Icklesham
Icklesham is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 941. The nearest railway station is Winchelsea, 3.3 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Icklesham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rother area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 93,113 residents at roughly 183 people per km².
- Council
- Rother
- County
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 154th of 294 English council areas — better than 48% 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 13° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:20
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Eastern Rother · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
222 reported road collisions (2024)
79 killed or seriously injured · 293 casualties · 23.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Winchelsea (3.2 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Winchelsea (3.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£343,870 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Rother · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,166 average monthly rent▲ 0.8% YoY
- 1 bed £804
- 2 bed £1,032
- 3 bed £1,296
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.0 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (8.6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Covehurst Bay Holiday Cottages (5.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Community orchard boost for Bexhill· 10 Sept 2026
- New round of community grants gets underway· 9 Sept 2026
- Government puts Local Government Reorganisation on hold – Rother reaction· 7 Sept 2026
- Bexhill Town Centre hosts family summer art trail· 14 Aug 2026
- Don’t lose your vote: residents urged to check voter details· 11 Aug 2026
Source: Rother Council
Population
93,113 residents in Rother · 183/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 53%
- 65+: 32%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 135 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,701 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (22% of 46,950)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
52 schools · 12,933 pupils
32 primary · 5 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Rye CollegeGood
- St Richard's Catholic CollegeGood
- Robertsbridge Community CollegeInadequate
- Bexhill High Academy
- Claverham Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rother
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
- 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
172 applications decided
91.9% granted · 158 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Helena Dollimore
Labour (Co-op)
Hastings and Rye
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition
- Lab 6
- Con 10
- LD 9
- Grn 3
- Ref 1
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,705 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£691 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,615 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
37% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 50,798 certificates
12.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
33% low-carbon electricity
Imports 52% · Wind 28% · Gas 14% · Nuclear 4%
98 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hastings and Rye:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership741 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership452 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office329 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test257 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s256 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Icklesham · 0.5 kmIcklesham is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located about six miles (10 km) east of Hastings, on the main A259 Hastings to Rye road. The surrounding countrysi…
Hogg Hill Mill · 1.2 kmHogg Hill Mill is a post mill at Icklesham in East Sussex, England. It houses the private recording studio of Paul McCartney.
Snailham Halt railway station · 2.1 kmSnailham Halt railway station was on the South Eastern Railway's route between Ashford and Hastings, nowadays known as the Marshlink Line. It opened in 1907 and closed in 1959.
Hastings and Rye · 2.3 kmHastings and Rye is a constituency in East Sussex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Helena Dollimore of the Labour and Co-operative Party.
Winchelsea Cutting · 2.7 kmWinchelsea Cutting is a 0.15-hectare (0.37-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Winchelsea in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
Udimore · 2.7 kmUdimore is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is located five miles (8 km) west of Rye on the B2089 road to Brede.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Icklesham?
- Icklesham is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Rother local authority.
- What is the population of Icklesham?
- Icklesham has an approximate settlement population of 941.
- How deprived is Icklesham?
- The Rother local authority, which includes Icklesham, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.