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Lewisham house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Lewisham, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£488,658
Annual change
+0.7%
Homes sold, May 2026
171
England average
£293,479

The average property in Lewisham sold for £488,658 in July 2026, up 0.7% on the year. That is about 67% above the England average of £293,479. 171 homes sold in Lewisham in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Lewisham fell 1%, peaking at £500,629 in October 2025.

£500,629 £488,658
August 2025July 2026

Peak £500,629 in October 2025.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Lewisham at £1,116,536, 197% above flat or maisonette at £376,322. Flat or maisonette is the only type where prices fell over the year, down 0.9%.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£1,116,536+2.4%
Semi-detached£773,685+2.7%
Terraced£602,116+2.7%
Flat or maisonette£376,322-0.9%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Lewisham paid £173,927 less than people who already owned, a gap of 40%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£431,343Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier£605,270+1.4%

By funding status

Cash and mortgage buyers in Lewisham paid much the same. Cash accounted for 11% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£487,260+0.6%8
Mortgage£488,869+0.7%67

By property status

New builds in Lewisham sold for 24% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£618,714+3.5%
Existing property£499,507+3%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
July 2026£488,658+0.7%n/a
June 2026£489,950Broadly flatn/a
May 2026£500,472+3%171
April 2026£491,947Broadly flat161
March 2026£494,143Broadly flat222
February 2026£492,028+0.5%172
January 2026£494,750+3.1%154
December 2025£492,573+3.6%226
November 2025£496,854+2.8%247
October 2025£500,629+3.4%286
September 2025£498,479+2.7%265
August 2025£494,908+4.2%285
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.