Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 2,047. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 1 restaurant and café, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Robertsbridge, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £605,323, and there were around 22 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 Robertsbridge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Rother area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 93,113 residents at roughly 183 people per km².
- Council
- Rother
- County
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 158th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 7° · 47% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:50Sunset 16:32
9h 43m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
67US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
14 reported · August 2026▲ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Drugs1
Neighbourhood team: Hurst Green, Robertsbridge and Salehurst · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social driving
- Rural Crime - Burglary & Theft
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
204 reported road collisions (2025)
65 killed or seriously injured · 285 casualties · 21.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
19 food businesses within 2 miles
- 19 rated 4–5 ★ (18 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Robertsbridge Junction (0.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Robertsbridge (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£335,680 average▼ 1.9% YoY
Across Rother · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,165 average monthly rent▲ 0.7% YoY
- 1 bed £804
- 2 bed £1,031
- 3 bed £1,295
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,282 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: 170.9p · ESSO (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · ESSO (8.5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: New House Farm (Bodiam) LTD-Knowle Hill Stables (4.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- From the leader – Friday, October 30· 30 Oct 2026
- Cabinet Decisions – 26 October 2026· 29 Oct 2026
- Could you be the next Rother District Councillor?· 28 Oct 2026
- Nurdle Appeal for Information Following Theft of Beach Cleaning Equipment· 27 Oct 2026
- Bexhill seafront fountain replacement moves a step closer· 27 Oct 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,370
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,385
- Net moves+985
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 93 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
40 inspected 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 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
- 89 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
92.4% granted · 170 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative
Bexhill and Battle
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition
- Lab 6
- Con 12
- LD 9
- Grn 3
- Ref 1
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,775 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £32,314 avg
e.g. Warehouse Supervisor, SEN Learning Support Assistant - ASC and Additional Needs, Quality Control Trainee
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
47% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Wind 29% · Nuclear 10% · Biomass 8%
207 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (East Sussex): 59.9 women · 59.2 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
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in TN32
- Oldwood Surgery
- Rural Rother Pcn Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Robertsbridge United Reformed Church · 0.2 kmRobertsbridge United Reformed Church is a former United Reformed Church place of worship in Robertsbridge, a village in Rother District in the English county of East Sussex. Built for Congregational worshippers in 188…
The Seven Stars Inn · 0.2 kmThe Seven Stars Inn is a 14th-century public house in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, a well-preserved example of a medieval building and a typical Sussex village pub. It is associated with historical events, both real an…
- Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, Robertsbridge · 0.2 km
Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel is a former place of worship for Strict Baptists in Robertsbridge, a village in Rother District in the English county of East Sussex. Partly hidden behind ancient buildings on the village…
- Robertsbridge railway station · 0.3 km
Robertsbridge railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Robertsbridge, East Sussex. It is 49 miles 47 chains (79.8 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The stati…
- Robertsbridge Junction railway station · 0.3 km
Robertsbridge Junction is the terminus of the Rother Valley Railway, the extension of the Kent and East Sussex Railway from Bodiam to Robertsbridge. Because the original bay platform at Robertsbridge station cannot be…
Robertsbridge · 0.5 kmRobertsbridge is a village in the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge, and the Rother district of East Sussex, England. It is approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Hastings and 13 miles (21 km) south-east of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Robertsbridge?
- Robertsbridge is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Rother local authority.
- What is the population of Robertsbridge?
- Robertsbridge has an approximate settlement population of 2,047.
- How deprived is Robertsbridge?
- The Rother local authority, which includes Robertsbridge, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.