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Eastbourne

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
101,648
Households
45,592
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
45,592
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£288,396
Median property price
£1,072
Median rent
2,861
Postcodes
45,592
Households
White Brit. · 82%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£288,396
Median property price
£1,072
Median rent
2,861
Postcodes

Sold prices in Eastbourne

England & Wales
Property sales · Eastbourne
HM Land Registry · Eastbourne
Average price
£297,022
YoY: -2.7%
Median price: £292,437
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 39 sales · avg £327,683
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£328k£294k£260k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Eastbourne

England & Wales
Crime trends · Eastbourne

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
292
YoY -8%
3181590
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
277
YoY +79%
2951480
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
23
YoY +130%
38190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
16
YoY stable
37190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
60
YoY -17%
83420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

996
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Eastbourne

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to East Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Eastbourne is the district council. School applications go through East Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via East Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a 18-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.4 km

  • Eastbourne

    Rail

    1.4 km
  • Hampden Park (Sussex)

    Rail

    1.6 km
  • Pevensey & Westham

    Rail

    4.7 km
  • Polegate

    Rail

    5.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Eastbourne

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 3 Libraries · 2 Museums · 27 in all

  • GPs19
  • Libraries3
  • Museums2
  • Universities2
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Eastbourne

Median private rent

£1,072/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£814
1 bed
£1,072
2 bed
£1,297
3 bed
£1,787
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Eastbourne

Coordinates50.7820, 0.2849
Postcodes
2,861
Population (Census)
101,648
Households (Census)
45,592
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.8 per 1k

Demographics in Eastbourne

Ethnicity

Total residents: 101,693
White Brit.82.1%
Other White7.6%
Other Asian1.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ other · 7.7%

Religion

Total residents: 101,670
Christian45.9%
No religion43.2%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 101,648
50–6420.1%
35–4917.8%
65–7412.1%
25–3411.6%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%

Households

Total households: 45,592
Any member 66+17.8%
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
All members 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Eastbourne

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.99 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.99 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).