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£3,000,000Guide price

The Former Lewes Bus Station, Eastgate Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2LP

Studio
Landtype
21,780sq ft
Freeholdtenure

Listed 10 Apr 2025 · Lewes

How the price compares

This home£3,000,000£138 per sq ft
Median studio in BN7£350k4 homes listed · £588 per sq ft
Difference+757%above the area median

Key features

  • PRIME LEWES DEVELOPMENT SITE
  • Planning consent granted for landmark mixed-use scheme
  • Permission for 35 residential units and retail spaces
  • Level site approx. 0.5 acres / 0.2 hectares
  • Full data room available on request

About this home

Prime Lewes Development Site: Consented for 35 Residential units & Class E space.- SDNP/23/02973/FUL THIS EXPANSIVE, LEVEL SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 0.5 ACRES / 0.2 HECTARES AND HAS A ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE. It was previously home to a bus depot, constructed in the 1950s, which has remained vacant since 2022. The existing buildings are now redundant and unoccupied.* The consented scheme comprises two interconnecting buildings (at upper floor levels) with frontages to East Street and Eastgate Street. A ground floor vehicular access leads to parking and circulation areas for 17 cars together with secure bicycle storage, plant rooms & bin stores. All flats and town houses have external amenity spaces with a communal roof terrace. This attractive and sympathetically designed scheme will reinvigorate this derelict site and breathe new life into the town centre, being situated in a gateway location

Location: LEWES IS THE COUNTY TOWN OF EAST SUSSEX AND A POPULAR ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUSINESS CENTRE BEING SITUATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRIGHTON AT THE JUNCTION OF THE A27 SOUTH COAST ROAD AND THE A26. The port of Newhaven is 8 miles southeast and the Crawley/Gatwick diamond is approximately 25 miles northwest via the A23, which connects to the A27 approximately 7 miles east of Lewes. Lewes also benefits from excellent public transport links with comprehensive bus services. Lewes mainline railway station offers frequent services to London Victoria (71minutes), Brighton (14 minutes) and Gatwick (34 minutes). The site occupies a central location at the intersection of Eastgate Street and East Street, serving as a key transition between Lewes' historic and modern areas. It connects retail and residential zones while also linking to the proposed Phoenix Quarter to the north and the planned Eastgate Wharf development on the former Waitrose Expansion site. Positioned on a prominent corner, the site is highly visible upon entering the town via Phoenix Causeway. The surrounding area features a mix of terraced housing, Eastgate Baptist Church, a Waitrose supermarket, and various retail units that provide connections to the High Street and Cliffe areas.

Property details

Property type
Land
Size
21,780 sq ft / 2,023 sq m
Tenure
Freehold
Parking
Yes

Location

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  • Lewes Station0.3 mi
  • Cooksbridge Station2.3 mi
  • Glynde Station2.7 mi

What nearby homes sold for

Median sold prices in BN7 over the last 12 months: terraced £475k · semi-detached £515k · flat £235k · detached £925k.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. All sales in BN7

Buying costs

Monthly repayment£15,007£300,000 deposit · £2,700,000 loan
Stamp Duty£273,750England rates

Estimates only, using rates in force from April 2025. Check GOV.UK, Revenue Scotland or the Welsh Revenue Authority and speak to a mortgage adviser before you offer.

Listed by Oakley Property, Brighton on Rightmove (original listing). First listed 10 Apr 2025; details checked 7 Nov 2026.

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