7-9 West Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7
Key Features
- Substantial former auction house with clock tower
- PP for 5 flats (C3) + Class E unit
- Onsite parking at rear
- Suitable for a variety of uses or further conversion (STP)
- Grade II listed
- Central Lewes location
Description
LOCATION
Lewes is the county town of East Sussex, nestled within the South Downs National Park, with a direct fast train service to London. The town offers an excellent range of shops including two prime supermarkets, Waitrose and Tesco, along with a variety of independent high street shops. Additionally, Lewes offers a wide range of popular cafés, old inns, and restaurants as well as a farmers market held the first and third Saturday of every month.
A location plan and street view can be viewed online through Google Maps by typing in the following postcode:BN7 2NJ
DESCRIPTION
This attractive Grade II listed property is believed to have been constructed in the early 20th century, by the Lewes Co Operative Society and was used originally as a retail store with offices. The building comprises traditional building materials and includes a feature clock tower on the southern elevation.
Wallis & Wallis acquired the building in the 1980s and used it as an Auction House successfully until its recent relocation. It comprises a mix of areas over basement and two upper floors including the large ground floor auction room, additional vaulted showrooms with wooden feature staircases, offices (with spiral staircase), large secure basement, WC's and kitchen with serving hatch. The building has a wealth of original features throughout.
The space within the property lends itself to a variety of potential uses, subject to any necessary consents.
A separate piece of land in Edward Street behind the main building, included within the title, provides car spaces for 4-8 vehicles.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-03
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Off-Street Parking, Rear Parking
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Western Road Community Primary School696 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 214
- Type
- Foundation school
- Southover CofE Primary School696 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 288
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- South Malling CofE Primary and Nursery School926 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 230
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 324
- Type
- Community school
- Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School1.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 190
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Priory School711 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,153
- Type
- Foundation school
- King's Academy Ringmer2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 659
- Type
- Academy converter
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy4.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 808
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Chailey School4.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 862
- Type
- Community school
- Longhill High School5.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 632
- Type
- Community school
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
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- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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