Swans Ghyll, Forest Row house prices are built from 51 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1997 and the most recent on 24 Jan 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £151,500. Across the 9 years from 1997 to 2006 the median moved +62.4% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +36.3%.
Median price paid
£151,500
Change in cash, 1997–2006
+62.4%
Change in real terms
+36.3%
HM Land Registry51 salesLatest sale 24 Jan 2025
Section 01
How Swans Ghyll, Forest Row prices moved
The chart tracks the median Swans Ghyll, Forest Row house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1997 to 2006. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £101,000 | £224,268 |
| 2000s | 1 | £164,000 | £298,760 |
The highest yearly median on record for Swans Ghyll, Forest Row is £164,000 in 2006; the lowest is £101,000 in 1997. Across the full 10-year record the cash median has moved from £101,000 to £164,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £214,150, so the real change over the whole record is +36.3% — about +3.50% 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: +62.4% in cash against +36.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 24 Jan 2025 | Semi-detached | £425,000 | £434,239 |
| 15 | 15 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £292,500 | £307,780 |
| 12 | 18 Nov 2022 | Detached | £600,000 | £695,152 |
| 23 | 31 Jul 2020 | Semi-detached | £205,000 | £265,427 |
| 19 | 11 Sep 2018 | Terraced | £380,000 | £506,427 |
| 10 | 1 Jun 2018 | Semi-detached | £365,000 | £486,437 |
| 29 | 12 Sep 2016 | Terraced | £270,000 | £376,931 |
| 32 | 29 Jul 2016 | Detached | £425,000 | £593,317 |
| 10 | 22 Jan 2016 | Semi-detached | £330,000 | £460,693 |
| 6 | 29 May 2014 | Terraced | £285,000 | £408,800 |
| 23 | 7 Mar 2014 | Semi-detached | £178,000 | £255,320 |
| 10 | 28 Sep 2012 | Semi-detached | £207,000 | £309,184 |
| 26 | 6 Nov 2009 | Terraced | £290,000 | £476,573 |
| 8 | 27 Nov 2008 | Semi-detached | £210,000 | £352,500 |
| 12 | 26 Jan 2007 | Detached | £300,000 | £521,578 |
| 5 | 5 Jan 2007 | Terraced | £275,000 | £478,113 |
| 7 | 29 Nov 2006 | Terraced | £164,000 | £291,970 |
| 8 | 3 Nov 2006 | Semi-detached | £163,000 | £290,189 |
| 16 | 30 Jun 2006 | Semi-detached | £329,950 | £587,411 |
| 18 | 30 Jun 2006 | Semi-detached | £249,000 | £443,295 |
| 24 | 30 Jun 2006 | Semi-detached | £160,000 | £284,848 |
| 1 | 4 Nov 2004 | Terraced | £151,500 | £281,072 |
| 18 | 9 Aug 2004 | Semi-detached | £223,000 | £413,724 |
| 6 | 4 Aug 2004 | Terraced | £245,000 | £454,539 |
| 1 | 24 Oct 2003 | Terraced | £137,500 | £259,886 |
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 Swans Ghyll, Forest Row values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Swans Ghyll | £292,500 (2024) | £425,000 (2025) | +45.3% | +41.1% |
| 12 Swans Ghyll | £300,000 (2007) | £600,000 (2022) | +4.7% | +1.9% |
| 23 Swans Ghyll | £51,000 (1997) | £205,000 (2020) | +6.2% | +4.0% |
| 10 Swans Ghyll | £207,000 (2012) | £365,000 (2018) | +9.9% | +7.8% |
| 6 Swans Ghyll | £245,000 (2004) | £285,000 (2014) | +1.5% | -1.1% |
| 8 Swans Ghyll | £69,500 (1998) | £210,000 (2008) | +11.7% | +9.4% |
| 5 Swans Ghyll | £137,500 (1999) | £275,000 (2007) | +9.1% | +6.9% |
| 7 Swans Ghyll | £83,500 (1999) | £164,000 (2006) | +10.1% | +8.0% |
| 18 Swans Ghyll | £121,500 (1999) | £249,000 (2006) | +10.8% | +8.7% |
| 16 Swans Ghyll | £120,000 (1997) | £329,950 (2006) | +11.9% | +9.7% |
| 1 Swans Ghyll | £54,000 (1997) | £151,500 (2004) | +15.9% | +13.7% |
| 17 Swans Ghyll | £115,500 (1995) | £219,950 (2001) | +11.3% | +9.1% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Swans Ghyll, Forest Row 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 | 20 | 39.2% | £122,500 | £51,000 – £380,000 |
| Semi-detached | 20 | 39.2% | £205,000 | £69,500 – £425,000 |
| Detached | 9 | 17.6% | £143,000 | £86,000 – £600,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 2 | 3.9% | £65,000 | £65,000 – £95,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Swans Ghyll, Forest Row
2 of the sales on record are leasehold and 49 freehold — 3.9% 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 £80,000 and the median freehold sale £160,000 — a gap of +100.0%. 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 | 2 | 3.9% | £80,000 |
| Freehold | 49 | 96.1% | £160,000 |
A further 2 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Swans Ghyll, Forest Row compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Swans Ghyll, Forest Row sits below that national figure — -3.8%.
Within Forest Row the street ranks 52 of 54 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £289,950 (-47.7%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £51,000 to £600,000. 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.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Hartfield Road£190,000 median
- Lewes Road£270,000 median
- Freshfield Bank£306,500 median
- Priory Road£427,500 median
- Upper Close£240,000 median
- Highgate Road£329,950 median
- Medway Drive£194,500 median
- Chapel Lane£507,500 median
- Park Road£730,000 median
- Lower Road£192,500 median
- Park Crescent£350,000 median
- Walhatch Close£450,000 median
- Tompsets Bank£646,364 median
- Post Horn Lane£250,000 median
- Ashdown Road£457,500 median
- London Road£297,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 1 Swans Ghyll6 sales
- 23 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 10 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 8 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 18 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 17 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 31 Swans Ghyll3 sales
- 15 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 12 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 6 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 5 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 7 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 16 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 21 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 25 Swans Ghyll2 sales
- 2 Swans Ghyll2 sales
Back to Forest Row house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Swans Ghyll, Forest Row?
The median price paid in Swans Ghyll, Forest Row across every sale on the register is £151,500. 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 Swans Ghyll, Forest Row?
51 sales are on record for Swans Ghyll, Forest Row, the most recent completing on 24 Jan 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Swans Ghyll, Forest Row house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +62.4% between 1997 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +36.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Swans Ghyll, Forest Row house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £164,000, set in 2006. 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 Swans Ghyll, Forest Row?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 24 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, “Swans Ghyll, Forest Row 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.