Welcome to Grayling Gate, a collection of premium two, three and four-bedroom new homes in Ringmer, a charming village just 4 miles from Lewes. Surrounded by the beauty of East Sussex, this thoughtfully designed, tree-lined community combines modern luxury with energy-efficient living.
#### Stylish new build properties near Lewes
These beautifully crafted new build homes near Lewes are designed for effortless modern living from day one. Each property comes with flooring included throughout, as well as integrated AEG appliances, solar panels and an EV charging point. This combination of modern fittings with flexible layouts gives you a seamless living experience from the very start.
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#### New build homes with excellent transport links to Brighton
Perfectly positioned for commuting and leisure, Grayling Gate offers excellent connections to Brighton, just 30 minutes away by car and easily accessible by public transport. Offering residents peaceful village living while remaining close to the vibrant South Coast.
#### Everything you need on your doorstep
Ringmer offers a welcoming community atmosphere, while nearby Lewes is home to independent shops, weekly markets, restaurants, traditional pubs and historic attractions, including Lewes Castle and Museum. Four play areas within the development make Grayling Gate ideal for family life.
#### Explore the beauty of East Sussex
Surrounded by rolling countryside and scenic coastline, Grayling Gate is perfectly placed to enjoy the best of East Sussex. The South Downs National Park is just a stone’s throw away, along with cultural attractions including National Trust sites and historic country estates.
#### Ready to make your move?
If you’re searching for premium new homes for sale in Ringmer or stylish new build properties near Lewes and Brighton, speak to our sales team or request a brochure today.
We’ve been creating exceptional homes for over 60 years, evolving from a small family-run business in the South East to one of the UK’s leading premium housebuilders.
From the homes listed with HomePortfolio and on Charles Church’s own site. A home that left the listings was most likely reserved or sold; a builder does not say which.
Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 16 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 14 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 29 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable
Broadband
Full fibre
Flood risk
Very low
rivers and the sea
Crime
Below the area
56.7 vs 78.4 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Lewes
£33,088
median for employees living in Lewes, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's
Schools
The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.
2 nearest100%
Good or better0
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet2
900 m11 min walkKing's Academy RingmerSecondary · Academy converter, 900 m awayIts predecessor, Ringmer Community College, was rated Inadequate on 11 Jan 2017Not yet inspected
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
2 pubsThe Green Man, 730 m9 min
1 place to eatAlfresco Fish And Chips Van, 0.9 miles19 min
1 stationSeaford & District Motor Services, 1.0 miles19 min
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
People and households
The neighbourhood around it (Lewes 004A) against Lewes as a whole.
People
1,460
Households
617
In good or very good health
83% vs 80%
Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band
This neighbourhoodLewes
10%5%0%
Getting around
How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.
WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeSomewhat bikeable
Almost all errands require a car.
Getting to work
This neighbourhood38%51%
Lewes36%
Broadband and mobile
What the 120 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.
Broadband
Full fibre from Trooli
New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.
Openreach
Trooli
Mobile signal
Network
Calls indoors
Data indoors
Data outdoors
EE
Limited
None
Likely
O2
Limited
Limited
Likely
Three
Limited
Limited
Likely
Risks
Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.
Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 43 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterModerateMostly very low; 6 of 43 highOf the 43 addresses around it: 6 high, 6 low, 31 very low.
RadonModerate5 to 10% of homes above the action levelHomes here should be tested; new homes in such areas are built with radon protection.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 44 dBThe typical daytime road level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads.
Air quality
Crime
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Lewes.
56.7crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Lewes at 78.469 recorded in 10 months
Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents
This neighbourhoodLewes
1050
Planning nearby
Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.
24 applications
21 approved
2 awaiting decision
1 withdrawn
Approved
Sold nearby
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Median resale
£355,000
Median new build
£1,897,669
Sales
17 2 new, 15 resale
Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed
New buildResaleMedian resale
£4M£3M£2M£1M£0
£355K
, 0.8 miles away
Its predecessor, Ringmer Primary and Nursery School, was rated Good on 28 Jun 2022
Not yet inspected
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
01020304050607080
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Age profile
Age
This neighbourhood
Lewes
0 to 4
4%
5%
5 to 9
5%
5%
10 to 14
7%
6%
15 to 19
5%
5%
20 to 24
3%
4%
25 to 29
3%
4%
30 to 34
5%
5%
35 to 39
5%
5%
40 to 44
5%
6%
45 to 49
7%
6%
50 to 54
7%
7%
55 to 59
9%
7%
60 to 64
8%
7%
65 to 69
7%
6%
70 to 74
9%
7%
75 to 79
5%
5%
80 to 84
3%
4%
85 and over
3%
4%
Households
This neighbourhood69%26%
Lewes64%31%
Families69% vs 64%
One person26% vs 31%
Other households5% vs 6%
Homes are
This neighbourhood39%23%12%25%
Lewes42%29%17%
Owned outright39% vs 42%
Owned with a mortgage23% vs 29%
Shared ownership1% vs 1%
Socially rented12% vs 11%
Privately rented25% vs 17%
Adults are
This neighbourhood57%28%
Lewes53%30%
In work57% vs 53%
Retired28% vs 30%
Students3% vs 4%
Looking for work3% vs 3%
Caring, sick or other9% vs 11%
Highest qualification
This neighbourhood37%16%23%16%
Lewes35%17%24%16%
Degree or higher37% vs 35%
A levels16% vs 17%
GCSEs23% vs 24%
Apprenticeship5% vs 5%
None
Cars per household
This neighbourhood13%38%49%
Lewes19%44%37%
None13% vs 19%
One38% vs 44%
Two or more49% vs 37%
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
47%
Work from home38% vs 36%
Drive51% vs 47%
Bus, train or tube4% vs 7%
Walk or cycle6% vs 9%
Nearest station Seaford & District Motor Services 1.0 miles, 19 min walk
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
Vodafone
Likely
Limited
Likely
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Moderate
Nitrogen dioxide 5.3, PM2.5 6.3, PM10 9.9
Above the WHO guideline for PM2.5 (2024, µg/m³).
Air quality, 2024
Nitrogen dioxide5.3 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 10
PM2.56.3 µg/m³ · 1.3 times the guideline
WHO 5
PM109.9 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 15
Daytime noise
Road, typical home44 dB · within WHO’s level
WHO 53
Environment Agency NaFRA2, BGS and UKHSA radon, BGS GeoSure, Defra noise mapping and Pollution Climate Mapping, via HomePortfolio.
5.5
DecMarJunSep
September 2026: 8 crimes here, 5.48 per 1,000: Lewes: 7.02 per 1,000
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Crime month by month
Month
Crimes here
Per 1,000 here
Per 1,000 across Lewes
December 2025
1
0.68
5.05
January 2026
2
1.37
5.43
February 2026
1
0.68
5.27
March 2026
2
1.37
6.03
April 2026
10
6.85
6.46
May 2026
9
6.16
7.52
June 2026
11
7.53
7.49
July 2026
13
8.9
7.91
August 2026
12
8.22
7.14
September 2026
8
5.48
7.02
Most recordedIn the neighbourhood, 10 months
Violence and sexual offences25
Criminal damage and arson14
Anti-social behaviour8
Other theft7
Public order4
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Awaiting decision
Refused
Withdrawn
20252026
Awaiting decisionLarge scheme150 mOutline planning application (with all matters reserved other than access) for up to 180no. dwellings, including public open space, landscaping and associated worksMade 1 Jul 2025 · LW/25/0391
ApprovedLarge scheme140 mEIA Screening Opinion under Regulation 5(4) of the Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017 for residential development of up to 180 homes with access, public open space, landscaping and other worksMade 16 May 2025 · decided 15 Jul 2025 · LW/25/0302
Awaiting decisionSmall scheme150 mDischarge of Conditions: 6 and 12 (Bike and Refuse Storage), 10 (Landscaping), 18 (External Lighting), Drainage Verification Report (23), 24 (Acoustic Fencing) and 26 (Play Areas) of Planning Appeal Decision APP/P1425/W/23/3319706 (Refused Application LW/22/0282)Made 21 Sept 2026 · LW/26/0482/CD
ApprovedSmall scheme380 mSingle storey side extension to form garage with utility room/WC to rear and alterations to existing conservatory to replace polycarbonate roof with solid insulated tiled roofMade 22 Jul 2026 · decided 15 Sept 2026 · LW/26/0385
ApprovedSmall scheme410 mVariation of Condition 1 (Plans) of the application LW/25/0743 to increase the size the rear ground-floor extension and the right part of the gableMade 27 May 2026 · decided 4 Aug 2026 · LW/26/0291
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
2025AprJulOct2026AprJul
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Homes sold nearby
Price
Home
Sold
Distance
£340,000
Terraced · resale · 71 m²
27 Aug 2026
400 m
£375,000
Terraced · resale · 85 m²
18 Jun 2026
480 m
£400,000
Semi-detached · resale · 90 m²
3 Jun 2026
380 m
£295,000
Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²
21 May 2026
380 m
£440,000
Semi-detached · resale · 60 m²
13 Apr 2026
540 m
£3,315,388
Other · new build · 73 m²
3 Feb 2026
70 m
£479,950
Semi-detached · new build · 121 m²
21 Jan 2026
180 m
£395,000
Terraced · resale · 75 m²
16 Dec 2025
560 m
£297,500
Terraced · resale · 75 m²
19 Sept 2025
570 m
£295,000
Semi-detached · resale · 79 m²
24 Jul 2025
400 m
£352,500
Terraced · resale · 76 m²
16 Apr 2025
330 m
£1,213,000
Detached · resale · 242 m²
15 Apr 2025
880 m
£350,000
Semi-detached · resale · 89 m²
28 Mar 2025
530 m
£380,000
Detached · resale · 89 m²
13 Mar 2025
390 m
£520,000
Semi-detached · resale · 125 m²
25 Feb 2025
460 m
£310,000
Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²
19 Dec 2024
400 m
£355,000
Semi-detached · resale · 75 m²
2 Dec 2024
630 m
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.
Built by Charles Church
