Rottingdean & West Saltdean Area Guide | £565k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Rottingdean & West Saltdean

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
10,647
Households
4,733
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
4,733
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£565,333
Median property price
241
Postcodes
4,733
Households
White Brit. · 83%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£565,333
Median property price
241
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rottingdean & West Saltdean

England & Wales
Property sales · Rottingdean & West Saltdean
HM Land Registry · Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Average price
£557,360
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £562,143
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £451,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£753k£578k£403k
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 Rottingdean & West Saltdean

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rottingdean & West Saltdean

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
11
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

49
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rottingdean & West Saltdean

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

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 Brighton and Hove.

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

Apply for a primary place via Brighton and Hove

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.

Amenities in Rottingdean & West Saltdean

GPs make up most of the mapped places

41 GPs · 18 Libraries · 17 Universities · 100 in all

  • GPs41
  • Libraries18
  • Universities17
  • Hospitals12
  • Museums12

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

Overview of Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Coordinates50.8081, -0.0498
Postcodes
241
Population (Census)
10,647
Households (Census)
4,733
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.6 per 1k

Demographics in Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Ethnicity

Total residents: 10,661
White Brit.82.7%
Other White6.4%
White Irish1.6%
Indian1.4%
Chinese1.1%
+ 2 other groups · 6.8%

Religion

Total residents: 10,658
Christian44.4%
No religion42.8%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 3.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 10,647
50–6423.3%
35–4917.6%
65–7414.2%
75–849.6%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%

Households

Total households: 4,733
Any member 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
All members 66+13.6%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rottingdean & West Saltdean