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Water Lane, BN16

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£256,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£4,861
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
56
Distinct homes
32
Price range
£110,000 – £920,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Water Lane is a mix of semi-detached houses and flats. The median sale price is £256,500, about 30% below the typical BN16 sale. On floor area that works out near £4,861 per square metre, above the district's £4,105. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; BN16 prices as a whole have been easing. HM Land Registry records 56 sales across 32 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Water Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 56 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianBN16 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k200520102015202020252001: £121,250 median · 2 sales2002: £139,750 median · 2 sales2003: £152,500 median · 2 sales2004: £167,250 median · 2 sales2005: £215,000 median · 3 sales2008: £225,000 median · 3 sales2009: £200,000 median · 1 sale2011: £219,950 median · 2 sales2012: £202,500 median · 2 sales2014: £316,500 median · 5 sales2015: £239,950 median · 5 sales2016: £647,500 median · 2 sales2017: £265,000 median · 7 sales2018: £267,500 median · 2 sales2020: £352,500 median · 4 sales2021: £425,000 median · 5 sales2022: £350,000 median · 5 sales2024: £470,000 median · 1 sale2025: £307,500 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the BN16 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Water Lane compares

Water Lane against the BN16 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

North Lane£435k · 53
Acacia Crescent£368k · 56
Sea Road£350k · 63
Station Road£264k · 77
The Street£260k · 121
Water Lane£257k · 56*
Woodlands Avenue£247k · 52
Sea Lane£234k · 86
Worthing Road£225k · 109
Wakehurst Place£150k · 53

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£256,500
median · all recorded sales
BN16 district
£368,998
median · last 8 years · street -30%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Water Lane's £256,500 median sits about 30% below BN16's £368,998; on floor space it runs £4,861/m² against the district's £4,105/m² (+18%).

Street and BN16 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Water Lane.

Semi-detached
£278,000
23 sales
Flat
£238,750
12 sales
Detached
£385,000
11 sales
Terraced
£225,000
10 sales

Every recorded sale on Water Lane

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
26 Sept 20259 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£307,500
31 May 202423 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£470,000
14 Dec 2023Chandlers Garage, Bmw House · BN16 4EHnon-standardOther—£2,380,000
21 Oct 202215 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£344,000
21 Jul 202216a · BN16 4EJDetached—£385,000
15 Jul 2022Gladstone House · BN16 4EJDetached—£465,000
24 Jun 202211 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£325,000
11 Feb 202219 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£350,000
30 Sept 2021Horseshoe Cottage · BN16 4EPDetached—£445,000
30 Jun 202113 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£320,000
30 Jun 2021Anvil Cottage · BN16 4EPSemi-detached—£432,000
24 Jun 2021Gladstone House · BN16 4EJDetached—£425,000
7 Jan 202123 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£420,000
23 Oct 2020Roanns · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£305,000
3 Sept 20208, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSSemi-detached—£400,000
20 Aug 2020Horseshoe Cottage · BN16 4EPnon-standardOther—£300,000
4 May 202017 · BN16 4EJDetached—£425,000
17 Apr 202016a · BN16 4EJDetached—£280,000
12 Oct 2018Flat 6, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlat—£285,000
28 Mar 201816 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£250,000
24 Nov 2017Flat 7, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£320,000
30 Oct 2017Flat 5, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlat—£265,000
30 Oct 201716 · BN16 4EJnon-standardTerraced—£200,000
28 Sept 201715 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£265,000
11 Aug 20178, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSSemi-detached—£376,800
31 May 2017Ariston · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£278,000
12 May 2017Flat 6, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlat—£253,000
21 Feb 201713 · BN16 4EJnon-standardTerraced—£240,000
17 Feb 2017Roanns · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£260,000
15 Dec 201614 · BN16 4EJnon-standardTerraced—£255,000
14 Oct 20168 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£375,000
29 Jan 2016Lower Ecclesden Cottage · BN16 4ERDetached—£920,000
24 Aug 2015Flat 3, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£245,000
31 Jul 2015Ariston · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£239,950
3 Jul 2015Roanns · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£227,500
27 May 2015Flat 6, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlat—£248,500
13 Mar 2015Flat 5, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlat—£232,500
18 Nov 20149, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSDetached—£325,000
16 May 201423 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£374,950
25 Apr 20148 · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£316,500
8 Apr 20144, Gladstone Cottages · BN16 4ELTerraced—£195,250
10 Jan 2014Flat 1, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£189,950
14 Dec 2012Flat 6, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£210,000
18 May 2012Flat 4, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£195,000
31 May 2011Flat 5, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£219,950
1 Apr 2011Flat 2, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSFlatYes£219,950
12 Jan 200911 · BN16 4EJTerraced—£200,000
6 Nov 20088, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSSemi-detached—£225,000
18 Jul 2008Ariston · BN16 4EJSemi-detached—£180,000
10 Jul 20089, Red Admirals, 24 · BN16 4DSDetached—£230,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.