Lower Willingdon
Lower Willingdon is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,100. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station at Polegate Oaks, 2 km away. There were around 78 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lower Willingdon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Eastbourne area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 101,686 residents at roughly 2,303 people per km².
- Council
- Eastbourne
- County
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 281st 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
9°CClear
- Today: 10° / 8° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:27
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
38US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
166 reported road collisions (2025)
48 killed or seriously injured · 195 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
193 food businesses within 2 miles
- 175 rated 4–5 ★ (154 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Polegate Oaks (2.0 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hampden Park (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£255,642 average▼ 0.7% YoY
Across Eastbourne · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,169 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £819
- 2 bed £1,079
- 3 bed £1,306
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,430 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: 154.9p · Esso (1.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (1.9 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 80 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Metro-Eastbourne Hampden Park (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,721
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,792
- Net moves−71
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 96 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
13% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
28 inspected 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 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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
117 applications decided
91.5% granted · 107 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat
Eastbourne
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 8
- LD 19
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,805 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£727 median full-time weekly pay
4.8% 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
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 6%
187 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.2 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in BN20
- Victoria Medical Centre
- The Chaseley Trust
- Victoria Eastbourne Pcn Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Eastbourne:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks269 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND202 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases185 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers166 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth161 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lower Willingdon?
- Lower Willingdon is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Eastbourne local authority.
- How deprived is Lower Willingdon?
- The Eastbourne local authority, which includes Lower Willingdon, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.