What can you afford in Mid Sussex?
1,948 homes changed hands in Mid Sussex over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £435,000 or less, a quarter for under £325,000, and three quarters for under £590,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £87,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £87,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 9.8× the local median full-time salary of £44,352 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Mid Sussex
£435,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £325,000
- Three quarters under
- £590,000
- Sales
- 1,948
- HPI average
- £430,711
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 1,948 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 1.9% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 4.3% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 12.3% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 33.8% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 62.8% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £240,000 · 387 | ≈£48,000 |
| Terraced house | £370,000 · 394 | ≈£74,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £450,000 · 542 | ≈£90,000 |
| Detached house | £645,000 · 625 | ≈£129,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Mid Sussex average prices up 0.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Melton
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Merton
- Mid Devon
- Mid Suffolk
- Middlesbrough
- Milton Keynes
- Mole Valley
- Monmouthshire
- Neath Port Talbot
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.