Bexhill-on-Sea

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 10° · 74% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:51Sunset 16:31

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

67US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

283 reported · August 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences101
• Anti-social behaviour65
• Shoplifting37
• Public order21

9 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Old Town - Bexhill · Sussex

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

167 reported road collisions (2025)

52 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 18.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

292 food businesses within 2 miles

• 277 rated 4–5 ★ (247 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bexhill (1.1 km)
• 49 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£238,780 average▼ 2.5% YoY

Across Hastings · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,007 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £697
• 2 bed £897
• 3 bed £1,100

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (6.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,205 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (6.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (4.3 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Yeomans-Hyundai (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres16
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools11
• Sports pitches48
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,995 residents in Hastings · 3,054/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,086
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,042
• Net moves+44

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 3 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

34% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,677 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (34% of 44,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

26 schools · 9,041 pupils

18 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 7 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (58%)

25 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hastings

703 CQC-registered services

• Care homes301
• GP practices81
• Dentists140
• Homecare agencies107
• Hospitals & hospices24

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · East Sussex

• Not in the Green Belt
• 62 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

67 applications decided

86.6% granted · 58 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Kieran Mullan

Conservative

Bexhill and Battle

Source: UK Parliament

Green majority

• Lab 3
• Con 2
• Grn 19
• Ref 6
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens44
• Restaurants & cafés90

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,490 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

134 jobs advertised · £36,955 avg

e.g. Teaching Assistant - Reception, School Cleaner Required - Bexhill-on-Sea, Senior In-House Lawyer

Source: Adzuna

£698 median full-time weekly pay

5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,562 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,231 certificates

14.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

51% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Gas 29% · Imports 21% · Nuclear 8%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 77.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction6.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.3
• Happiness yesterday6.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in TN40

• Integrated Community Care
• Integrated Community Care
• Urgent Care

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bexhill and Battle:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks290 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND218 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately193 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills170 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK157 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bexhill Hospital · 0.3 km

  Bexhill Hospital is a National Health Service hospital at Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, England. It is managed by the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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  Sidley railway station · 0.5 km

  Sidley railway station is a closed railway station In Sidley, East Sussex. It was on the Bexhill West branch of the Hastings line from Tunbridge Wells. It was opened by the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and was op…

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  Sidley United F.C. · 0.8 km

  Sidley United Football Club is a football club based in Sidley, near Bexhill, England. The club is affiliated to the Sussex County Football Association They currently play in the East Sussex Football League.

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  Bexhill Town Hall · 0.9 km

  Bexhill Town Hall is a municipal building in the London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Rother District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Bexhill-on-Sea · 1.0 km

  Bexhill-on-Sea is a seaside town and civil parish in the Rother district of the East Sussex county of South East England. It is located along the Sussex Coast and between the towns of Hastings and Eastbourne. In 2021,…

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  Sidley, East Sussex · 1.1 km

  Sidley is a village on the outskirts of Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, England. Its governance falls within the jurisdiction of the charter trustees town of Bexhill. It is also a ward of Rother district council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)