Sold price history

Shortgate Lane, Lewes house prices

Homes in Shortgate Lane, Lewes have a median sold price of £407,500 — every figure here comes straight from HM Land Registry. Over the past decade prices are −56% in cash — but −68% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£407,500
10 years · cash
−56%
10 years · real
−68%
HM Land Registry · 25 sales · 1 with floor area · Updated 26 Mar 2025

Key facts

Median price
£407,500
Price per m²
£4,240
Sales recorded
25
Price range
£67,500 – £1,200,000

Shortgate Lane, Lewes prices since 1995

Shortgate Lane, Lewes — median sold price since 1995
2025 £0£364,955£729,910£1,094,864£1,459,819 2022 peak 1995 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

The cash line tells one story (−56%); the real-terms line, −68%, tells the truer one.

Recent sales in Shortgate Lane, Lewes

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
26 Mar 2025Magpie Cottage Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFSemi-detached
Freehold
£333,000
28 Jan 2022Barrowsmead Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DQDetached
Freehold
£1,200,000£4,240
27 May 2021Greenstead House Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£700,000
21 Dec 2020Bywood Farm Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFDetached
Freehold
£620,000
15 Nov 2019Concord Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DQDetached
Freehold
£945,000
15 Oct 2019Lyes Cottage Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFSemi-detached
Freehold
£407,500
16 Jun 2017Manor Cottage Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DGDetached
Freehold
£650,000
16 Jun 2017Greenstead House Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£620,000
13 May 2016Barrows Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£290,000
1 Jul 2015Hunters Wood Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DEDetached
Freehold
£760,000
26 Aug 2014Parkside Farm Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DGDetached
Freehold
£665,000
17 Dec 2012Sunnyside Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£480,000
28 Apr 20101 & 2 Ebenezer Cottages Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DEDetached
Freehold
£260,000
21 May 2008Sunnyside Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£455,000
1 Feb 2008Greenstead Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DEDetached
Freehold
£445,000
25 Oct 2006Barrows Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£227,000
25 Aug 2005Dobbins Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DQSemi-detached
Freehold
£325,000
30 Aug 2002Laughton House Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFDetached
Freehold
£625,000
5 Jul 2002Dobbins Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DQSemi-detached
Freehold
£250,000
23 Nov 1999Ollies Barn Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFDetached
Freehold
£295,000
5 Oct 1999Pedlars Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DEDetached
Freehold
£181,000
7 Jun 1996Lyes Cottage Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFSemi-detached
Freehold
£122,500
19 Dec 1995Laughton House Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DFDetached
Freehold
£215,500
1 Nov 19951 & 2 Ebenezer Cottages Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DESemi-detached
Freehold
£67,500
17 Feb 1995Dobbins Shortgate Lane · BN8 6DQSemi-detached
Freehold
£120,000

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Shortgate Lane, Lewes

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
Laughton House, Shortgate Lane£215,500
19 Dec 1995
£625,000
30 Aug 2002
2+17%
per year
+15%
inflation-adjusted
Dobbins, Shortgate Lane£120,000
17 Feb 1995
£325,000
25 Aug 2005
3+10%
per year
+8%
inflation-adjusted
1 & 2 Ebenezer Cottages, Shortgate Lane£67,500
1 Nov 1995
£260,000
28 Apr 2010
2+10%
per year
+7%
inflation-adjusted
Lyes Cottage, Shortgate Lane£122,500
7 Jun 1996
£407,500
15 Oct 2019
2+5%
per year
+3%
inflation-adjusted
Greenstead House, Shortgate Lane£620,000
16 Jun 2017
£700,000
27 May 2021
2+3%
per year
+1%
inflation-adjusted
Barrows, Shortgate Lane£227,000
25 Oct 2006
£290,000
13 May 2016
2+3%
per year
0%
inflation-adjusted
Sunnyside, Shortgate Lane£455,000
21 May 2008
£480,000
17 Dec 2012
2+1%
per year
−1%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Shortgate Lane, Lewes compares

Rank in the town
135th of 534 streets in Lewes
Rank in the postcode district
72nd of 235 streets in BN8
Against the town median
53% above the Lewes median of £267,000
Against England & Wales
160% above the national median of £157,000

Shortgate Lane, Lewes house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Shortgate Lane, Lewes?

Homes in Shortgate Lane, Lewes have a median sold price of £407,500 — the middle of 25 recorded transactions.

What is the price range of homes sold in Shortgate Lane, Lewes?

Recorded sales in Shortgate Lane, Lewes range from £67,500 to £1,200,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Shortgate Lane, Lewes risen?

Over the past decade prices in Shortgate Lane, Lewes are −56% in cash terms but −68% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Shortgate Lane, Lewes?

In Shortgate Lane, Lewes the median price is £4,240 per square metre, from 1 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Shortgate Lane, Lewes was 26 March 2025.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See our methodology.

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