Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a town in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 100,000. It has around 14 restaurants and cafés, 23 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Windy Ridge, 0.9 km away. There were around 369 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 5 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Eastbourne is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 101,686 residents at roughly 2,303 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 282nd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 12° · 7% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:23Sunset 19:28
13h 5m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Crime
419 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour114
- Violence & sexual offences109
- Shoplifting52
- Public order33
27 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Upperton · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Drug Harm Reduction Targeting drug related crime in your town through intelligence, enforcement and partnership work.
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and youth related crime and disorder (e.g. youth related ASB, large groups or threatening behaviours) Swiftl…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
179 reported road collisions (2024)
52 killed or seriously injured · 224 casualties · 17.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 447 rated 4–5 ★ (381 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Windy Ridge (0.9 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hampden Park (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£251,811 average▼ 3.7% YoY
Across Eastbourne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,166 average monthly rent▲ 0.7% YoY
- 1 bed £818
- 2 bed £1,076
- 3 bed £1,303
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.4 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 80 kW
- Nearest: EVC Lottbridge Golf Club (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres8
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches36
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
101,686 residents in Eastbourne · 2,303/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 106 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
7% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,654 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 49,860)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
33 schools · 14,294 pupils
18 primary · 4 secondary · 11 other
Ofsted: 9 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (75%)
28inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- St Catherine's CollegeGood
- The Turing SchoolRequires improvement
- Ratton School
- The Eastbourne Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastbourne
Care & health services
703 CQC-registered services
- Care homes298
- GP practices80
- Dentists142
- Homecare agencies108
- Hospitals & hospices24
CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
86 applications decided
75.6% granted · 65 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 8
- LD 19
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics5
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés85
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,780 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
728 jobs advertised · £39,326 avg
e.g. Contracts Manager – Gate & Barrier Automation, Lifeguard, Lifeguard - Fixed Term Contract Available!
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
4.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,063 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 57,151 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction6.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.2
- Happiness yesterday6.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Eastbourne:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership433 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office343 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s314 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership312 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test239 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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- Cavendish School, Eastbourne · 1.3 km
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- Sussex Ambulance Service · 1.3 km
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- Ashford Road · 1.3 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)