Eastbourne: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£518,179

Semi-detached

£354,506

Terraced

£282,826

Flat or maisonette

£174,992

First-time buyers

£217,644

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  84,360 in 1991 → 104,259 in 2024 (+23.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £151,242 in 2005 → £254,636 in 2026 (+68.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £359 in 2008 → £593 in 2025 (+65.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.8% in 2004 → 74.8% in 2023 (+2.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.2% in 2001 → 4.7% in 2025 (+113.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,572 in 1997 → £25,063 in 2024 (+137.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Eastbourne; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.5 t per person (2024) · 12th lowest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,406 kWh (2024/25) · 34th lowest of 347
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 43rd highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access9 min (2019) · 67th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing6.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 362nd highest of 363
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work1.4% (2024) · 355th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 287th highest of 296
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 341st lowest of 363

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for East Sussex, which includes Eastbourne.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.3 years · England 80.0 · 58th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.2 years · England 60.9 · 90th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)59.9 years · England 61.3 · 84th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)299.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 56th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.2% · England 10.4 · 88th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.3% · England 64.6 · 60th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for East Sussex, which includes Eastbourne.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.3% · England 68.3 · 48th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.8 score · England 46.0 · 117th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.4% · England 5.8 · 113th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.7% · England 19.8 · 62nd lowest of 153