24, RUFUS CLOSE, LEWES, BN7 1BG - £450,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

24 RUFUS CLOSE is a very small detached house of 82m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £450,000 in December 2017, which was around 11% below the average December 2017 detached price in the Lewes local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2011, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

24 RUFUS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 24 RUFUS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Lewes local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four 24 RUFUS CLOSE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2017 20 DEC	£450,000	£507,355	11% below HPI
2007 24 JAN	£331,000	£347,067	5% below HPI
2002 21 JAN	£173,000	£221,926	22% below HPI
1997 16 JUN	£95,950	£110,013	13% below HPI

24 RUFUS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Lewes local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 24 RUFUS CLOSE sales between June 1997 and December 2017 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the January 2007 sale was for 5% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 5% below the HPI over time, until the December 2017 sale, where it falls to 11% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 11% below the HPI.

How Large is 24 RUFUS CLOSE?

24 RUFUS CLOSE is 82m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2011. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Lewes, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Lewes, and where 24 RUFUS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses are smaller than 24 RUFUS CLOSE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Lewes.

24 RUFUS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

24 RUFUS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.044 of an acre, or 180m². The below map shows the location of 24 RUFUS CLOSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 24 RUFUS CLOSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 24 RUFUS CLOSE?

24 RUFUS CLOSE is located in LEWES, in the BN7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 24 on RUFUS CLOSE.