# 1 CASTLE RISE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UT

## Property details

- Slug: `0d7685d` (address key hash: `0d7685d7ad26d5c34f69780029640c6444030126`)
- Postcode: BN7 1UT
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 48 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £351,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £7,313/m²
- Local average: £504,604 (24 sales)
- Street crime: 177 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £351,000
- Date: 2026-02-16
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 14/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £848/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £29,650

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- I (£2,200 - £3,500)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9557-3053-1208-6425-7204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-16 | £351,000 | Terraced | +67.1% | £363,590 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-13e4-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2010-10-29 | £210,000 | Terraced | +32.9% | £356,738 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cf41ae93-f7fc-4abe-b42b-8146c424054e) |
| Sold | 2000-09-28 | £158,000 | Terraced | — | £541,633 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/72246ea6-f551-426c-a274-75b85ba0730a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 CASTLE RISE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UT | £351,000 | 16/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 1 CASTLE RISE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UT | £210,000 | 29/10/2010 | Terraced |
| 1 CASTLE RISE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UT | £158,000 | 28/09/2000 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [167995694](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6434992)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £351,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-08 | £349,950 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £158,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £55,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £59,750 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 TALBOT TERRACE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2DS | £626,000 | 23/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 17 ST JOHN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QD | £625,000 | 03/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 75 NEW ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1YY | £415,000 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 4 OFFHAM ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QR | £450,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 15 WEST STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2NZ | £389,950 | 02/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 PADDOCK ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UU | £578,000 | 11/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 SUN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QB | £300,000 | 04/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 PADDOCK ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UU | £478,000 | 24/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 22 PADDOCK ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UU | £562,000 | 23/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 45 ST JOHN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QD | £418,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 CASTLE BANKS, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1UZ | £900,000 | 15/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 SUN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QB | £486,500 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 FISHER STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2DG | £830,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 ST JOHNS TERRACE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2DL | £815,000 | 11/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 ST JOHN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QE | £477,500 | 28/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 WEST STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2NZ | £548,000 | 27/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 4 NEW ROAD, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1YW | £680,000 | 09/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 ST JOHN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QD | £630,000 | 01/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 1A MOUNT PLACE, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 1YH | £485,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 SUN STREET, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 2QB | £400,000 | 14/04/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £554,698 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -2.2%
- **10y growth:** 10.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Lewes; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 10.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Lewes). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,191/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,323/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,455/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South East Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Paddock Road, BN7 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.06 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Westgate Street, BN7 | £1,750/mo | 2 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Keere Street, BN7 | £1,650/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Keere Street, BN7 | £1,575/mo | 2 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed End Terrace, Western Road, BN7 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Western Road, BN7 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, The Spinneys, BN7 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,539/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £196,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £157,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,575/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £10/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **177** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lewes Old Grammar School | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Western Road Community Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 Apr 2012 |
| Southover CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 18 Oct 2013 |
| Priory School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 14 Apr 2015 |
| South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 10 Jan 2012 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #17338010
- **Address:** 1 Castle Rise, LEWES, BN7 1UT
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/06/2026
- **Work Completed:** 15/06/2026
- **Items:** 1 door(s)