This week an article was released discussing the 10 most desirable Sussex towns where everyone wants to move to, according to increasing property prices. The piece discusses house prices in the local area, buyer trends and statistics from RightMove. A recommended read for those curious about the property market in Sussex.
“RightMove are seeing what they call a mini-boom as Britain gets moving again. The property website has found year-on-year buyer enquiries up 75% since the start of July, and 44% of new listings that came up for sale in the first month after the English market opened on May 13 have already been marked as sale agreed, compared to 34% for the equivalent dates last year.
The number of monthly sales agreed is up 15% in England on last year, and in the five days after the stamp duty announcement it jumped to 35% up on the same days a year ago.
The top 10 towns and villages that have seen the biggest increase in price is comparing valuations from June 2017 with June 2020″.
| Town | Average asking price June 2017 | Average asking price June 2020 | Price Growth |
| Mayfield | £647,872 | £768,163 | 18.6% |
| Hailsham | £288,809 | £321,614 | 11.4% |
| Winchelsea | £368,640 | £403,233 | 9.4% |
| Bexhill | £276,410 | £298,164 | 7.9% |
| Henfield | £530,961 | £571,274 | 7.6% |
| Pevensey Bay | £312,773 | £334,736 | 7.0% |
| Hastings | £253,800 | £271,341 | 6.9% |
| Chichester | £376,641 | £402,234 | 6.8% |
| Selsey | £400,070 | £424,868 | 6.2% |
| Bognor Regis | £288,242 | £305,676 | 6.0% |
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