Renting in Eastbourne

Average Rent in Eastbourne

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The average rent in Eastbourne is £1,100/mo, with 1,162 live listings across 5 portals from £425/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Eastbourne rental appears.

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Renting in Eastbourne

What it costs to rent in Eastbourne

Eastbourne currently has 1,162 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 32 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 22% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is BN23 6LG at around £795/mo, while BN27 sits nearer £1,750/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Eastbourne rental market at a glance

1,162

Active rentals in Eastbourne

£1,100/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Eastbourne

Median monthly rent, based on 1,162 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£900/mo	364
2 bed	£1,200/mo	450
3 bed	£1,500/mo	167
4+ bed	£2,000/mo	102

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Eastbourne rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Eastbourne. Latest: £1,160/mo (Mar 26, +1.0% YoY).

Latest

£1,160

Mar 26

Annual

+1.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£916

Apr 21

Total change

+27%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Eastbourne pay goes on rent?

Renters in Eastbourne spend an estimated 45% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,160/mo

£13,920/yr

Median pay

£31,199/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

45%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Eastbourne

Most Eastbourne homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 49,730 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.96

≈ Band B–C

Stock

50k

49,730 properties

A
18%8,850
B
27%13,330
C
22%10,930
D
18%8,750
E
9%4,610
F
4%2,060
G
2%1,130
H
0%90

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Eastbourne

87% of Eastbourne premises can already get full-fibre and 87% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

87%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

87%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

458 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
87%
Gigabit-capable
87%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Eastbourne), July 2025, covering 48,729 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Eastbourne homes

48% of Eastbourne homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

48%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

52%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

42k

42,169 EPCs

A
0%71
B
6%2,732
C
41%17,254
D
39%16,385
E
11%4,743
F
2%798
G
0%186

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Eastbourne. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Eastbourne

3 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Eastbourne centroid. The five closest:

1
Gildredge House
All-through · Free schools · BN20 8AB
0.45 mi
2
Bourne Primary School
Primary · Community school · BN22 8BD
0.73 mi
3
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · BN22 8XT
0.88 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Eastbourne centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Eastbourne

Flats & apartments

681

77% of listings

Houses

196

22% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Eastbourne — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 47% of the 208 houses currently advertised in Eastbourne.

Terraced
47%97
Other house
25%52
Semi-detached
14%30
Detached
8%17
Bungalow
6%12

Rent by postcode

Where Eastbourne rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 887 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Eastbourne

1BN27£1,750/mo8 rentals
2BN2£1,750/mo32 rentals
3BN24£1,650/mo21 rentals

Cheapest in Eastbourne

1BN23 6LG£795/mo3 rentals
2TN34£895/mo7 rentals
3BN22£995/mo164 rentals

Features · Eastbourne

Garden, parking, and floor area in Eastbourne

Live signal across 1,162 Eastbourne rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

67%

of 190 Eastbourne listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

76%

of 241 Eastbourne listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Eastbourne

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Eastbourne has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 211 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Eastbourne is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

211 crimes per area (median)
35 of 35 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Eastbourne’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Eastbourne

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Langney has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Eastbourne.

Hampden Park
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~9,000
28
per 1k
Old Town
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (51) · pop. ~10,000
17
per 1k
Meads
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (99) · pop. ~6,000
59
per 1k
Langney
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (60) · pop. ~15,000
14
per 1k
Seaside
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (147) · pop. ~9,000
58
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Eastbourne listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Eastbourne.

Rightmove

547

OpenRent

259

OnTheMarket

172

PrimeLocation

125

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Eastbourne — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Eastbourne?

The median rent in Eastbourne is £1100/month based on 1162 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Eastbourne?

There are currently 1162 rental properties available in Eastbourne, with 32 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Eastbourne safe for renters?

Eastbourne has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 211 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Eastbourne?

The most commonly reported crime category in Eastbourne is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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