West Sussex property prices

The average property price in West Sussex county is £437k, the median price is £375k. The average price declined by £-15.5k (-3%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £436k. The price of a newly built property is £470k. There were 8.5k property sales and sales dropped by 32.3% (-4.5k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 2285 (26.7%) properties sold, followed by £400k-£500k price range with 1526 (17.9%) properties sold.

September 2023 - August 2024West Sussex countyEngland & Wales
Average price£437k£346k
Median price£375k£270k

West Sussex property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between September 2023 - August 2024.

West Sussex property sales share by price range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
under £50k0.0%4
£50k-£100k1.4%121
£100k-£150k3.4%288
£150k-£200k6.3%536
£200k-£250k8.1%694
£250k-£300k10.4%886
£300k-£400k26.7%2.3k
£400k-£500k17.9%1.5k
£500k-£750k17.5%1.5k
£750k-£1M5.1%437
over £1M3.2%273

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 £182k. The most expensive place is 'PO20 7', £1.2M.

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 September 2023 - August 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 £437k, 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£685k
2.Surrey£611k
3.Hertfordshire£529k
4.Buckinghamshire£479k
5.Berkshire£474k
6.Oxfordshire£463k
7.West Sussex£437k
8.Rutland£424k
9.East Sussex£418k
10.Dorset£395k
...
45.West Yorkshire£219k
46.Cumbria£215k
47.Lincolnshire£215k
48.Merseyside£206k
49.East Riding of Yorkshire£197k
50.South Yorkshire£197k
51.Lancashire£194k
52.West Glamorgan£193k
53.Tyne and Wear£189k
54.Mid Glamorgan£177k
55.Durham£148k

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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£432k£342k
2023£488k£389k
2022£543k£440k
2021£536k£434k
2020£517k£412k
2019£493k£394k
2018£505k£403k
2017£514k£412k
2016£501k£406k
2015£469k£394k
2014£453k£387k
2013£435k£380k
2012£434k£379k
2011£449k£389k
2010£477k£413k
2009£423k£371k
2008£474k£393k
2007£494k£415k
2006£468k£397k
2005£450k£379k
2004£453k£368k
2003£429k£331k
2002£380k£298k
2001£330k£262k
2000£303k£243k
1999£259k£221k
1998£240k£203k
1997£220k£192k
1996£203k£180k
1995£204k£177k

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£432k£342k
2023£444k£354k
2022£445k£361k
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£219k
2006£240k£204k
2005£225k£189k
2004£220k£179k
2003£202k£156k
2002£176k£138k
2001£150k£119k
2000£134k£108k
1999£112k£96.0k
1998£101k£85.4k
1997£89.9k£78.5k
1996£81.1k£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£4.4k£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£2.3k
2010£2.7k£2.3k
2009£2.5k£2.1k
2008£2.6k£2.2k
2007£2.7k£2.3k
2006£2.4k£2.1k
2005£2.3k£2.0k
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£968
1998£1.0k£862
1997£916£790
1996£801£709
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£680k
Flat£226k
Semi-Detached£430k
Terraced£359k

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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