Buying a home in RH18, Forest Row. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£483kmost £391k–£560k

Houses per m²£5,184flats £3,626

Sold last year32228 in five years

Prices in Wealden-0.7%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in RH18 sold for £482,828 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £391,368 and £560,465, for about 93 m² of space.

32 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £168k for one bedroom.

Across Wealden, prices are down 0.7% on a year ago and up 7.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,428 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,202 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in RH18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£424,120	£351k–£467k	70 m²	29
3	£482,828	£391k–£560k	93 m²	72
4	£632,887	£485k–£792k	130 m²	35
5+	£1,025,246	£782k–£1.27m	178 m²	56

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£424k	£483k	£633k	£1.03m
Detached	—	£479k	£548k	£658k	£1.05m
Semi-detached	—	£424k	£410k	£432k	£590k
Terraced	—	£382k	£430k	—	—
Flats	£168k	£181k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near RH18

Best state primary within 2 kmForest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery50% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSackville School45% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in TN7 is about 101 m² for £501k.

TN7 Hartfield · 5 km3-bed house £501k RH19 East Grinstead · 5 km3-bed house £463k RH7 Lingfield · 10 km3-bed house £476k TN6 Crowborough · 11 km3-bed house £429k TN8 Edenbridge · 12 km3-bed house £460k TN22 Uckfield · 13 km3-bed house £407k RH17 Haywards Heath · 13 km3-bed house £543k RH10 Crawley · 14 km3-bed house £421k

Questions about RH18

Is RH18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Wealden are down 0.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (50% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45% against 43.8%); 32 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in RH18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in RH18 sold for £482,828 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £391,368 and £560,465.

How many homes sell in RH18 each year?

32 homes sold in the last year and 228 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near RH18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Forest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery, where 50% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near RH18?

For a 3-bedroom house, TN6 (£429k, 11 km), TN22 (£407k, 13 km), RH10 (£421k, 14 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.