Rent increases in Lewes
The average rent in Lewes is £1,325 a month, up 6.2% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £919 | +6.4% |
| Two bedrooms | £1,209 | +6.1% |
| Three bedrooms | £1,497 | +6.2% |
| Four or more | £2,158 | +5.4% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £1,811 | +5.7% |
| Flats | £1,055 | +6.1% |
| Semi-detached houses | £1,458 | +6.1% |
| Terraced houses | £1,364 | +6.3% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 3 published decisions for Lewes where the tribunal set a rent. In 3 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAV/21UF/MNR/2025/06524 July 2025 | BN10 | 2-bed semi detached | £1,480 | £1,040 | -29.7% |
| HAV/21UF/MNR/2025/06807 July 2025 | BN25 | — | £950 | £900 | -5.3% |
| HAV/21UF/MNR/2025/08491 May 2026 | BN10 | 2-bed flat | £1,250 | £1,200 | -4.0% |
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Check your rentRents from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. Decisions published by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and placed in this area by the postcode on the decision — a small number carry no postcode we can resolve and are not counted here.