The elegant exterior of the Laurel is a hint at what is to come from this four bedroom detached family home. Open-plan living is key to the design of this home, as the large hallway leads to a bright, spacious kitchen/dining/family room. Keep the mess hidden with a utility room featured just off the kitchen. This area can adapt easily as your family grows. Stylish glass doors lead to the rear garden. The separate sitting room is the perfect space to relax and enjoy time with all the family.
Four bedrooms and a family bathroom lead off an elegant hallway on the upper floor. The main bedroom includes an en-suite and wardrobe, allowing you to spoil yourself in style.
The Laurel has a garage with 2 parking spaces and an EV charging point.
About The Oaks, Wivelsfield
Live the best of both worlds at The Oaks, Wivelsfield, our new collection of 2,3 & 4 bedroom homes. You'll enjoy a new, energy efficient home nestled within the heart of the Sussex countryside.
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How this home compares
Against the 4 other homes for sale at The Oaks.
Its price ranks
2nd lowest of 5
Where its price sitsEvery home here by its price, in rows by bedrooms
3 bed
4 bed
£550K£600K£650K£700K£750K£800K£850K
What it costs you
Each month, with charges£3,404£3,358 mortgage (10% deposit, 30 years, 5.6%, October 2026) and £46 of charges
5% deposit£32,500
10% deposit£65,000
Stamp duty, first-time buyer£22,500First-time buyer relief does not reach this price
Stamp duty, home mover£22,500
Charges the builder states: Service charge £546 a year. Freehold, so no ground rent. The builder has not published its estate charge for this home: ask the sales office before you reserve.
An illustration, not advice: stamp duty at the rates in force today (GOV.UK), the monthly payment at the Bank of England's average quoted rate for 2-year fixes at 90% LTV, October 2026, the latest it has published, and the yearly charges the builder states, a twelfth a month.
Mortgages for this home
With a 10% deposit (£65,000) you would borrow £585,000, a 90% loan to value. 11 lenders publish 30 two-year fixed deals at that loan to value. Here are 5 of the 30, sorted by monthly payment.
A bigger deposit, a lower rateThe lowest monthly payment lenders publish for a first-time buyer on a two-year fixed, over 30 years
5% deposit, £32,500, at 5.54%£3,522
10% deposit, £65,000, at 5.10%£3,176
15% deposit, £97,500, at 4.90%£2,932
20% deposit, £130,000, at 4.85%£2,744
25% deposit, £162,500, at 4.80%£2,558
Sorted by the figure you choose, and nothing else: not a recommendation. Each payment is a repayment mortgage over 30 years at the rate the lender publishes for this loan to value; after the deal, at the lender's variable rate today, which can change. The cost over the deal is its payments and the lender's stated fees, less any cashback, and the APRC is worked out the way the FCA sets for lenders. NewHomeSearch is not authorised by the FCA, does not give mortgage advice or arrange mortgages, and receives nothing from lenders. A mortgage is secured on your home. Lenders decide who they lend to and may lend less on some new homes, flats in particular: check every figure with the lender.
Similar homes nearby have sold for £496,000 to £771,000 in today’s prices. At £650,000 this home asks between 16% below and 31% above similar resales. Confidence in the estimate is low: the home has no stated floor area, so similar homes are matched on type and bedrooms alone.
New-build premium
Low
4 bedroom detached house at The Oaks
-16% to +31%on the asking price
Confidence in the estimate is low: the home has no stated floor area, so similar homes are matched on type and bedrooms alone.
Comparables
22 sales within 2 km
Median age
17 months
Spread
45.6% interquartile
Index
RH17, 2026-07
The 8 comparables used (first 8)
£865,000sold £865,000 on 29 Sept 2026, 1.8 km away
£592,500sold £592,500 on 11 Sept 2026, 1.4 km away
£580,000sold £580,000 on 25 Aug 2026, 1.9 km away
£1,003,566sold £950,000 on 29 Apr 2026, 1.6 km away
£817,642sold £774,000 on 7 Apr 2026, 1.8 km away
£610,918sold £625,000 on 22 Jan 2026, 1.4 km away
£858,218sold £878,000 on 9 Jan 2026, 1.7 km away
£764,916sold £755,000 on 31 Oct 2025, 1.9 km away
Of 2,880 sales considered, 22 matched. Method: measured on 3,351 resales from 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31.
Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 16 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 9 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreSomewhat bikeableBike Score 36 out of 100: Somewhat bikeable
Broadband
Full fibre
Flood risk
Very low
rivers and the sea
Crime
Below the area
36 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 nearest50%50%
Good or better1
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet1
0.9 miles17 min walkWivelsfield Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Community school, 0.9 miles away · inspected 30 Jun 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding metReport card
How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.
3 gyms and leisurePODGYM, 550 m7 min
2 supermarkets and groceriesGulf & Morrisons Daily- Wivelsfield, 80 m1 min
2 pubsThe Royal Oak, 550 m7 min
People and households
The neighbourhood around it (Lewes 002A) against Lewes as a whole.
People
2,963
Households
1,169
In good or very good health
89% 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 neighbourhood45%48%
Lewes36%
Broadband and mobile
What the 85 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
Limited
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 32 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterModerateMostly very low; 2 of 32 highOf the 32 addresses around it: 2 high, 3 low, 27 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 52 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 qualityModerate
Crime
Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Lewes.
36crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Lewes at 78.489 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
12 approved
12 awaiting decision
Approved
Sold nearby
Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.
Median resale
£485,000
Median new build
None
Sales
33 0 new, 33 resale
Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed
New buildResaleMedian resale
£1.5M£1M£500K£0
£485K
Primary · Academy sponsor led, 1.1 miles away
Its predecessor, Oak Tree Primary School, was rated Requires improvement on 5 Apr 2022
Not yet inspected
Ofsted and Get Information about Schools, via HomePortfolio.
1 parkSt George's Retreat, 0.9 miles
18 min
Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
01020304050607080
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Age profile
Age
This neighbourhood
Lewes
0 to 4
8%
5%
5 to 9
7%
5%
10 to 14
6%
6%
15 to 19
5%
5%
20 to 24
4%
4%
25 to 29
5%
4%
30 to 34
8%
5%
35 to 39
8%
5%
40 to 44
7%
6%
45 to 49
6%
6%
50 to 54
8%
7%
55 to 59
7%
7%
60 to 64
7%
7%
65 to 69
5%
6%
70 to 74
4%
7%
75 to 79
3%
5%
80 to 84
2%
4%
85 and over
1%
4%
Households
This neighbourhood76%20%
Lewes64%31%
Families76% vs 64%
One person20% vs 31%
Other households4% vs 6%
Homes are
This neighbourhood35%42%
Lewes42%29%17%
Owned outright35% vs 42%
Owned with a mortgage42% vs 29%
Shared ownership5% vs 1%
Socially rented10% vs 11%
Privately rented8% vs 17%
Adults are
This neighbourhood69%19%
Lewes53%30%
In work69% vs 53%
Retired19% vs 30%
Students3% vs 4%
Looking for work2% vs 3%
Caring, sick or other7% vs 11%
Highest qualification
This neighbourhood41%20%24%
Lewes35%17%24%16%
Degree or higher41% vs 35%
A levels20% vs 17%
GCSEs24% vs 24%
Apprenticeship5% vs 5%
None
Cars per household
This neighbourhood36%59%
Lewes19%44%37%
None5% vs 19%
One36% vs 44%
Two or more59% vs 37%
ONS Census 2021 and ONS pay by council (ASHE), via HomePortfolio.
47%
Work from home45% vs 36%
Drive48% vs 47%
Bus, train or tube4% vs 7%
Walk or cycle3% vs 9%
Walk Score® (walkscore.com), ONS Census 2021 and Overture Maps places, via HomePortfolio.
Vodafone
Limited
None
Likely
Ofcom Connected Nations, via HomePortfolio. Ofcom copyright.
Nitrogen dioxide 5.8, PM2.5 6.7, PM10 10.8
Above the WHO guideline for PM2.5 (2024, µg/m³).
Air quality, 2024
Nitrogen dioxide5.8 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 10
PM2.56.7 µg/m³ · 1.3 times the guideline
WHO 5
PM1010.8 µg/m³ · within the guideline
WHO 15
Daytime noise
Road, typical home52 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.
2.4
DecMarJunSep
September 2026: 7 crimes here, 2.36 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
7
2.36
5.05
January 2026
5
1.69
5.43
February 2026
7
2.36
5.27
March 2026
6
2.02
6.03
April 2026
25
8.44
6.46
May 2026
9
3.04
7.52
June 2026
12
4.05
7.49
July 2026
5
1.69
7.91
August 2026
6
2.02
7.14
September 2026
7
2.36
7.02
Most recordedIn the neighbourhood, 10 months
Violence and sexual offences45
Anti-social behaviour12
Public order10
Criminal damage and arson7
Other theft6
data.police.uk, via HomePortfolio. Crimes are mapped to an approximate location.
Awaiting decision
Refused
Withdrawn
JulOct2025AprJulOct2026AprJul
ApprovedLarge scheme320 mScreening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the development of up to 62 dwellings (under ref LW/26/0189)Made 8 Apr 2026 · decided 16 Jun 2026 · LW/26/0194
Awaiting decisionLarge scheme320 mOutline application with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection of up to 62 no. dwellingsMade 1 Apr 2026 · LW/26/0189
ApprovedMedium scheme120 mFirst floor side extensionMade 1 Oct 2024 · decided 17 Dec 2024 · LW/24/0619
Awaiting decisionMedium scheme460 mRetrospective application for formation of two lakes and their use for recreational fishing, together with associated landscaping (FURTHER DETAILS RECEIVED 28/03/2025)Made 16 Sept 2024 · LW/24/0598
Awaiting decisionSmall scheme180 mDischarge of Condition 6 (Allotment Parking) in relation to approval of LW/24/0178Made 11 Aug 2026 · LW/26/0430/CD
ApprovedSmall scheme180 mNon-material amendment of application LW/24/0178 to amend the front footpath, swap plot types and remove/reinstate extensions to specific plotsMade 15 Jul 2026 · decided 11 Aug 2026 · LW/26/0368
Local planning authorities’ registers, via HomePortfolio.
2025AprJulOct2026AprJul
Show the figures
Homes sold nearby
Price
Home
Sold
Distance
£365,000
Terraced · resale · 59 m²
17 Jul 2026
160 m
£595,000
Flat · resale · 96 m²
6 Mar 2026
0.6 miles
£485,000
Flat · resale · 86 m²
4 Mar 2026
910 m
£820,000
Detached · resale · 230 m²
12 Dec 2025
540 m
£262,999
Semi-detached · resale · 84 m²
28 Nov 2025
610 m
£450,000
Flat · resale · 84 m²
14 Nov 2025
900 m
£715,000
Detached · resale · 65 m²
6 Nov 2025
560 m
£410,000
Flat · resale · 87 m²
10 Oct 2025
910 m
£425,000
Terraced · resale · 93 m²
10 Oct 2025
530 m
£505,000
Semi-detached · resale · 99 m²
10 Oct 2025
530 m
£530,000
Semi-detached · resale · 86 m²
10 Oct 2025
610 m
£705,000
Detached · resale · 145 m²
10 Oct 2025
660 m
£425,000
Flat · resale · 81 m²
3 Sept 2025
950 m
£520,000
Flat · resale · 86 m²
22 Aug 2025
940 m
£360,000
Flat · resale · 82 m²
21 Aug 2025
920 m
£490,000
Flat · resale · 86 m²
15 Jul 2025
940 m
£600,000
Flat · resale · 106 m²
1 Jul 2025
900 m
£440,000
Flat · resale · 81 m²
11 Jun 2025
910 m
£950,000
Detached · resale · 218 m²
28 Mar 2025
540 m
£340,000
Terraced · resale · 84 m²
27 Mar 2025
680 m
£495,000
Detached · resale · 99 m²
21 Mar 2025
90 m
£415,000
Terraced · resale · 119 m²
19 Mar 2025
700 m
£520,000
Flat · resale · 86 m²
13 Mar 2025
910 m
£365,000
Terraced · resale · 85 m²
7 Mar 2025
690 m
£365,000
Flat · resale · 84 m²
26 Feb 2025
920 m
£447,345
Flat · resale · 85 m²
21 Feb 2025
910 m
£435,000
Flat · resale · 74 m²
13 Feb 2025
910 m
£405,000
Flat · resale · 75 m²
7 Feb 2025
920 m
£525,000
Flat · resale · 85 m²
20 Dec 2024
920 m
£1,500,000
Other · resale · 269 m²
17 Dec 2024
490 m
£500,000
Semi-detached · resale · 63 m²
17 Dec 2024
680 m
£485,000
Flat · resale · 89 m²
13 Dec 2024
910 m
£475,000
Detached · resale · 88 m²
15 Nov 2024
760 m
HM Land Registry Price Paid with EPC floor areas, via HomePortfolio.
Built by Cala Homes
Yorkshire Building Society 2 Year Fixed Rate
HSBC 2 Year Fixed Premier Standard
NatWest 2 year fixed rate
Coventry Building Society 5.29% Fixed to 30.04.29
Barclays 2 Yr Fixed
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