City Profile • Local Authority

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is a local authority district comprising 4 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £302k, reflecting a downward trend of 3.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (112 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

102,247
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

4 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Eastbourne authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.1%
White: Other White7.6%
Other Asian1.4%
Any other ethnic group1.2%
White: Irish0.9%
Indian0.9%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.0%
50-54 years6.8%
70-74 years6.4%
60-64 years6.3%
45-49 years6.2%
30-34 years6.0%

Top Occupations

Professional17.8%
Caring and leisure13.9%
Associate professional11.7%
Managers and directors11.2%
Elementary occupations11.2%
Skilled trades10.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright35.8%
Private rented: Landlord24.4%
Owned: Mortgage23.9%
Social rented: Council7.0%
Social rented: Other6.0%
Private rented: Other2.2%

Area DNA

family1/10
health8/10
safety2/10
homeown3/10
transit10/10
affluence5/10
diversity8/10
employment2/10
investment1/10