Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Eastbourne at a glance

House prices
£127,000
Lower prices2nd percentile
Schools
42nd percentile
Middle
Transport
74th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
83.7 per 1,000 residents
Middle35th percentile
Flood risk
0.3% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land15th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Eastbourne a good place to live?

Eastbourne may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Darlington below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.

No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.

Crime rate in Eastbourne

Crime rate

Crime rate
83.7 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
35th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Eastbourne

House prices

Median sale price
£127,000
Percentile
2nd percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 54 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Eastbourne

Schools

42nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Eastbourne

Flood risk

0.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.2% of the area. That is the 15th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Eastbourne

Transport

74th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Eastbourne a good place to live?

Eastbourne may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.

Is Eastbourne safe?

Eastbourne ranks in the 35th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Eastbourne?

The median sale price was £127,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 2nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Eastbourne?

Schools rank in the 42nd percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Eastbourne?

Nearby public profiles include Red Hall & Lingfield in Darlington and Cockerton in Darlington.