UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/eastbourne
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Eastbourne
Homes in Eastbourne sold for a median of £276,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,879 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 458 | £418,500 | £354,000 to £575,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 521 | £316,000 | £280,000 to £373,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 797 | £277,500 | £245,000 to £330,000 | £3,282/m²from 38 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1,103 | £192,000 | £150,000 to £250,000 | £3,077/m²from 33 sales |
Flats and maisonettes were the most common type sold in Eastbourne, at 38% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 28%.
Detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £418,500 here, 30% less than the £595,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,271 per m², 25% below the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 24%, from £221,000 in 2016 to £275,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Eastbourne and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Ashford£345,000
- Eastleigh£345,000
- Fareham£345,000
- Havant£320,000
- Folkestone and Hythe£317,500
- Medway£312,000
- Swale£310,000
- Dover£293,500
- Thanet£293,000
- Hastings£280,000
- Eastbourne, this council area£276,000
- Isle of Wight£260,000
- Southampton£260,000
- Portsmouth£258,000
- Gosport£255,000
Postcode districts in Eastbourne
The dearest district was BN20 (Eastbourne), at £370,000, and the cheapest was BN21 (Eastbourne), at £233,500.
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- BN20Eastbourne, 618 salesMedian price £370,000Price per square metre £3,703Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
- BN22Eastbourne, 897 salesMedian price £285,000Price per square metre £3,191Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- BN23Eastbourne, 859 salesMedian price £284,000Price per square metre £3,261Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- BN21Eastbourne, 846 salesMedian price £233,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median fell in every district with enough sales to compare, most in BN20 (Eastbourne), down 7%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Upperton Road, Eastbourne (BN21)41 sales
- Seven Sisters Road, Eastbourne (BN22)32 sales
- Southfields Road, Eastbourne (BN21)30 sales
- Midway Quay, Eastbourne (BN23)29 sales
- Granville Road, Eastbourne (BN20)27 sales
- Wooller Street, Eastbourne (BN22)25 sales
- Macquarie Quay, Eastbourne (BN23)24 sales
- Brodrick Road, Eastbourne (BN22)23 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Kings Drive, Eastbourne (BN21, £597,500), Dennis Way, Eastbourne (BN22, detached houses, £503,500) and Victoria Drive, Eastbourne (BN20, £430,000).
The cheapest were Carlisle Road, Eastbourne (BN21, flats, £90,000), Trinity Place, Eastbourne (BN21, flats, £115,000) and Wannock Road, Eastbourne (BN22, flats, £121,500).
Leasehold homes
38% of sales in Eastbourne were leasehold, against 20% across the South East as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
Living in Eastbourne
Crime
112 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 88 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
93% of homes can get it
Higher than 61 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
85% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 77 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,654 a year in Eastbourne for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 95 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Eastbourne's figures come from 2,879 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Eastbourne, so their sales add up to 3,220 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.