East Saltdean
East Saltdean is a settlement in East Sussex, England, with around 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery or clinic, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 46 bus stops, and Southease railway station 5.5 km away. There were around 65 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Saltdean area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Brighton and Hove area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 277,104 residents at roughly 3,345 people per km².
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- County
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Brighton, Kemptown
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 280th of 294 English council areas — better than 5% 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
18°CClear
- Today: 19° / 17° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 18° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:23
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Crime
57 reported · July 2026▼ 2% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour17
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Public order8
- Shoplifting7
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Telscombe Cliffs and East Saltdean · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Operation Downsway Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5…
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB), and ASB driving. Swiftly responding to incidents of ASB and effectively using policing powers available to i…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
543 reported road collisions (2024)
148 killed or seriously injured · 625 casualties · 19.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
127 food businesses within 2 miles
- 115 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Black Rock (5.6 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Southease (5.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£407,803 average▲ 0.3% YoY
Across Brighton and Hove · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,809 average monthly rent▼ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,190
- 2 bed £1,518
- 3 bed £1,797
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.6 times median annual pay (10.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (7.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (9.7 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
89 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Marine Cliffs Car Park (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools23
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
277,104 residents in Brighton and Hove · 3,345/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 71%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 140 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,581 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (26% of 136,090)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
82 schools · 32,976 pupils
47 primary · 10 secondary · 25 other
Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
63inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dorothy Stringer SchoolGood
- King's SchoolGood
- Varndean SchoolGood
- Longhill High SchoolRequires improvement
- Blatchington Mill School
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
- Cardinal Newman Catholic School
- Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
- Patcham High School
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Brighton and Hove
Care & health services
324 CQC-registered services
- Care homes86
- GP practices55
- Dentists87
- Homecare agencies54
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Brighton and Hove
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
384 applications decided
91.7% granted · 352 granted, 32 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Chris Ward
Labour
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 31
- Con 5
- Grn 11
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,910 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
71 jobs advertised · £29,265 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Property Preparation Cleaner, End of Tenancy Cleaning Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£766 median full-time weekly pay
4.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£30,073 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 166,539 certificates
12.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
37% low-carbon electricity
Imports 51% · Wind 31% · Gas 12% · Nuclear 4%
89 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 79.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 62.6 women · 61.1 men
55% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership521 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership458 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases290 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office261 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s230 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Grand Ocean, Saltdean · 0.4 kmGrand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building in Saltdean, Brighton, on the south coast of England.
Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs · 0.5 kmBrighton to Newhaven Cliffs is a 165.4-hectare (409-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Geological Conservation Review site, which stretches along the coast between Brighton and New…
Saltdean Lido · 0.6 kmSaltdean Lido at Saltdean Park Road, Saltdean, in the city of Brighton and Hove, in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, England, is an Art Deco lido designed by architect R.W.H. Jones. Originally listed at Grade II…
Saltdean · 0.6 kmSaltdean is a coastal village largely within the city of Brighton and Hove, with part located in Lewes district. Saltdean is approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of central Brighton, 5 miles (8 km) west of Newhaven, and…
- St Aubyns School · 1.7 km
St. Aubyns School was a boys' preparatory school in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England, which in its final years became co-educational and taught children of both sexes between the ages of three and thirteen. The schoo…
Saltdean United F.C. · 1.7 kmSaltdean United Football Club is a football club based in Saltdean in the city of Brighton & Hove on the south coast of England. As of the 2025–26 season, Saltdean compete in the Southern Combination Division One and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Saltdean?
- East Saltdean is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Brighton and Hove local authority.
- How deprived is East Saltdean?
- The Brighton and Hove local authority, which includes East Saltdean, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.