Fort Road, Newhaven

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN9 9EJ, BN9 9EL, BN9 9QE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£288,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£271,197
34 sales
Price range
£134k – £525k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jun 2026
BN9 9EJ

At a glance

House prices£289k average7% below the Newhaven average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station3 min walkNewhaven Harbour station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband61% of homesNational average 80%

34 property sales on Fort Road, Newhaven have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £288,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £324,647. Average sale prices rose from £193,000 in 2016 to £288,500 in 2026 (+49%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 7% below the Newhaven average of £310,637 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Fort Road compared

Fort Road£288,500
BN9 postcode area£310,637
Newhaven£310,637
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £193,000 (3 sales)2016£193k2017: £236,417 (3 sales)2017£236k2018: £235,091 (5 sales)2018£235k2019: £246,667 (3 sales)2019£247k2020: £311,250 (2 sales)2020£311k2021: £396,875 (4 sales)2021£397k2022: £261,000 (2 sales)2022£261k2023: £375,000 (1 sales)2023£375k2024: £260,083 (6 sales)2024£260k2025: £257,500 (3 sales)2025£258k2026: £288,500 (2 sales)2026£289k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£324,64716 Jun 2026
Flat13£173,3469 Jun 2026
Semi-detached6£349,58329 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Fort Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
66, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 16 Jun 2026£402,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Villandry, Fort Road BN9 9GD 9 Jun 2026£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Ground, First And Second Floor, 88, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 20 May 2025£275,000 FlatLeasehold
118, Fort Road BN9 9EL 16 May 2025£285,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Fort Road BN9 9EL 21 Mar 2025£280,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Villandry, Fort Road BN9 9GD 24 Jan 2025£212,500 FlatLeasehold
14, Fort Road BN9 9QE 29 Nov 2024£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 3, 40, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 25 Oct 2024£140,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 2 Jul 2024£394,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 4, 40, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 8 Mar 2024£158,500 FlatLeasehold
H M Coastguard, Fort Road BN9 9EL 8 Mar 2024£100 OtherLeasehold
64, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 9 Feb 2024£360,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Villandry, Fort Road BN9 9GD 29 Jan 2024£198,000 FlatLeasehold
Church Of The Sacred Heart, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 22 Jan 2024£250,000 OtherFreehold
76, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 31 Jan 2023£375,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Fort Road BN9 9QE 28 Jun 2022£267,000 TerracedFreehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 36, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 13 Apr 2022£105,000 FlatLeasehold
122, Fort Road BN9 9EL 31 Mar 2022£255,000 TerracedFreehold
Church Of The Sacred Heart, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 30 Dec 2021£179,000 OtherFreehold
44, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 17 Dec 2021£525,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 13 Dec 2021£282,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Ground And First Floor Flat, 36, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 23 Nov 2021£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Church Of Sacred Heart Hall, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 15 Sep 2021£585,000 OtherFreehold
Church Of Sacred Heart Hall, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 15 Sep 2021£280,000 OtherFreehold
Church Of The Sacred Heart, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 15 Sep 2021£500,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 6, Harbourside Inn, 124, Fort Road BN9 9EL 18 Jun 2021£140,500 FlatLeasehold
32, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 9 Apr 2021£397,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 11 Jan 2021£525,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
The Harbourside, Fort Road BN9 9EL 24 Nov 2020£1,475,000 OtherFreehold
68, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 24 Aug 2020£362,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Coastguard Property, Fort Road 9 Jul 2020£270,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Fort Road BN9 9EL 18 Feb 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
120, Fort Road BN9 9EL 3 Dec 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
116, Fort Road BN9 9EL 20 Sep 2019£245,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Fort Road BN9 9EL 6 Sep 2019£250,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 14 Dec 2018£370,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Villandry, Fort Road BN9 9GD 3 Aug 2018£215,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Meeching Court, Fort Road BN9 9QG 15 Jun 2018£171,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 15 May 2018£285,457 TerracedFreehold
Coastguard Property, Fort Road 20 Mar 2018£264,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 6, Harbourside Inn, 124, Fort Road BN9 9EL 23 Feb 2018£134,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 50, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 20 Nov 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Fort Road BN9 9QE 3 Nov 2017£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 50, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 18 Sep 2017£183,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Fort Road BN9 9QE 14 Jul 2017£192,500 TerracedFreehold
56, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 30 Mar 2017£351,250 TerracedFreehold
68, Fort Road BN9 9EJ 28 Sep 2016£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Meeching Court, Fort Road BN9 9QG 1 Aug 2016£164,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Meeching Court, Fort Road BN9 9QG 1 Feb 2016£135,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
118, Fort Road £250,000 (Sep 2019) → £280,000 (Mar 2025) → £285,000 (May 2025) +14%
over 6 yrs
Church Of The Sacred Heart, Fort Road £500,000 (Sep 2021) → £179,000 (Dec 2021) → £250,000 (Jan 2024) -50%
over 2 yrs
Ground And First Floor Flat, 36, Fort Road £100,000 (Nov 2021) → £105,000 (Apr 2022) +5%
over under a year
Flat 6, Harbourside Inn, 124, Fort Road £134,000 (Feb 2018) → £140,500 (Jun 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs
68, Fort Road £280,000 (Sep 2016) → £362,500 (Aug 2020) +29%
over 4 yrs
Coastguard Property, Fort Road £264,000 (Mar 2018) → £270,000 (Jul 2020) +2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fort Road

Crime

182 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fort Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences65
Anti-social behaviour51
Criminal damage & arson12
Shoplifting12
Public order11
Other theft9

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Fort Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Newhaven Flood alert area
  • Tidal areas of Newhaven Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Fort Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harbour Primary and Nursery School 473 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
High Cliff Academy 154 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Seahaven Academy 701 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Breakwater Academy 144 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Denton Community Primary School and Nursery 232 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Peacehaven Community School 890 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 2.2 mi
Meridian Community Primary School and Nursery 449 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 2.3 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

  • Newhaven Harbour station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Newhaven Town station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Bishopstone station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sacred Heart Church (adj, Fort Road) 1 min walk
  • Gibbon Road Bottom (E-bound, Gibbon Road) 3 min walk
  • Court Farm Road (opp, Fort Road) 3 min walk
  • Newhaven Harbour Railway Station (o/s, Transit Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Quayside Medical Practice
    10 Newhaven Square, Newhaven · 0.4 mi
  • Newhaven Medical Centre
    5-8 Newhaven Square, Newhaven · 0.4 mi
  • Havenshealth
    Anchor Healthcare Centre, Meridian Way, Peacehaven · 2.3 mi
  • Seaford Medical Practice
    Dane Road, Seaford · 2.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.2%62.5%
Private rented40.0%20.3%
Social rented7.9%17.1%
Households788

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+18.4%18.6%
Residents1,681

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)61%80%
Gigabit-capable61%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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