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Telham

Telham is a village in East Sussex, England, with a population of around 1,800. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, around 8 restaurants and cafés, and 4 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Battle, 0.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Telham 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
50/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 154th of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.

Low crime68
Home affordability19
Affordable rents26
Good schools75
Life expectancy72
Low deprivation42
Employment52
Low council tax3

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

20°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 19° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:16

12h 46m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Crowhurst, Catsfield and Hooe · Sussex

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour / Vandalism
  • Wildlife Crime

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

84 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 81 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Crowhurst (1.7 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Crowhurst (1.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£343,870 average 2.4% YoY

Across Rother · to 2026-06

Detached£575,692
Semi-detached£375,440
Terraced£298,051
Flat£186,002

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 (4.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Bannatyne Health Club Hastings (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches7
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

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)

A £1,801
B £2,101
C £2,401
D £2,701
E £3,301
F £3,901
G £4,502
H £5,402

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
  • 25 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

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

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,705 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Blackhorse Quarry · 0.3 km

    Blackhorse Quarry is a 0.2-hectare (0.49-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Battle in East Sussex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

  • Hemingfold Meadow · 0.8 km

    Hemingfold Meadow is a 4.9-hectare (12-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Battle in East Sussex.

  • Crowhurst, East Sussex · 1.7 km

    Crowhurst is an isolated village situated five miles (8 km) north-west of Hastings in East Sussex. It has a parish council and is located within the Rother District Council.

  • Crowhurst railway station · 1.7 km

    Crowhurst railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the village of Crowhurst, East Sussex. It is 57 miles 50 chains (92.7 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. The station and a…

  • Battle railway station · 2.0 km

    Battle railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves the town of Battle, East Sussex. It is 55 miles 46 chains (89.4 km) from London Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it ar…

  • Beauport Park · 2.0 km

    Beauport Park is a house near Hastings, East Sussex, England. It is located at the western end of the ridge of hills sheltering Hastings from the north and east.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Telham?
Telham is a town in East Sussex, England, in the Rother local authority.
How deprived is Telham?
The Rother local authority, which includes Telham, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.