Feb 07, 2023 by HM

House prices in Ringmer (BN8 5)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Ringmer (BN8 5).


Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Ringmer is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. Kittyhawk Cottage, 4 North Road Cottages, North Road, Ringmer, sold for £420,000 on Sep-2023. Given the internal area of 69 square metres, the price per sqm is £6,086.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. However house price per square foot is sometimes prefered by those of sufficiently advanced age. They may want to convert metres on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £5,150-£5,500, £5,500-£5,850, £5,850-£6,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 100 sales in Ringmer (BN8 5) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Ringmer (BN8 5)
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Ringmer

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

That said, the spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Ringmer (BN8 5). Of the 100 transactions, half were sold for between £3,890 and £5,570 per square metre. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,570m2. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

For the average, we calculate the 'median' or middle price. The median price per square metre in 'BN8 5' is £4,770. The table below shows how 'BN8 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
BN8 4 Newick £4,170m2 £4,760m2 £5,490m2
BN8 5 Ringmer £3,890m2 £4,770m2 £5,570m2
BN8 6 East Hoathly £4,430m2 £4,890m2 £5,830m2

Will Ringmer house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the scatter plot below for BN8 5 (Ringmer). From this one could infer a range of reasonable possible future price falls or rises. In the chart below, the red dashed line is the house price trend for BN8 5 and the blue dots are the individual property sales that inform this trend.

Price per square metre in Ringmer (BN8 5) over time
House price trends for Ringmer

Hover on any blue dot to see details of specific sales

Disclaimer: The data provided throughout this website about Ringmer and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. This information is based on sold prices and internal area data provided by Land Registry and other third parties - I do not verify the accuracy of the Ringmer data or any other data I am given.

Price map for Ringmer

I've just finished coding the map I link to below. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Ringmer. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values. I will explain more about the methodology and create a key next week.

Property price heatmap for Ringmer
House price heatmap for Ringmer

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £/m2 Recent sales
Delves Close, Ringmer, BN8 5E 55m2 £3,602 15
Broyle Lane, Ringmer, BN8 5P 89m2 £4,881 10
Christie Avenue, Ringmer, BN8 5J 104m2 £4,045 8
Craig Meadows, Ringmer, BN8 5F 96m2 £4,157 7
Lewes Road, Ringmer, BN8 5Q 102m2 £4,530 7
Mill Road, Ringmer, BN8 5H 91m2 £4,334 7
Weald View, Ringmer, BN8 5A 120m2 £4,048 6
Oakmede Way, Ringmer, BN8 5J 71m2 £5,222 6

Search for your street here.

Raw data

Our analysis of Ringmer is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid m2 £/m2
Kittyhawk Cottage, 4 North Road Cottages, North Rd, Ringmer £420,000
Sep-2023
69 6,086
10, Greenacres Drive, Ringmer £630,000
Aug-2023
93 6,774
The Lodge, Church Rd, Ringmer £895,000
Aug-2023
244 3,668

See the entire list of all sales in Ringmer (BN8 5) here.

About

HouseMetric is a hobby, created out of a desire to see data and analysis not present on any free to use website. It is still a work in progress and I'll add more stuff in the near future.