Stamp Duty on a Frant Home
Stamp duty on the £725,000 Frant benchmark price is £26,250 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £26,250. A second property or buy to let pays £62,500 once the surcharge is added.
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Stamp duty on the £725,000 Frant benchmark price is £26,250 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £26,250. A second property or buy to let pays £62,500 once the surcharge is added.
What you would pay in Frant
On the £725,000 benchmark, standard residential stamp duty is £26,250. It is due within 14 days of completion.
First time buyer relief brings it to £26,250 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 Frant benchmark
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Frant.
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 £725,000 benchmark that adds £36,250, taking the bill to £62,500.
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.
Where it sits in your cash pile
Stamp duty of £26,250 sits alongside a 10% deposit of £72,500 and legal and survey fees. Together that is roughly £101,250 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 Frant buyers are budgeting for
The schools families ask about here are Frant C of E Primary School, Secondary schools (Tunbridge Wells & near), Kent grammar schools (Tunbridge Wells) and Independent schools (Tunbridge Wells & near). 1 local school was rated Good or Outstanding overall at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection. Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Frant to London (Charing Cross / Cannon St) takes about 1h.
By price, Frant ranks 4 of the 44 East Sussex locations we cover, at £725,000 against a county average of £530,455. Band D council tax here is £2,736, against an average of £2,719 across the towns we cover in the county.
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.
What that price buys in Frant
Frant is a very sought-after, high-value High Weald commuter village.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Frant property and area guide.
| Budget | What it buys here |
|---|---|
| Around £375,000 to £500,000 | A cottage, flat or smaller home, the more accessible way into the village. |
| Around £500,000 to £900,000 | A character cottage, semi-detached or family home, the heart of the Frant market. |
| £900,000 and above | A detached, period, Georgian or country house around the green or in the surrounding High Weald, the top of the local market, into seven figures for the finest houses. |
Frant is known locally for The village green, and Eridge Rocks. A large classic village green, with cricket in summer, ringed by handsome Georgian and tile-hung houses, one of the prettiest greens in the area and the heart of Frant.
Practical detail for Frant: the TN3 postcode district, Frant station, direct to London Charing Cross & Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells (station at Bells Yew Green, ~1mi from the village) and nearest A and E is Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Pembury, verify with NHS.
Frant has history behind the price. In Middle Ages, Frant develops as a Wealden farming and iron parish on a high ridge, gathered around its green.
Families & professionals
People wanting a very pretty, prestigious High Weald village with a strong community and a village primary, on the edge of Royal Tunbridge Wells, with countryside on the doorstep.
Commuters
People using Frant's station (direct to London Charing Cross and Cannon Street via Tunbridge Wells) and the A21, well placed for London and Tunbridge Wells (allowing for the mile to the station at Bells Yew Green).
Country & village lovers
People drawn to the village green, St Alban's Church, Eridge Park and Eridge Rocks, wanting characterful village living with the High Weald all around.
Frant at a glance
| Purchase price | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| £435,000 | £11,750 |
| £580,000 | £19,000 |
| £725,000 | £26,250 |
| £905,000 | £35,250 |
| £1,090,000 | £52,750 |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Frant
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Stamp duty of £26,250 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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