"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Eastbourne.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Eastbourne.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Eastbourne.

Dataset

House Prices
Eastbourne
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kEastbourne 1995-12-01: 36000Eastbourne 1996-03-01: 35000Eastbourne 1996-06-01: 34475Eastbourne 1996-09-01: 34475Eastbourne 1996-12-01: 34972.5Eastbourne 1997-03-01: 36000Eastbourne 1997-06-01: 36250Eastbourne 1997-09-01: 36250Eastbourne 1997-12-01: 39000Eastbourne 1998-03-01: 39950Eastbourne 1998-06-01: 39725Eastbourne 1998-09-01: 39950Eastbourne 1998-12-01: 38000Eastbourne 1999-03-01: 37500Eastbourne 1999-06-01: 37000Eastbourne 1999-09-01: 37750Eastbourne 1999-12-01: 37500Eastbourne 2000-03-01: 37000Eastbourne 2000-06-01: 38000Eastbourne 2000-09-01: 38500Eastbourne 2000-12-01: 39250Eastbourne 2001-03-01: 41500Eastbourne 2001-06-01: 42500Eastbourne 2001-09-01: 43000Eastbourne 2001-12-01: 45000Eastbourne 2002-03-01: 47400Eastbourne 2002-06-01: 47400Eastbourne 2002-09-01: 49725Eastbourne 2002-12-01: 51000Eastbourne 2003-03-01: 52000Eastbourne 2003-06-01: 54950Eastbourne 2003-09-01: 65000Eastbourne 2003-12-01: 74500Eastbourne 2004-03-01: 78500Eastbourne 2004-06-01: 86000Eastbourne 2004-09-01: 92000Eastbourne 2004-12-01: 95000Eastbourne 2005-03-01: 100000Eastbourne 2005-06-01: 105995Eastbourne 2005-09-01: 107995Eastbourne 2005-12-01: 107995Eastbourne 2006-03-01: 108995Eastbourne 2006-06-01: 108995Eastbourne 2006-09-01: 109995Eastbourne 2006-12-01: 109995Eastbourne 2007-03-01: 111997.5Eastbourne 2007-06-01: 113995Eastbourne 2007-09-01: 115425Eastbourne 2007-12-01: 115000Eastbourne 2008-03-01: 115000Eastbourne 2008-06-01: 116500Eastbourne 2008-09-01: 117000Eastbourne 2008-12-01: 116000Eastbourne 2009-03-01: 115000Eastbourne 2009-06-01: 95000Eastbourne 2009-09-01: 94500Eastbourne 2009-12-01: 100000Eastbourne 2010-03-01: 100000Eastbourne 2010-06-01: 100000Eastbourne 2010-09-01: 93250Eastbourne 2010-12-01: 89000Eastbourne 2011-03-01: 93750Eastbourne 2011-06-01: 91500Eastbourne 2011-09-01: 95000Eastbourne 2011-12-01: 100000Eastbourne 2012-03-01: 97000Eastbourne 2012-06-01: 95500Eastbourne 2012-09-01: 92000Eastbourne 2012-12-01: 91540Eastbourne 2013-03-01: 90270Eastbourne 2013-06-01: 91540Eastbourne 2013-09-01: 92000Eastbourne 2013-12-01: 94000Eastbourne 2014-03-01: 94250Eastbourne 2014-06-01: 95000Eastbourne 2014-09-01: 95000Eastbourne 2014-12-01: 95000Eastbourne 2015-03-01: 95000Eastbourne 2015-06-01: 92500Eastbourne 2015-09-01: 91500Eastbourne 2015-12-01: 90000Eastbourne 2016-03-01: 91000Eastbourne 2016-06-01: 95000Eastbourne 2016-09-01: 99500Eastbourne 2016-12-01: 103000Eastbourne 2017-03-01: 99500Eastbourne 2017-06-01: 98000Eastbourne 2017-09-01: 99500Eastbourne 2017-12-01: 102000Eastbourne 2018-03-01: 103750Eastbourne 2018-06-01: 104000Eastbourne 2018-09-01: 104500Eastbourne 2018-12-01: 104000Eastbourne 2019-03-01: 103250Eastbourne 2019-06-01: 103250Eastbourne 2019-09-01: 104000Eastbourne 2019-12-01: 105000Eastbourne 2020-03-01: 108000Eastbourne 2020-06-01: 106500Eastbourne 2020-09-01: 105500Eastbourne 2020-12-01: 105000Eastbourne 2021-03-01: 105000Eastbourne 2021-06-01: 105000Eastbourne 2021-09-01: 108500Eastbourne 2021-12-01: 108000Eastbourne 2022-03-01: 109000Eastbourne 2022-06-01: 110000Eastbourne 2022-09-01: 116000Eastbourne 2022-12-01: 130000Eastbourne 2023-03-01: 130000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Eastbourne.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Eastbourne, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Eastbourne. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Eastbourne. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Eastbourne. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Eastbourne.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.