Housing in Lewes
DistrictThe south east of the South East. 102,648 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 292 square kilometres.
17 layers about housing for Lewes, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Sales per year by neighbourhood
Worked out by Open Index · 2025
Lewes’s 62 neighbourhoods range from 9 to 49.
Average house price
CouncilLewes’s average house price was £374,305 in August 2026.
That is 1% lower than South East and 37% higher than the UK average.
Prices rose 1.5% in the year to August 2026.
- Against South East
- 1% lower£379,953
- Against the UK
- 37% higher£273,037
House prices since 2000
Monthly average house price, smoothed. Lewes’s is 3.7 times its 2000 level, in step with South East’s.
House price to pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyA home in Lewes costs 9.2 times local full-time pay.
Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey.
Sold prices
PostcodeEngland and Wales onlyPublished as points, so there is no single figure for Lewes. The map shows each one.
Average private rent
CouncilThe average private rent in Lewes was £1,343 a month in September 2026.
That is 7% lower than South East and 4% lower than the UK average.
Rents in Lewes rose 5.4% in the year to September 2026.
For average private rent, Lewes is the 93rd most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 7% lower£1,438
- Against the UK
- 4% lower£1,406
Rent since 2015
Monthly average private rent, smoothed. Lewes’s is 1.5 times its 2015 level, in step with South East’s.
House sales per year
CouncilEngland and Wales only1,668 homes were sold in Lewes in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Median sale price
CouncilEngland and Wales onlyThe median price paid for a home in Lewes was £380,000 in 2025.
Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Annual price change
Council- Against the UK
- 1.7 times0.9%
Detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a detached home in Lewes was £601,470 in August 2026.
That is 12% lower than South East and 36% higher than the UK average for detached homes.
- Against South East
- 12% lower£682,708
- Against the UK
- 36% higher£443,846
Flat price
CouncilThe average price of a flat in Lewes was £201,106 in August 2026.
That is 4% lower than South East and 4% higher than the UK average for flats.
- Against South East
- 4% lower£208,529
- Against the UK
- 4% higher£194,148
Semi-detached house price
CouncilThe average price of a semi-detached home in Lewes was £404,613 in August 2026.
That is 3% lower than South East and 45% higher than the UK average for semi-detached homes.
- Against South East
- 3% lower£415,956
- Against the UK
- 45% higher£278,675
Terraced house price
CouncilThe average price of a terraced home in Lewes was £330,094 in August 2026.
That is 2% higher than South East and 42% higher than the UK average for terraced homes.
- Against South East
- 2% higher£324,511
- Against the UK
- 42% higher£232,505
House sales per month
Council101 home sales were recorded in Lewes in June 2026.
Figures for the latest months are revised as more sales are registered.
One-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 1 bedroom in Lewes was £930 a month in September 2026.
That is 7% lower than South East and 18% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For one-bedroom rent, Lewes is the 95th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 7% lower£1,000
- Against the UK
- 18% lower£1,140
Two-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 2 bedrooms in Lewes was £1,226 a month in September 2026.
That is 5% lower than South East and 5% lower than the UK average for the same size of home.
For two-bedroom rent, Lewes is the 89th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 5% lower£1,284
- Against the UK
- 5% lower£1,287
Three-bedroom private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 3 bedrooms in Lewes was £1,518 a month in September 2026.
That is 3% lower than South East and 6% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For three-bedroom rent, Lewes is the 86th most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 3% lower£1,566
- Against the UK
- 6% higher£1,438
Four-bedroom or larger private rent
CouncilThe average private rent for a home with 4 or more bedrooms in Lewes was £2,186 a month in September 2026.
That is 2% lower than South East and 5% higher than the UK average for the same size of home.
For four-bedroom or larger rent, Lewes is the 83rd most expensive of 316 in the UK.
- Against South East
- 2% lower£2,231
- Against the UK
- 5% higher£2,089
Annual rent change
CouncilPrivate rents in Lewes changed by 5.4% in the year to September 2026.
Lewes is joint 97th strongest of 316 for annual rent change.
- Against South East
- 1.5 times3.5%
- Against the UK
- 42% higher3.8%