West Sussex property prices

The average property price in West Sussex county is £436k, the median price is £380k. The average price declined by £-2.4k (-1%) over the last twelve months. The price of an established property is £435k. The price of a newly built property is £473k. There were 11.2k property sales and sales dropped by 14.0% (-1.9k transactions). Most properties were sold in the £300k-£400k price range with 3078 (27.5%) properties sold, followed by £400k-£500k price range with 2089 (18.7%) properties sold.

Current residential property prices
February 2025 - January 2026West Sussex countyEngland & Wales
Average price£436k£351k
Median price£380k£282k

West Sussex property sales share by price range

shows a number of properties sold in a given price range between February 2025 - January 2026.

West Sussex property sales share by price range
Market Analysis of Sales Volume and Share by Property Price Range
Property price rangeMarket shareSales volume
£50k-£100k1.3%151
£100k-£150k2.8%309
£150k-£200k5.5%619
£200k-£250k7.9%887
£250k-£300k10.6%1.2k
£300k-£400k27.5%3.1k
£400k-£500k18.7%2.1k
£500k-£750k17.4%1.9k
£750k-£1M5.7%635
over £1M2.7%301

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 £164k. The most expensive place is 'GU28 9', £1.0M.

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 2025 - January 2026 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 £436k, West Sussex is the 7. most pricey county out of 55 England and Wales' counties.

West Sussex house price rank
Ranking of county by Average House Price
RankcountyAverage price
1.Greater London£648k
2.Surrey£592k
3.Hertfordshire£533k
4.Berkshire£488k
5.Buckinghamshire£485k
6.Oxfordshire£471k
7.West Sussex£436k
8.East Sussex£413k
9.Essex£405k
10.Rutland£399k
...
45.Gwynedd£230k
46.Cumbria£228k
47.Lincolnshire£226k
48.Merseyside£222k
49.Tyne and Wear£213k
50.South Yorkshire£212k
51.Lancashire£210k
52.West Glamorgan£210k
53.East Riding of Yorkshire£209k
54.Mid Glamorgan£191k
55.Durham£166k

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West Sussex real house prices

Yearly average nominal house prices adjusted for inflation.

West Sussex real house prices

Yearly Real Average House Prices for West Sussex county
YearWest Sussex countyEngland & Wales
2026£0£0
2025£438k£352k
2024£455k£371k
2023£502k£407k
2022£565k£458k
2021£557k£451k
2020£537k£428k
2019£508k£406k
2018£524k£418k
2017£532k£427k
2016£518k£420k
2015£485k£407k
2014£468k£400k
2013£452k£394k
2012£450k£393k
2011£465k£403k
2010£493k£427k
2009£438k£384k
2008£493k£408k
2007£512k£430k
2006£485k£411k
2005£466k£392k
2004£471k£383k
2003£445k£343k
2002£394k£309k
2001£342k£271k
2000£315k£253k
1999£268k£229k
1998£248k£210k
1997£228k£199k
1996£211k£186k
1995£211k£183k

West Sussex house prices

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

West Sussex house prices

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

Current Average Prices by Property Type in West Sussex county
Property typeCurrent average price
Detached£667k
Flat£225k
Semi-Detached£429k
Terraced£360k

West Sussex house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 8.9 in Crawley and 11.8 in Chichester. Ie. Crawley resident with middle-income needs 8.9 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Chichester needs 11.8 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.
West Sussex house price to earnings ratio history
Housing Affordability: Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio byLocal authority
Local authorityRatio in 2024
England and Wales7.54
Crawley8.9
Arun9.1
Worthing9.5
Adur10
Horsham10.3
Mid Sussex10.8
Chichester11.8

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