Stamp Duty on a Buxted Home
Stamp duty on the £525,000 Buxted benchmark price is £16,250 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £16,250. A second property or buy to let pays £42,500 once the surcharge is added.
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Stamp duty on the £525,000 Buxted benchmark price is £16,250 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £16,250. A second property or buy to let pays £42,500 once the surcharge is added.
What you would pay in Buxted
On the £525,000 benchmark, standard residential stamp duty is £16,250. It is due within 14 days of completion.
First time buyer relief brings it to £16,250 at this price. At this price the relief makes no difference, because the property is above the ceiling where it applies.
Stamp duty at the Buxted benchmark
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Buxted.
The surcharge that catches people out
If you will still own another residential property worth £40,000 or more anywhere in the world after you buy, the additional property surcharge usually applies. On the £525,000 benchmark that adds £26,250, taking the bill to £42,500.
It catches people mid move, when the old home has not sold. You can usually reclaim the surcharge if you sell the previous main residence within the time limit. Budget for it anyway.
Local prices sit above the first time buyer relief ceiling of £500,000, so relief will not help on a typical purchase here. That is a real disadvantage for first buyers in this area.
Where it sits in your cash pile
Stamp duty of £16,250 sits alongside a 10% deposit of £52,500 and legal and survey fees. Together that is roughly £71,250 before you own anything.
Rates are those in force from April 2025. Thresholds change with fiscal events, so confirm the current position on gov.uk before you exchange.
What else Buxted buyers are budgeting for
The schools families ask about here are Buxted Church of England Primary School, Uckfield College, Beacon Academy (Crowborough) and Independent schools (High Weald). 3 local schools were rated Good or Outstanding overall at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection. Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Buxted to London Bridge / Victoria takes about 1h15 to 1h30.
By price, Buxted ranks 21 of the 44 East Sussex locations we cover, at £525,000 against a county average of £530,455. Band D council tax here is £2,659, against an average of £2,719 across the towns we cover in the county.
What that price buys in Buxted
Buxted is a sought-after High Weald commuter village.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Buxted property and area guide.
| Budget | What it buys here |
|---|---|
| Around £250,000 to £360,000 | A flat or smaller cottage, the more accessible way into the village. |
| Around £360,000 to £650,000 | A terraced, semi-detached or detached family home, or a newer development house, the heart of the Buxted market. |
| £650,000 and above | A detached, period or country home, especially towards the parkland, the top of the local market, into seven figures for the finest houses. |
Buxted is known locally for Buxted Park & St Margaret the Queen, and Buxted Park. The grand Palladian house of Buxted Park in its parkland, with the fine 13th-century church of St Margaret the Queen standing beside it, the old village having been moved away from the mansion; the defining setting of the village.
Practical detail for Buxted: the TN22 postcode district, Buxted station, on the Uckfield line, direct towards London Bridge & London Victoria (via East Croydon) and nearest A and E is Eastbourne DGH or Tunbridge Wells (Pembury), verify with NHS.
Buxted has history behind the price. In 13th century, The church of St Margaret the Queen is built, it stands, unusually, in the park beside Buxted Park.
Families & professionals
People wanting a sought-after High Weald village with a village primary, parkland and countryside on the doorstep, near Uckfield, with a genuine direct London commute.
Commuters
People using Buxted's own station on the Uckfield line (direct towards London Bridge and London Victoria via East Croydon), well placed for a country home with a London commute.
History & country lovers
People drawn to Buxted Park, St Margaret the Queen church, the first-iron-cannon story and Ashdown Forest, wanting characterful village living in the High Weald.
Buxted at a glance
| Purchase price | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| £315,000 | £5,750 |
| £420,000 | £11,000 |
| £525,000 | £16,250 |
| £655,000 | £22,750 |
| £790,000 | £29,500 |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Buxted
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Stamp duty of £16,250 treated as cash, not borrowing
- Your first time buyer status confirmed in writing
- The surcharge checked if you own anything else
- Current rates verified on gov.uk before exchange
The introduction costs you nothing. If you go ahead, we may be paid a fee by the firm we introduce you to. There is no obligation.
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