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Property report — BN8 5LF

Open-data due diligence for BN8 5LF and the area around it.

BN8 5LF in brief: 38 recorded sales (£19,100–£250,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN8 5LF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£549,785

sector BN8 5 · 84 sales

Population

10,506

sector BN8 5

Crimes recorded

16

sector BN8 5 · Aug 26

Schools

3

sector BN8 5

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

49%

sector BN8 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £81,755, median £77,000 (53 sales)1996: mean £96,935, median £78,500 (107 sales)1997: mean £105,023, median £83,975 (124 sales)1998: mean £109,062, median £95,000 (93 sales)1999: mean £128,839, median £112,000 (127 sales)2000: mean £166,419, median £137,298 (88 sales)2001: mean £171,109, median £155,000 (105 sales)2002: mean £198,745, median £165,000 (119 sales)2003: mean £227,726, median £194,498 (112 sales)2004: mean £251,476, median £228,000 (99 sales)2005: mean £253,909, median £231,000 (104 sales)2006: mean £282,885, median £250,000 (151 sales)2007: mean £306,417, median £284,950 (117 sales)2008: mean £367,654, median £250,000 (68 sales)2009: mean £298,948, median £250,000 (88 sales)2010: mean £334,975, median £273,000 (74 sales)2011: mean £342,792, median £287,500 (74 sales)2012: mean £320,138, median £260,000 (69 sales)2013: mean £306,762, median £285,000 (89 sales)2014: mean £329,330, median £282,500 (98 sales)2015: mean £375,495, median £330,000 (78 sales)2016: mean £437,457, median £335,000 (102 sales)2017: mean £536,514, median £365,000 (90 sales)2018: mean £427,969, median £363,500 (72 sales)2019: mean £535,915, median £421,000 (97 sales)2020: mean £470,007, median £400,000 (87 sales)2021: mean £501,574, median £421,000 (156 sales)2022: mean £503,627, median £445,000 (150 sales)2023: mean £556,647, median £452,500 (86 sales)2024: mean £575,157, median £420,000 (87 sales)2025: mean £549,785, median £461,225 (84 sales)2026: mean £485,475, median £410,000 (38 sales)1995: mean £81,755, median £77,000 (53 sales)1996: mean £96,935, median £78,500 (107 sales)1997: mean £105,023, median £83,975 (124 sales)1998: mean £109,062, median £95,000 (93 sales)1999: mean £128,839, median £112,000 (127 sales)2000: mean £166,419, median £137,298 (88 sales)2001: mean £171,109, median £155,000 (105 sales)2002: mean £198,745, median £165,000 (119 sales)2003: mean £227,726, median £194,498 (112 sales)2004: mean £251,476, median £228,000 (99 sales)2005: mean £253,909, median £231,000 (104 sales)2006: mean £282,885, median £250,000 (151 sales)2007: mean £306,417, median £284,950 (117 sales)2008: mean £367,654, median £250,000 (68 sales)2009: mean £298,948, median £250,000 (88 sales)2010: mean £334,975, median £273,000 (74 sales)2011: mean £342,792, median £287,500 (74 sales)2012: mean £320,138, median £260,000 (69 sales)2013: mean £306,762, median £285,000 (89 sales)2014: mean £329,330, median £282,500 (98 sales)2015: mean £375,495, median £330,000 (78 sales)2016: mean £437,457, median £335,000 (102 sales)2017: mean £536,514, median £365,000 (90 sales)2018: mean £427,969, median £363,500 (72 sales)2019: mean £535,915, median £421,000 (97 sales)2020: mean £470,007, median £400,000 (87 sales)2021: mean £501,574, median £421,000 (156 sales)2022: mean £503,627, median £445,000 (150 sales)2023: mean £556,647, median £452,500 (86 sales)2024: mean £575,157, median £420,000 (87 sales)2025: mean £549,785, median £461,225 (84 sales)2026: mean £485,475, median £410,000 (38 sales) MeanMedian £575,157 £77,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in BN8 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (38 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2026-01-12£215,0001 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2025-11-26£210,0007 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2023-12-20£220,0005 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2023-11-22£185,0001 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2023-09-28£250,00013 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2023-05-04£205,0009 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2022-12-19£220,00011 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2022-08-11£138,00010 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2022-07-12£145,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2022-01-06£120,0002 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2021-09-29£168,0009 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2021-03-29£135,0003 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2020-12-08£200,00013 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2020-10-16£170,00011 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2019-02-25£88,00015 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2017-03-09£155,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2016-07-07£125,0002 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2015-06-12£162,00012 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2012-03-23£145,00011 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2011-10-20£130,0003 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2010-08-11£147,50012 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2010-04-20£151,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2009-12-11£135,00010 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2009-03-12£180,00013 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2007-09-28£119,5003 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2006-04-27£139,9502 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2004-06-24£145,0005 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2004-06-24£145,0005 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2002-08-23£110,0007 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2002-08-23£110,0007 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2002-07-30£120,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
2002-06-13£95,0008 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1999-03-26£60,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1998-05-22£19,10015 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1997-06-24£35,0008 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1997-04-14£25,0002 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1996-11-29£40,0001 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat
1996-03-27£40,0006 VICARAGE CLOSEFlat

38 recorded sales on BN8 5LF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Energy performance (EPC)

AddressEPCPotentialFloor areaTypeAssessed
6 Vicarage Close, LEWESCC68 m²Top-floor flat2026
12 Vicarage Close, LEWESCC60 m²Top-floor flat2025
7 Vicarage Close, LEWESCC73 m²Ground-floor flat2025
4 Vicarage Close, LEWESDC50 m²Top-floor flat2024
5 Vicarage Close, LEWESDC68 m²Ground-floor flat2023
1 Vicarage Close, LEWESDC54 m²Ground-floor flat2022
9 Vicarage Close, LEWESDC61 m²Ground-floor flat2022
3 VICARAGE CLOSE, RINGMEREC52 m²Ground-floor flat2020
11, Vicarage Close, LEWESCC62 m²Ground-floor flat2020
14, Vicarage Close, LEWESEC35 m²Top-floor flat2017
15, Vicarage Close, LEWESDB33 m²Top-floor flat2016
10, Vicarage Close, LEWESCC65 m²Top-floor flat2016

12 certificates for BN8 5LF. "Potential" = the rating after recommended improvements. Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Ringmer Primary and Nursery School0.5 miPrimaryGood (2022)
King's Academy Ringmer0.6 miSecondaryReport card →
South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School1.7 miPrimaryReport card →
Priory School2.3 miSecondaryReport card →
Western Road Community Primary School2.7 miPrimaryReport card →
Southover CofE Primary School2.7 miPrimaryReport card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

Care & GP surgeries

NameTypeDistanceCQC rating
Parris Lawn (62 beds)Care home0.1 miGood
Lime Tree House Residential Home (30 beds)Care home0.3 miGood
North Corner Residential Care Home (16 beds)Care home2.5 miInadequate
Esthêtic, CF AestheticsGP surgery2.5 miNot yet rated
Hightree ClinicGP surgery5.0 miGood
Quantum ClinicGP surgery5.1 miNot yet rated

Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.

What's nearby

Nearest hospitals: LEWES VICTORIA HOSPITAL (2.9 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: VICARAGE CLOSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN (Grade I) (0.1 mi) · LITTLE MANOR (Grade II*) (0.1 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: RINGMER PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (2.1 mi) · HA BAKER (2.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Lewes (2.4 mi) · Glynde (2.5 mi) · Cooksbridge (2.8 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (2.0 mi) · Tesco (2.0 mi) · Waitrose (2.1 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
50
One-person households
28%
Households with children
27%
Households
4,365

Owned 72% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), for BN8 5.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 27 crimesJun 24: 12 crimesJul 24: 26 crimesAug 24: 20 crimesSep 24: 18 crimesOct 24: 15 crimesNov 24: 30 crimesDec 24: 14 crimesFeb 25: 20 crimesMar 25: 22 crimesApr 25: 16 crimesMay 25: 30 crimesJun 25: 32 crimesJul 25: 14 crimesAug 25: 11 crimesSep 25: 28 crimesOct 25: 26 crimesNov 25: 16 crimesDec 25: 16 crimesFeb 26: 12 crimesMar 26: 11 crimesApr 26: 36 crimesMay 26: 26 crimesJun 26: 20 crimesJul 26: 21 crimesAug 26: 16 crimes Aug 26: 16 crimes 36 11 May 24 Aug 26

Recorded crimes per month in BN8 5 (May 24–Aug 26, average 21/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN8 5LF in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure DistrictBN8 SectorBN8 5 PostcodeBN8 5LF
Average sold price£586,299£549,785£136,922
Population28,28710,506—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)6/107/10—
Crimes recorded2516—
Schools123—
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband40%49%0%
Superfast broadband87%87%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN8 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.

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Report generated 13 October 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.