 27% of people are 65 or over and 18% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.9% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 89.5% from all four; 97.3% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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