7 Downs Close

BN7 1DLFlatLeasehold

Last sold

£49,000

May 1999

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

May 1999 Leasehold £49,000

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The home

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Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School Ages 3 to 11 · 324 pupils

Good, 2022

0.2 miles

Western Road Community Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 214 pupils

No grade

0.9 miles

Southover CofE Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 288 pupils · Church of England

No grade

0.9 miles

Secondary schools

Priory School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,153 pupils

No grade

1.3 miles

King's Academy Ringmer Ages 11 to 16 · 659 pupils

No grade

3.6 miles

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Ages 11 to 19 · 808 pupils

No grade

3.9 miles

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Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

3 North Way

July 2026

£725,000

13 Nevill Crescent

June 2026

£626,000

28 Mount Harry Road

May 2026

£550,000

31 Firle Crescent

February 2026

£474,500

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Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

3 Windover Crescent, Lewes

Bought October 2019£448,800

Sold September 2021£525,000

+£76,200 23 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for flats, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area	Now	5 years ago	10 years ago	15 years ago	20 years ago
Downs Close	–	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales
Postcode sector BN7 1	–	£325,000	£252,500	£178,000	£184,750
Lewes	£215,000	£220,000 -2% since	£177,750 +21% since	£145,000 +48% since	£125,000 +72% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

Sector BN7 1 Lewes Typical price each year, flats. A gap is a year with too few sales.

House prices across BN7 →

How homes change hands in BN7 1, over the last five years (644 sales):

What sells: 38% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 15% detached, 12% flats, 5% other.
14% sold leasehold, and 1% were new builds.
120 sales in the last twelve months, against 196 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it Price £ Stamp duty at second-home rates £

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0

Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0

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Doing it up

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Refinancing

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