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 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
- Bexhill and Battle
- 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 13° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:21
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
12 reported · July 2026▼ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Public order2
- Burglary1
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
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
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (19 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
£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: 164.9p · ESSO (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (8.5 km)
2 stations 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
- 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
- 89 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
Dr Kieran Mullan
Conservative
Bexhill and Battle
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft 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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,705 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
46 jobs advertised · £43,670 avg
e.g. Occupational Therapist, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats
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
49% low-carbon electricity
Imports 46% · Wind 30% · Solar 14% · Gas 6%
47 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Bexhill and Battle:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership449 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office364 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership347 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test226 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s209 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 around the average in England on the IoD2019.