West Sussex property prices

The average property price in West Sussex county is £443k, the median price is £380k. The average price declined by £-3.4k (-1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £441k. The price of a newly built property is £529k. There were 8.4k property sales and sales dropped by 41.7% (-6.5k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2238 (26.6%) properties sold, followed by £500k-£750k price range with 1497 (17.8%) properties sold.

February 2023 - January 2024West Sussex countyEngland & Wales
Average price£443k£350k
Median price£380k£269k

West Sussex property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between February 2023 - January 2024.

West Sussex property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.0%2
£50k-£100k1.6%131
£100k-£150k3.8%317
£150k-£200k5.5%460
£200k-£250k8.0%674
£250k-£300k10.2%859
£300k-£400k26.6%2.2k
£400k-£500k17.8%1.5k
£500k-£750k17.8%1.5k
£750k-£1M5.4%456
over £1M3.4%286

West Sussex house prices map

This price map shows the average property price in a given postcode sector. The most affordable place is 'PO21 1' with the average price of £177k. The most expensive place is 'PO20 7', £1.1M.

West Sussex house prices map

West Sussex house prices compared to other counties

Comparison of the average property price and an average price percentage change by county. Price % change compares the average property price between February 2023 - January 2024 to the average price in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle shows the number of property transactions. The bigger the circle the higher the sales volumes in county.

West Sussex house prices compared to other countiesAverage price percentage change
Average property price

West Sussex house price rank

With the average price of £443k, West Sussex is the 7. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

West Sussex house price rank
Price ranking
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£710k
2.Surrey£637k
3.Hertfordshire£537k
4.Oxfordshire£486k
5.Berkshire£483k
6.Buckinghamshire£482k
7.West Sussex£443k
8.Rutland£431k
9.East Sussex£424k
10.Dorset£399k
...
45.West Yorkshire£219k
46.Cumbria£217k
47.Lincolnshire£216k
48.Merseyside£201k
49.South Yorkshire£195k
50.East Riding of Yorkshire£194k
51.Lancashire£190k
52.West Glamorgan£189k
53.Tyne and Wear£188k
54.Mid Glamorgan£173k
55.Durham£146k

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West Sussex real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

West Sussex real house prices

Real average price - nominal price adjusted for inflation
YearWest Sussex countyEngland & Wales
2024£0£0
2023£444k£351k
2022£500k£403k
2021£489k£396k
2020£473k£377k
2019£449k£358k
2018£461k£368k
2017£467k£374k
2016£456k£370k
2015£427k£359k
2014£411k£351k
2013£396k£345k
2012£395k£345k
2011£409k£354k
2010£433k£375k
2009£386k£339k
2008£432k£358k
2007£450k£374k
2006£428k£355k
2005£412k£339k
2004£414k£330k
2003£392k£297k
2002£347k£267k
2001£300k£238k
2000£276k£221k
1999£235k£201k
1998£219k£185k
1997£200k£175k
1996£186k£164k
1995£186k£161k

West Sussex house prices

Yearly average nominal prices compared to England & Wales' house prices

West Sussex house prices

Nominal average price
YearWest Sussex countyEngland & Wales
2024£441k£332k
2023£444k£351k
2022£446k£360k
2021£422k£342k
2020£401k£320k
2019£371k£296k
2018£369k£294k
2017£362k£290k
2016£345k£280k
2015£321k£270k
2014£302k£258k
2013£283k£247k
2012£273k£238k
2011£269k£233k
2010£272k£236k
2009£243k£213k
2008£262k£217k
2007£261k£218k
2006£240k£199k
2005£225k£185k
2004£220k£176k
2003£202k£153k
2002£176k£135k
2001£150k£119k
2000£134k£108k
1999£112k£96.0k
1998£101k£85.4k
1997£89.9k£78.5k
1996£81.0k£71.5k
1995£78.3k£67.9k

West Sussex house prices per square metre

Yearly average nominal price per square metre compared to England & Wales' house prices

West Sussex house prices per square metre

Nominal average price per m2
YearWest Sussex countyEngland & Wales
2024£4.5k£3.5k
2023£4.5k£3.6k
2022£4.5k£3.7k
2021£4.1k£3.4k
2020£3.8k£3.2k
2019£3.7k£3.0k
2018£3.7k£3.0k
2017£3.7k£3.0k
2016£3.5k£2.9k
2015£3.3k£2.7k
2014£3.0k£2.6k
2013£2.8k£2.5k
2012£2.8k£2.4k
2011£2.7k£2.4k
2010£2.7k£2.4k
2009£2.5k£2.1k
2008£2.6k£2.2k
2007£2.7k£2.2k
2006£2.4k£2.0k
2005£2.3k£1.9k
2004£2.3k£1.8k
2003£2.1k£1.6k
2002£1.8k£1.4k
2001£1.5k£1.2k
2000£1.4k£1.1k
1999£1.1k£969
1998£1.0k£863
1997£917£790
1996£802£710
1995£780£681

West Sussex house prices and nearby counties

Yearly average nominal prices

West Sussex house prices and nearby counties

West Sussex house prices by property type

Yearly average nominal prices

West Sussex house prices by property type

Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£702k
Flat£231k
Semi-Detached£434k
Terraced£368k

West Sussex house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 9.8 in Crawley and 12.6 in Chichester. Ie. Crawley resident with middle-income needs 9.8 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Chichester needs 12.6 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 8.16 in 2022.
West Sussex house price to earnings ratio history
Local authorityMedian house price to median salary ratio in 2022
England and Wales8.16
Crawley9.8
Worthing11.3
Adur11.6
Arun11.6
Mid Sussex11.9
Horsham12
Chichester12.6

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