Buying a home in BN9, Newhaven. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£309kmost £276k–£348k

Houses per m²£3,542flats £3,154

Sold last year111762 in five years

Prices in Lewes+0.9%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in BN9 sold for £309,347 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £276,255 and £348,173, for about 90 m² of space.

111 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £152k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in BN9 9 (£3,492) and the most in BN9 0 (£3,630).

Across Lewes, prices are up 0.9% on a year ago and up 4.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,506 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,411 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £62,000 for that mortgage: what £65,000 buys.

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House prices in BN9 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£334,368	£247k–£337k	81 m²	5
2	£276,261	£254k–£309k	73 m²	204
3	£309,347	£276k–£348k	90 m²	345
4	£346,592	£298k–£407k	112 m²	64
5+	£489,486	£408k–£615k	152 m²	37

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£334k	£276k	£309k	£347k	£489k
Detached	—	£321k	£355k	£407k	£494k
Semi-detached	—	£300k	£318k	£326k	£412k
Terraced	—	£258k	£285k	£326k	—
Flats	£152k	£188k	£213k	—	—

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

Price per m² across BN9

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
BN9 0	£3,630	£3,141
BN9 9	£3,492	£3,154

Schools near BN9

Best state primary within 2 kmBreakwater Academy81% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmSeahaven Academy45.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%2 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BN10 Peacehaven · 3 km3-bed house £371k BN25 Seaford · 5 km3-bed house £412k BN7 Lewes · 10 km3-bed house £563k BN2 Brighton · 11 km3-bed house £488k BN26 Polegate · 13 km3-bed house £359k BN8 Lewes · 14 km3-bed house £444k BN1 Brighton · 14 km3-bed house £568k BN20 Eastbourne · 14 km3-bed house £430k

Questions about BN9

Is BN9 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Lewes are up 0.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (81% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (45.4% against 43.8%); 111 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 BN9?

A typical 3-bedroom house in BN9 sold for £309,347 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £276,255 and £348,173.

How many homes sell in BN9 each year?

111 homes sold in the last year and 762 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near BN9?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Breakwater Academy, where 81% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

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.