United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Eastbourne
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~103k · 28 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of lower earnings and higher crime. Eastbourne offers a median house price 7.3 times median annual pay, and rent takes a significant 36.8% of gross pay, but these figures are below the South East medians. However, weekly earnings are £727, well below the regional median of £821.80, and recorded crime is among the highest in the South East at 109.7 per 1,000. Council tax is also high, at £2,654, and school quality is a concern, with 86.5% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This suits those prioritising property affordability over career prospects and neighbourhood safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Eastbourne ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,804/yr
Low
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£275,250
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,160/mo
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,654/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Crime
109.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.1
High
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Schools
85.7%
Concerning
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
28 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
24 of 28 (85.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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28 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 28 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.