The average Horsham district home sold for £441,491 in August, 0.5% down on a year. Semis and terraces still rose; flats fell 2.6%. Still the dearest in West Sussex.

House prices in the Horsham district slipped back in August. The average home sold for £441,491, down 0.5% on August 2025. That is about £2,000 less than a year earlier, when the average was £443,491.

The figures come from HM Land Registry’s UK House Price Index, published on 21 October (UKHPI, Horsham, August 2026). On the month, prices fell 0.4% from July.

A summer of small swings

August’s fall comes straight after a rise. In our July report the district was up 0.7% on the year, at £441,654. The Land Registry has since revised July up, to £443,249 and +1.0%.

The annual rate through 2026, on the current figures:

  • January: +4.5%
  • February: +2.6%
  • March: +2.3%
  • April: +0.1%
  • May: +1.6%
  • June: +0.4%
  • July: +1.0%
  • August: -0.5%

So prices have been close to flat since the spring, moving either side of zero by a percentage point or so. January is still the high point of the year.

England rose 0.4% over the year to August, while the South East fell 0.8% (UKHPI, England; South East). Horsham sits between the two.

Still the dearest in West Sussex

Bar chart of average sold prices in the seven West Sussex districts in August 2026: Horsham £441,491, Mid Sussex £431,904, Chichester £428,364, Adur £378,990, Crawley £332,097, Arun £320,505 and Worthing £299,075.
Chart by Horsham Daily, from HM Land Registry UK House Price Index figures for August 2026.
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District Average price, August 2026 Change on a year
Horsham £441,491 -0.5%
Mid Sussex £431,904 -0.8%
Chichester £428,364 -2.7%
Adur £378,990 0.0%
Crawley £332,097 +1.5%
Arun £320,505 -1.2%
Worthing £299,075 -5.0%

West Sussex as a whole averaged £373,470, down 1.4% on the year (UKHPI, West Sussex).

Horsham fell, but less than most of the county. Mid Sussex has overtaken Chichester as the second dearest district, after Chichester fell 2.7%. Crawley is the only district still rising. Worthing is the cheapest and is falling fastest, at 5.0%.

Semis and terraces hold up, flats fall

Within the district, by property type:

  • Semi-detached: £462,399, up 0.8%
  • Terraced: £372,425, up 0.4%
  • Detached: £763,686, down 0.7%
  • Flats and maisonettes: £216,988, down 2.6%

Flats were also down on the year in our July report. England’s flats fell 2.9% over the same year, so the district is following the national pattern.

A first-time buyer paid an average of £324,417, down 0.3%. Someone selling one home to buy another paid £556,502, down 0.5%. Cash buyers paid £466,339 and mortgage buyers £429,702.

Two health warnings

UKHPI is a mean, not a median. It is the arithmetic average of what sold, so a few expensive sales in a month pull it up, and a quiet month for big houses pulls it down. It is not the price of a typical Horsham home.

The newest months get revised. July moved from +0.7% to +1.0% in a single release, as late registrations arrived. Treat August’s figure as provisional too. Sales counts so far run to June: 151 in January, 131 in February, 171 in March, 126 in April, 141 in May and 132 in June. For comparison, the index records 232 sales in August 2025.

What it means for you

If you are selling a semi or a terrace, these are still the types rising over the year, if only just. A detached house is now slightly down. The district figure is not a price for your home: check recent sales on your own street.

If you are buying a flat, prices are still falling, by 2.6% over the year in the district. It remains the part of the Horsham market where time is on the buyer’s side.

If you are a first-time buyer, the average price you face is a little lower than a year ago. Crawley is cheaper at £297,902 for a first-time buyer, but it rose 1.6% over the year (UKHPI, Crawley).

None of this changes your council tax, which rests on a 1991 valuation. Our Horsham council tax bands page has the 2026/27 charges. The full picture by street and type is on our Horsham house prices page.

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