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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 (IoD2025). 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
28/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 280th of 294 English council areas — better than 5% of them.

Low crime23
Home affordability24
Affordable rents7
Good schools32
Life expectancy45
Low deprivation48
Employment26
Low council tax16

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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:30

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

41US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

59 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences23
  • Anti-social behaviour18
  • Public order8
  • Other theft3

2 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

579 reported road collisions (2025)

161 killed or seriously injured · 662 casualties · 20.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

124 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 117 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£408,240 average▼ 2.1% YoY

Across Brighton and Hove · to 2026-08

Detached£855,390
Semi-detached£548,417
Terraced£475,621
Flat£295,136

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,808 average monthly rent▼ 1.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,189
  • 2 bed £1,518
  • 3 bed £1,797

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

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

Property sales

3,308 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.8 km)

7 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK25,839
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,655
  • Net moves−816

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

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 143 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,581 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (26% of 136,090)

A £1,720
B £2,007
C £2,294
D £2,581
E £3,154
F £3,727
G £4,301
H £5,161

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

Schools

82 schools · 32,784 pupils

47 primary · 10 secondary · 25 other

Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

62 inspected 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

400 applications decided

92.5% granted · 370 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Chris Ward

Labour

Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 31
  • Con 5
  • Grn 12
  • 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

16,150 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

40 jobs advertised · £30,372 avg

e.g. Domino’s Moped Delivery Driver, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists, Commercial Cleaners for Offices

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£766 median full-time weekly pay

4.3% 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

Gas 32% · Imports 32% · Wind 27% · Solar 5%

160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Health services

33 GP surgeries · 17 pharmacies in BN2

  • Ardingly Court Surgery
  • Park Crescent Health Centre
  • Woodingdean Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Grand Ocean, Saltdean · 0.4 km

    Grand Ocean is a restored 1938 hotel building in Saltdean, Brighton, on the south coast of England.

  • Brighton to Newhaven Cliffs · 0.5 km

    Brighton 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 km

    Saltdean 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 km

    Saltdean 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 km

    Saltdean 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 IoD2025.