High Street, Rye house prices are built from 85 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 8 May 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £177,000. Across the 10 years from 1996 to 2006 the median moved +408.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +317.2%.
Median price paid
£177,000
Change in cash, 1996–2006
+408.3%
Change in real terms
+317.2%
Median per m²
£1,849
HM Land Registry85 sales12 with floor areaLatest sale 8 May 2024
Section 01
How High Street, Rye prices moved
The chart tracks the median High Street, Rye house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 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 | 4 | £52,500 | £116,575 |
| 2000s | 4 | £192,335 | £350,378 |
The highest yearly median on record for High Street, Rye is £350,000 in 2004; the lowest is £50,000 in 1995. Across the full 12-year record the cash median has moved from £50,000 to £305,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £111,024, so the real change over the whole record is +389.1% — about +15.52% 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: +408.3% in cash against +317.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 8 May 2024 | Terraced | £420,000 | £441,940 |
| 4 | 22 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £1,200,000 | £1,296,552 |
| Flat One the Old Grammar School | 5 Sep 2022 | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | £283,854 |
| 86b | 7 Dec 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £305,000 | £385,349 |
| Flat 5 5 | 29 Apr 2021 | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | £113,710 |
| 86a | 31 May 2019 | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | £372,774 |
| 91a | 27 Feb 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £313,031 |
| 1 | 13 Jan 2017 | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | £340,251 |
| 112 | 31 Oct 2016 | Detached | £745,000 | £1,040,050 |
| 86a | 28 Aug 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £198,000 | £279,180 |
| 29 | 24 Apr 2015 | Flat or maisonette | £257,500 | £363,075 |
| 101 | 14 Feb 2014 | Flat or maisonette | £386,785 | £554,798 |
| 29 | 7 Aug 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £239,000 | £356,981 |
| 91b | 16 Jan 2012 | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | £201,642 |
| 91a | 2 Dec 2011 | Flat or maisonette | £145,000 | £222,228 |
| 105a | 7 Nov 2011 | Terraced | £350,000 | £536,413 |
| 4 | 1 Jul 2011 | Terraced | £650,000 | £996,196 |
| 113 | 23 Aug 2010 | Terraced | £300,000 | £479,049 |
| 32 | 15 Dec 2009 | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | £131,469 |
| 100 | 31 Oct 2008 | Semi-detached | £540,000 | £906,429 |
| 92a | 20 Jun 2008 | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | £293,750 |
| 6 | 23 May 2008 | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | £70,500 |
| 31 | 14 May 2008 | Detached | £540,000 | £906,429 |
| 113 | 26 Oct 2007 | Terraced | £290,000 | £504,192 |
| 79 | 24 Oct 2007 | Semi-detached | £227,500 | £395,530 |
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 High Street, Rye values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 High Street | £140,000 (1995) | £1,200,000 (2023) | +8.0% | +5.2% |
| 86B High Street | £100,000 (2005) | £305,000 (2021) | +7.2% | +4.8% |
| FLAT 5 5 High Street | £31,000 (1996) | £90,000 (2021) | +4.4% | +2.1% |
| 86A High Street | £100,000 (2005) | £285,000 (2019) | +7.8% | +5.2% |
| 91A High Street | £145,000 (2011) | £230,000 (2017) | +8.0% | +5.9% |
| 112 High Street | £250,000 (2001) | £745,000 (2016) | +7.6% | +5.1% |
| 29 High Street | £73,500 (1997) | £257,500 (2015) | +7.2% | +4.8% |
| 105A High Street | £179,500 (2001) | £350,000 (2011) | +6.9% | +4.3% |
| 113 High Street | £88,500 (1995) | £300,000 (2010) | +8.5% | +6.1% |
| 6 High Street | £135,000 (2003) | £42,000 (2008) | -20.8% | -22.7% |
| 31 High Street | £300,000 (2006) | £540,000 (2008) | +34.2% | +30.3% |
| 79 High Street | £68,000 (1997) | £227,500 (2007) | +12.8% | +10.6% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. High Street, Rye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 33 | 38.8% | £135,000 | £30,000 – £386,785 |
| Terraced | 32 | 37.6% | £152,750 | £50,000 – £1,200,000 |
| Detached | 10 | 11.8% | £250,000 | £120,000 – £745,000 |
| Semi-detached | 10 | 11.8% | £125,000 | £68,000 – £540,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in High Street, Rye
33 of the sales on record are leasehold and 52 freehold — 38.8% 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 £135,000 and the median freehold sale £191,168 — a gap of +41.6%. 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 | 33 | 38.8% | £135,000 |
| Freehold | 52 | 61.2% | £191,168 |
| New build | 1 | 1.2% | £100,000 |
| Existing home | 84 | 98.8% | £177,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -43.7%. 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.
A further 19 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 High Street, Rye compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. High Street, Rye sits above that national figure — +12.4%.
Within Rye the street ranks 181 of 235 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £225,000 (-21.3%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,849 per square metre, across 12 of the 85 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 £30,000 to £1,200,000. 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
- Main Street£250,000 median
- Udimore Road£235,000 median
- Lydd Road£147,000 median
- Strand Quay£109,000 median
- South Undercliff£155,000 median
- New Winchelsea Road£157,975 median
- Station Road£300,000 median
- Military Road£217,475 median
- Farleys Way£141,498 median
- Ferry Road£150,000 median
- Cackle Street£281,000 median
- Cinque Ports Street£175,000 median
- Fishmarket Road£109,000 median
- North Salts£159,000 median
- Rye Harbour Road£142,500 median
- Winchelsea Road£187,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 29 High Street6 sales
- 113 High Street6 sales
- 79 High Street5 sales
- 4 High Street4 sales
- 86A High Street3 sales
- 6 High Street3 sales
- 108 High Street3 sales
- 86B High Street2 sales
- FLAT 5, 5 High Street2 sales
- 91A High Street2 sales
- 112 High Street2 sales
- 105A High Street2 sales
- 31 High Street2 sales
- 97A High Street2 sales
- 94 High Street2 sales
- FLAT 2, the OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL High Street2 sales
- 27 High Street2 sales
- 2 High Street2 sales
- 102 High Street2 sales
- 109 High Street2 sales
- FLAT 1, 6 High Street2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in High Street, Rye?
The median price paid in High Street, Rye across every sale on the register is £177,000. 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 High Street, Rye?
85 sales are on record for High Street, Rye, the most recent completing on 8 May 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have High Street, Rye house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +408.3% between 1996 and 2006. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +317.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were High Street, Rye house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £350,000, set in 2004. 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 High Street, Rye?
£1,849 per square metre, from the 12 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 8 May 2024. 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, “High Street, Rye 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.