Watson Way, Crowborough house prices are built from 73 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2010 and the most recent on 21 Jan 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £313,000. Across the 10 years from 2011 to 2021 the median moved +6.7% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -12.1%.
Median price paid
£313,000
Change in cash, 2011–2021
+6.7%
Change in real terms
-12.1%
Median per m²
£3,295
HM Land Registry73 sales15 with floor areaLatest sale 21 Jan 2025
Section 01
How Watson Way, Crowborough prices moved
The chart tracks the median Watson Way, Crowborough house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2010 to 2021. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | £286,000 | £403,260 |
| 2020s | 1 | £320,000 | £326,957 |
The highest yearly median on record for Watson Way, Crowborough is £363,750 in 2016; the lowest is £270,000 in 2012. Across the full 12-year record the cash median has moved from £279,950 to £320,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £447,032, so the real change over the whole record is -9.6% — about -0.91% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +6.7% in cash against -12.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 21 Jan 2025 | Terraced | £425,000 | £434,239 |
| 35 | 5 Dec 2024 | Terraced | £435,000 | £457,724 |
| 19 | 8 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £357,500 | £376,175 |
| 26 | 9 Nov 2023 | Semi-detached | £430,000 | £464,598 |
| 22 | 20 Feb 2023 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £378,161 |
| 27 | 29 Nov 2022 | Semi-detached | £440,000 | £509,778 |
| 30 | 14 Mar 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | £318,611 |
| 2 | 11 Feb 2022 | Terraced | £328,000 | £380,016 |
| 18 | 30 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £315,000 | £397,984 |
| 44 | 29 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £320,000 | £404,301 |
| 17 | 25 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £375,000 | £473,790 |
| 39 | 26 Feb 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | £296,909 |
| 34 | 15 Jan 2021 | Terraced | £400,000 | £505,376 |
| 21 | 27 Sep 2019 | Semi-detached | £365,000 | £477,412 |
| 41 | 22 Nov 2018 | Terraced | £285,000 | £379,820 |
| 35 | 24 Aug 2018 | Terraced | £400,000 | £533,081 |
| 10 | 6 Jun 2018 | Terraced | £313,000 | £417,136 |
| 25 | 12 Jan 2018 | Semi-detached | £409,000 | £545,076 |
| 21 | 10 Mar 2017 | Semi-detached | £360,000 | £489,961 |
| 1 | 28 Oct 2016 | Terraced | £485,000 | £677,079 |
| 36 | 28 Oct 2016 | Terraced | £355,000 | £495,594 |
| 40 | 11 Aug 2016 | Terraced | £363,750 | £507,809 |
| 21 | 29 Mar 2016 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £488,614 |
| 27 | 5 Feb 2016 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £523,515 |
| 14 | 4 Sep 2014 | Semi-detached | £265,000 | £380,112 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Watson Way, Crowborough values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Watson Way | £325,000 (2011) | £425,000 (2025) | +1.9% | -1.0% |
| 35 Watson Way | £294,000 (2012) | £435,000 (2024) | +3.3% | +0.3% |
| 19 Watson Way | £237,500 (2011) | £357,500 (2024) | +3.2% | +0.3% |
| 26 Watson Way | £280,000 (2013) | £430,000 (2023) | +4.4% | +1.3% |
| 22 Watson Way | £249,950 (2011) | £350,000 (2023) | +2.8% | -0.1% |
| 27 Watson Way | £340,000 (2011) | £440,000 (2022) | +2.4% | -0.2% |
| 30 Watson Way | £204,000 (2011) | £275,000 (2022) | +2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2 Watson Way | £230,000 (2011) | £328,000 (2022) | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| 18 Watson Way | £250,000 (2011) | £315,000 (2021) | +2.3% | +0.4% |
| 44 Watson Way | £234,950 (2010) | £320,000 (2021) | +2.8% | +0.7% |
| 17 Watson Way | £314,950 (2011) | £375,000 (2021) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| 39 Watson Way | £205,000 (2010) | £235,000 (2021) | +1.2% | -0.9% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Watson Way, Crowborough is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 38 | 52.1% | £295,000 | £205,000 – £485,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29 | 39.7% | £320,000 | £190,000 – £440,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 4 | 5.5% | £205,000 | £204,000 – £275,000 |
| Detached | 2 | 2.7% | £344,950 | £344,950 – £363,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Watson Way, Crowborough
5 of the sales on record are leasehold and 68 freehold — 6.8% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £205,000 and the median freehold sale £314,975 — a gap of +53.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 5 | 6.8% | £205,000 |
| Freehold | 68 | 93.2% | £314,975 |
| New build | 33 | 45.2% | £280,000 |
| Existing home | 40 | 54.8% | £342,475 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -18.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Watson Way, Crowborough
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Wealden, 42.5% of 77,047 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.8% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 688 | 0.9% |
| B | 11,882 | 15.4% |
| C | 20,196 | 26.2% |
| D | 27,126 | 35.2% |
| E | 11,936 | 15.5% |
| F | 4,102 | 5.3% |
| G | 1,117 | 1.4% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Wealden at £1,266 a month as of Jun 2026 — £900 for a one-bedroom home and £1,432 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £313,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 4.85% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of TN6, 68 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 23 violent, 1 burglary, 2 vehicle-related and 16 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 2.5 times quieter.
Against the 160,152 residents the 2021 census counted in Wealden, that is 0.42 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Watson Way, Crowborough
The 2021 census counted 160,152 residents in Wealden across 68,266 households. 78.1% of those households own their home and 21.8% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
8 state and independent schools have a TN6 postcode: 7 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,642 |
| Ashdown Primary School | Primary | Community school | 407 |
| Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 403 |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 214 |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 210 |
| Rotherfield Primary School | Primary | Community school | 209 |
| Jarvis Brook Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 96 |
| Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 91 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crowborough Rail Station | Rail | 1.1 km |
| Eridge Rail Station | Rail | 4.5 km |
| Eridge (Spa Valley Railway) | Metro or underground | 4.5 km |
| Eridge (Spa Valley Railway) | Metro or underground | 4.5 km |
Section 09
How Watson Way, Crowborough compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Watson Way, Crowborough sits above that national figure — +98.7%.
Within Crowborough the street ranks 139 of 364 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £246,000 (+27.2%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,295 per square metre, across 15 of the 73 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £190,000 to £485,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Watson Way, Crowborough sits in Wealden, in the South East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Wealden at 10.8 times median local earnings of £35,347 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Crowborough Hill£263,450 median
- Whitehill Road£171,500 median
- Beacon Road£165,500 median
- Montargis Way£80,000 median
- Church Road£241,000 median
- Tollwood Park£127,500 median
- Eridge Road£173,500 median
- Mill Lane£150,000 median
- Western Road£192,750 median
- Bridger Way£233,750 median
- Queens Road£205,000 median
- London Road£287,500 median
- Pellings Farm Close£227,000 median
- St Johns Road£227,000 median
- Green Lane£300,000 median
- Blackness Road£221,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 21 Watson Way4 sales
- 35 Watson Way3 sales
- 27 Watson Way3 sales
- 2 Watson Way3 sales
- 31 Watson Way2 sales
- 19 Watson Way2 sales
- 26 Watson Way2 sales
- 22 Watson Way2 sales
- 30 Watson Way2 sales
- 18 Watson Way2 sales
- 44 Watson Way2 sales
- 17 Watson Way2 sales
- 39 Watson Way2 sales
- 34 Watson Way2 sales
- 41 Watson Way2 sales
- 10 Watson Way2 sales
- 25 Watson Way2 sales
- 1 Watson Way2 sales
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- 40 Watson Way2 sales
- 14 Watson Way2 sales
- 24 Watson Way2 sales
- 23 Watson Way2 sales
- 15 Watson Way2 sales
Back to Crowborough house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Watson Way, Crowborough?
The median price paid in Watson Way, Crowborough across every sale on the register is £313,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Watson Way, Crowborough?
73 sales are on record for Watson Way, Crowborough, the most recent completing on 21 Jan 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Watson Way, Crowborough house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +6.7% between 2011 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -12.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Watson Way, Crowborough house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £363,750, set in 2016. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Watson Way, Crowborough?
£3,295 per square metre, from the 15 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 21 Jan 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Watson Way, Crowborough house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.