South Undercliff, Rye house prices are built from 167 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 30 Apr 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £155,000. Across the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the median moved +66.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +20.4%.
Median price paid
£155,000
Change in cash, 2015–2025
+66.2%
Change in real terms
+20.4%
Median per m²
£1,940
HM Land Registry167 sales53 with floor areaLatest sale 30 Apr 2026
Section 01
How South Undercliff, Rye prices moved
The chart tracks the median South Undercliff, Rye house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2025. 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 | 3 | £53,000 | £117,685 |
| 2000s | 6 | £119,500 | £217,694 |
| 2010s | 6 | £195,000 | £274,950 |
| 2020s | 3 | £282,500 | £288,641 |
The highest yearly median on record for South Undercliff, Rye is £292,750 in 2023; the lowest is £38,200 in 1995. Across the full 31-year record the cash median has moved from £38,200 to £282,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £84,822, so the real change over the whole record is +240.3% — about +4.17% 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: +66.2% in cash against +20.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 30 Apr 2026 | Terraced | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 71 | 12 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £285,000 | £291,196 |
| 13 | 5 Dec 2025 | Terraced | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 139 | 11 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 7 | 4 Jun 2025 | Terraced | £220,000 | £224,783 |
| 40 | 2 May 2025 | Detached | £305,000 | £311,630 |
| 93 | 27 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £290,000 | £296,304 |
| 77 | 28 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £280,000 | £294,627 |
| 63 | 14 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £300,000 | £315,672 |
| 25 | 5 Dec 2023 | Terraced | £315,000 | £340,345 |
| 41 | 23 Nov 2023 | Terraced | £292,750 | £316,305 |
| 79 | 29 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £280,000 | £302,529 |
| 111 | 15 Aug 2023 | Terraced | £245,000 | £264,713 |
| 8 | 10 Mar 2023 | Semi-detached | £295,000 | £318,736 |
| 23 | 17 Oct 2022 | Terraced | £328,000 | £380,016 |
| 137 | 22 Sep 2022 | Terraced | £345,000 | £399,712 |
| 40 | 18 Feb 2022 | Detached | £245,000 | £283,854 |
| 43 | 24 Sep 2021 | Terraced | £295,000 | £372,715 |
| 11 | 10 Aug 2021 | Terraced | £270,000 | £341,129 |
| 33 | 9 Apr 2021 | Terraced | £230,000 | £290,591 |
| 43 | 19 Jan 2021 | Terraced | £295,000 | £372,715 |
| 38 | 21 Dec 2020 | Semi-detached | £279,950 | £362,470 |
| 101 | 21 Dec 2020 | Terraced | £215,000 | £278,375 |
| 31 | 1 Dec 2020 | Terraced | £240,000 | £310,744 |
| 27 | 18 Nov 2020 | Terraced | £207,155 | £268,217 |
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 South Undercliff, Rye values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 South Undercliff | £40,000 (1995) | £295,000 (2026) | +6.7% | +3.9% |
| 71 South Undercliff | £69,000 (2000) | £285,000 (2025) | +5.8% | +3.0% |
| 13 South Undercliff | £125,000 (2009) | £280,000 (2025) | +5.2% | +2.1% |
| 7 South Undercliff | £155,000 (2014) | £220,000 (2025) | +3.2% | +0.1% |
| 40 South Undercliff | £245,000 (2022) | £305,000 (2025) | +7.6% | +3.2% |
| 93 South Undercliff | £59,500 (1999) | £290,000 (2025) | +6.3% | +3.5% |
| 77 South Undercliff | £52,500 (1998) | £280,000 (2024) | +6.7% | +3.9% |
| 63 South Undercliff | £163,000 (2006) | £300,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| 41 South Undercliff | £87,500 (2002) | £292,750 (2023) | +5.9% | +3.0% |
| 79 South Undercliff | £33,000 (1995) | £280,000 (2023) | +7.9% | +5.2% |
| 111 South Undercliff | £150,000 (2010) | £245,000 (2023) | +3.8% | +0.8% |
| 8 South Undercliff | £48,000 (1999) | £295,000 (2023) | +7.9% | +5.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. South Undercliff, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 152 | 91.0% | £155,000 | £33,000 – £345,000 |
| Semi-detached | 8 | 4.8% | £107,000 | £48,000 – £295,000 |
| Detached | 6 | 3.6% | £182,500 | £35,000 – £305,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1 | 0.6% | £79,750 | £79,750 – £79,750 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in South Undercliff, Rye
2 of the sales on record are leasehold and 165 freehold — 1.2% 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 £86,125 and the median freehold sale £156,000 — a gap of +81.1%. 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 | 1.2% | £86,125 |
| Freehold | 165 | 98.8% | £156,000 |
| New build | 1 | 0.6% | £33,000 |
| Existing home | 166 | 99.4% | £155,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -78.8%. 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 5 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 South Undercliff, Rye compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. South Undercliff, Rye sits below that national figure — -1.6%.
Within Rye the street ranks 202 of 235 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £225,000 (-31.1%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,940 per square metre, across 53 of the 167 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 £33,000 to £345,000. 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
- 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
- Chitcombe Road£352,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 25 South Undercliff8 sales
- 11 South Undercliff6 sales
- 31 South Undercliff6 sales
- 71 South Undercliff5 sales
- 13 South Undercliff5 sales
- 93 South Undercliff5 sales
- 79 South Undercliff5 sales
- 8 South Undercliff5 sales
- 15 South Undercliff5 sales
- 77 South Undercliff4 sales
- 23 South Undercliff4 sales
- 137 South Undercliff4 sales
- 105 South Undercliff4 sales
- 57 South Undercliff4 sales
- 17 South Undercliff4 sales
- 6 South Undercliff4 sales
- 125 South Undercliff4 sales
- 129 South Undercliff4 sales
- 75 South Undercliff4 sales
- 41 South Undercliff3 sales
- 43 South Undercliff3 sales
- 33 South Undercliff3 sales
- 39 South Undercliff3 sales
- 20 South Undercliff3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in South Undercliff, Rye?
The median price paid in South Undercliff, Rye across every sale on the register is £155,000. 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 South Undercliff, Rye?
167 sales are on record for South Undercliff, Rye, the most recent completing on 30 Apr 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have South Undercliff, Rye house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +66.2% between 2015 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +20.4%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were South Undercliff, Rye house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £292,750, set in 2023. 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 South Undercliff, Rye?
£1,940 per square metre, from the 53 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 30 Apr 2026. 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, “South Undercliff, 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.