Adur: the market in figures
Adur has stood still for a year: the average of £378,990 shows a change of 0%, compared with a fall of 0.8% across the South East. Its price is level with the regional figure of £379,953, only 0.3% under it, and 38.8% above the UK's £273,037. The area holds 24th place among 135 and 6th place among 12 in its region. The path from 2016 starts at £295,910, the lowest reading, and heads steadily up. By 2021 the annual change was 11.4%, and by 2022 it was 9.4%, taking the price to £383,033, the highest. Then the pattern turned choppy. First came a decline of 1.5%, then a sharper one of 5.8% that left £355,441, and then a recovery of 6.6% that restored £378,992. All told, the area is up 28.1% on 2016, or £83,080. The covered list is led by Kensington and Chelsea and closed by City of Aberdeen; Adur's 24th place puts it in the upper part of that ranking.
By type, flats sit lowest at £215,437, then terraced homes at £368,308 and semi-detached ones at £443,049, with detached houses highest at £632,543. The distance between top and bottom is £417,106, or 193.6%. Someone buying a first home pays £322,256, which is 15% less than the typical buyer.
Stamp Duty is £8,950 on a purchase by someone moving home (2.4% of the price), £3,950 on a first home and £27,899 on an additional property. HM Land Registry charges £150. The sales count stands at 876, covering June 2025 to May 2026.
Worthing is the nearest neighbour, 6 km away, and costs 21.1% less at £299,075; it slid 5% over the year. Brighton and Hove, 12 km off, costs 7.7% more at £408,240 and fell 2.1%. Further inland, Horsham asks £441,491 (16.5% above) and Mid Sussex £431,904 (14% above), both down slightly. Crawley is the one other lower-priced neighbour, at £332,097, or 12.4% less, and it is the only one of the five whose price rose, by 1.5%. All five sit in the South East alongside Adur.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Adur
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (2 of 5 trades filled in Adur). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Integrity mortgages limited | 5 | 1 | 57 | Partial | View |
| Conveyancer | Gates and Moloney | 3.7 | 19 | 59 | Partial | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Adur?
The average price of a home in Adur was £378,990 in August 2026, 0% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Adur?
The average price in Adur went from £295,910 in August 2016 to £378,990 in August 2026, a change of +28.1%; 0% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Adur?
On £378,990, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £8,950 for a home mover, £3,950 for a first-time buyer and £27,899 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Adur?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Adur in August 2016 (£295,910) and sold at the August 2026 average (£378,990), the gain of £83,080 costs a higher rate taxpayer £19,219, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Adur expensive?
Adur ranks 24th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | South East |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £632,543 | £682,708 |
| Semi-detached | £443,049 | £415,956 |
| Terraced | £368,308 | £324,511 |
| Flat or maisonette | £215,437 | £208,529 |
| All types | £378,990 | £379,953 |
| First-time buyers | £322,256 | £300,015 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £295,910 | — |
| 2017 | £315,639 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | £317,758 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | £320,270 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | £314,218 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | £350,036 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | £383,033 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | £377,402 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | £355,441 | -5.8% |
| 2025 | £378,992 | +6.6% |
| 2026 | £378,990 | -0% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).