Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst house prices are built from 76 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 28 Mar 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £203,750. Across the 10 years from 1997 to 2007 the median moved +273.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +205.8%.
Median price paid
£203,750
Change in cash, 1997–2007
+273.0%
Change in real terms
+205.8%
HM Land Registry76 salesLatest sale 28 Mar 2025
Section 01
How Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst prices moved
The chart tracks the median Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2007. 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 | £99,950 | £221,936 |
| 2000s | 1 | £345,000 | £628,488 |
The highest yearly median on record for Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst is £345,000 in 2007; the lowest is £92,500 in 1997. Across the full 13-year record the cash median has moved from £99,950 to £345,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £221,936, so the real change over the whole record is +170.3% — about +8.64% 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: +273.0% in cash against +205.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 28 Mar 2025 | Detached | £545,000 | £556,848 |
| 9 | 24 Mar 2025 | Detached | £650,000 | £664,130 |
| 17 | 4 Aug 2023 | Detached | £575,000 | £621,264 |
| 2 | 10 Nov 2022 | Detached | £600,000 | £695,152 |
| 11 | 12 Oct 2022 | Detached | £590,000 | £683,566 |
| 18 | 23 Aug 2022 | Detached | £590,000 | £683,566 |
| 14 | 28 Jan 2022 | Detached | £570,000 | £660,394 |
| 3 | 21 Sep 2021 | Detached | £521,250 | £658,569 |
| 23 | 21 Sep 2021 | Semi-detached | £388,000 | £490,215 |
| 10 | 6 Aug 2021 | Detached | £525,000 | £663,306 |
| 12 | 27 Apr 2021 | Detached | £565,000 | £713,844 |
| 12 | 2 Aug 2019 | Detached | £485,000 | £634,369 |
| 28 | 12 Jan 2017 | Detached | £397,500 | £540,999 |
| 19 | 27 Oct 2016 | Semi-detached | £417,500 | £582,847 |
| 8 | 5 Oct 2016 | Detached | £499,500 | £697,322 |
| 32 | 24 May 2016 | Semi-detached | £380,000 | £530,495 |
| 23 | 6 Aug 2015 | Semi-detached | £299,950 | £422,930 |
| 2 | 29 May 2015 | Detached | £416,520 | £587,293 |
| 5 | 6 Aug 2014 | Detached | £380,000 | £545,066 |
| 12 | 6 Dec 2013 | Detached | £375,000 | £546,794 |
| 33 | 23 Feb 2012 | Detached | £378,000 | £564,597 |
| 17 | 12 Aug 2011 | Detached | £350,000 | £536,413 |
| 2 | 25 Mar 2011 | Detached | £362,500 | £555,571 |
| 16 | 30 Mar 2010 | Detached | £399,950 | £638,652 |
| 28 | 8 Oct 2007 | Detached | £347,500 | £604,162 |
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 Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Old Wardsdown | £99,950 (1996) | £545,000 (2025) | +6.0% | +3.3% |
| 9 Old Wardsdown | £130,000 (1996) | £650,000 (2025) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 17 Old Wardsdown | £103,000 (1996) | £575,000 (2023) | +6.6% | +3.9% |
| 2 Old Wardsdown | £129,650 (1995) | £600,000 (2022) | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| 11 Old Wardsdown | £134,450 (1996) | £590,000 (2022) | +5.9% | +3.3% |
| 14 Old Wardsdown | £133,450 (1996) | £570,000 (2022) | +5.7% | +3.2% |
| 23 Old Wardsdown | £75,950 (1996) | £388,000 (2021) | +6.7% | +4.5% |
| 3 Old Wardsdown | £279,000 (2002) | £521,250 (2021) | +3.3% | +1.1% |
| 10 Old Wardsdown | £138,450 (1997) | £525,000 (2021) | +5.7% | +3.5% |
| 12 Old Wardsdown | £133,000 (1996) | £565,000 (2021) | +6.0% | +3.7% |
| 28 Old Wardsdown | £103,950 (1996) | £397,500 (2017) | +6.6% | +4.3% |
| 19 Old Wardsdown | £327,500 (2007) | £417,500 (2016) | +2.7% | +0.3% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 56 | 73.7% | £202,500 | £99,950 – £650,000 |
| Semi-detached | 20 | 26.3% | £195,000 | £75,000 – £417,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 76 freehold — 0.0% 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.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 76 | 100.0% | £203,750 |
| New build | 24 | 31.6% | £103,950 |
| Existing home | 52 | 68.4% | £346,250 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -70.0%. 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 09
How Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst sits above that national figure — +29.4%.
Within Wadhurst the street ranks 137 of 167 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £295,000 (-30.9%).
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 £75,000 to £650,000. 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
- High Street£249,950 median
- Little Park£160,000 median
- Church Street£230,000 median
- Townlands Road£318,750 median
- Station Road£320,000 median
- Lower Platts£245,000 median
- Springfields£149,500 median
- Lower High Street£335,000 median
- Mayfield Lane£726,250 median
- Western Road£268,000 median
- Rosemary Lane£94,250 median
- Queens Cottages£233,000 median
- Acres Rise£195,000 median
- Union Street£285,500 median
- Three Leg Cross£310,000 median
- Jonas Drive£292,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 32 Old Wardsdown6 sales
- 17 Old Wardsdown5 sales
- 2 Old Wardsdown5 sales
- 21 Old Wardsdown4 sales
- 14 Old Wardsdown4 sales
- 12 Old Wardsdown4 sales
- 23 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 28 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 5 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 7 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 31 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 26 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 29 Old Wardsdown3 sales
- 9 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 11 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 3 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 10 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 19 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 8 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 24 Old Wardsdown2 sales
- 20 Old Wardsdown2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst?
The median price paid in Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst across every sale on the register is £203,750. 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 Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst?
76 sales are on record for Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst, the most recent completing on 28 Mar 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +273.0% between 1997 and 2007. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +205.8%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £345,000, set in 2007. 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 Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst?
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 28 Mar 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, “Old Wardsdown, Wadhurst 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.