Area guide

Living in BN22, Eastbourne

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around BN22 in Eastbourne. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Eastbourne: £254,636, down 1.6% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in BN22 →
See where BN22 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Eastbourne: £2,654 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare BN22 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for BN22 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around BN22

62 recorded home sales on the streets around central BN22 in the last 2 years, with a median of £271,600 and a range from £135,000 to £525,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
12 Mountfield Road, BN22 9BS Terraced £221,500 14 Jul 2026
43 Lakelands Close, BN22 9EH Semi-detached £333,000 10 Jul 2026
66 Brassey Avenue, BN22 9QH Detached £525,000 19 Jun 2026
67A Decoy Drive, BN22 9PP Detached £510,000 18 Jun 2026
38 Brampton Road, BN22 9BN Semi-detached £320,000 12 Jun 2026
62 Lottbridge Drive, BN22 9PD Terraced £260,000 21 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

37 schools within 3 miles , of which 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Polegate Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.7 mi away no figure
Heron Park Primary Academy Primary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
Parkland Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
Stafford Junior School Primary Good 0.7 mi away no figure
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.0 mi away no figure
Roselands Infants' School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure

Schools in BN22 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Parkland Infant School Primary 1.83 mi varies

22 state primary and 7 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for BN22 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Bede's Prep School, Eastbourne College, St Andrew's Prep.

All 3 fee-paying schools near BN22, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations14.7%
Caring, leisure and other service13.8%
Skilled trades13.1%
Elementary occupations12.2%
Sales and customer service10.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How BN22 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 3.5 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of BN22 (E01020922, 1,432 residents in 2021, down 4.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 3.5 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 44.7% 43.5% -1.2 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 21.9% 20.9% -1.0 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 32.4% 35.3% +2.9 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 20.0% 17.9% -2.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 17.7% 18.6% +0.9 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 17.6% 21.1% +3.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 9.1% 9.1% 0.0 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 74.0% 72.6% -1.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 94.4% 93.4% -1.0 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

255 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central BN22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Eastbourne's figures.

Buses from the centre of BN22

Best-served stop: B and Q, with 3.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of BN22 is B and Q: 3.6 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:40, last 23:28. Routes there: LINK, 8. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of BN22. The nearest, Park Practice, has 13,320 registered patients and 1,494 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Park Practice0.3 mi13,3201,494
Sovereign Practice1.2 mi13,7771,784
Seaside Medical Centre1.4 mi11,6251,676

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Eastbourne pays £2,654 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Eastbourne, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Eastbourne, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,113+3.6%
2022-23£2,199+4.1%
2023-24£2,308+5.0%
2024-25£2,416+4.7%
2025-26£2,532+4.8%
2026-27£2,654+4.8%

Exceptional Financial Support. Eastbourne was agreed support by government for 2025-26 (£2.0m), 2024-25 (£3.0m), 2021-22 (£4.4m), 2020-21 (£6.8m). The county council, East Sussex, was agreed support for 2026-27 (£70.0m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about BN22

What is the average house price in BN22?

The average sold price in Eastbourne is £254,636 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in BN22?

Prices in Eastbourne are down 1.6% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in BN22?

The median of 62 recorded sales around central BN22 in the last 2 years is £271,600, ranging from £135,000 to £525,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in BN22?

37 schools sit within 3 miles of central BN22, and 71% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in BN22?

255 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BN22 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is BN22 at risk of flooding?

Central BN22 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is BN22 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 71% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £271,600; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 255 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is BN22 safe?

255 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central BN22 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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