Renting in Eastbourne
Median asking rent · all sizes · 490 live listings · October 2026
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Eastbourne is £1,200 a month, from 490 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £900/moasking · 143 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £1,250/moasking · 165 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £1,600/moasking · 84 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £1,900/moasking · 51 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Eastbourne by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/eastbourne, updated 28 October 2026.
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Renting in Eastbourne
Eastbourne currently has 490 rental listings on the property sites we track. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Eastbourne is £1,200 a month, from 490 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 143 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £1,050 a month in BN21 (195 live listings) to £1,650 in BN27 (5 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Eastbourne (Dwellio, October 2026). 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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Rent by property size
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Eastbourne, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Eastbourne is £900 a month, 25% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 143 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Eastbourne is £1,250 a month, 4% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 165 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Eastbourne is £1,600 a month, 33% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 84 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Eastbourne is £1,900 a month, 58% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 51 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
The ONS average rent paid in Eastbourne is £1,174 a month, up 1.9% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Annual
+1.9%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+23%
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. How we measure this
Affordability · ONS ASHE
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 pay
£31,199/yr
Median gross annual pay for residents · ONS ASHE 2025
Rent burden
45%
Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.
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. How we measure this
Property types
64% of listings
34% of listings
1% of listings
Property mix · houses
Terraced houses make up 45% of the 150 houses currently advertised in Eastbourne.
Rent by postcode
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 436 live listings in 7 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Eastbourne, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/eastbourne, updated 28 October 2026.
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Features · Eastbourne
Live signal across 490 Eastbourne rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Garden
100%
of 51 Eastbourne listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Parking
98%
of 63 Eastbourne listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Floor area
£1.84/sq ft a monthMedian asking rent per sq ft · all sizes · 49 live listings · October 2026Median 689 sqft across the 49 Eastbourne listings that publish floor area.
Live from the portals
143 homes came onto the Eastbourne rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
2 bed flat/apartment
Habourside House 1C, Pacific Drive, Eastbourne, BN23
1 bed flat/apartment
Habourside House 1C, Pacific Drive, Eastbourne, BN23
4 bed house
7, Funnell Drive, Stone Cross, East Sussex, BN24
2 bed flat/apartment
Kings Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21
3 bed house
Funnell Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24
4 bed house
Brisbane Quay, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23
3 bed house
Oxendean Gardens, Eastbourne, BN22
1 bed flat/apartment
Arundel Road, Eastbourne, BN21
3 bed house
Tangmere Road, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27
3 bed house
Spitfire Drive, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27
1 bed flat/apartment
Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21
2 bed flat/apartment
Elms Road, Eastbourne, BN21
4 bed property
Fairlight Road, Eastbourne BN22
2 bed property
Enys Road, Eastbourne BN21
3 bed property
Pitcairn Avenue, Eastbourne BN23
2 bed property
Bimini Court, Eastbourne BN23
2 bed property
St. Kitts Drive, Eastbourne BN23
2 bed property
Upperton Road, Eastbourne BN21
2 bed property
Wish Hill, Eastbourne BN20
Studio property
Cavendish Place, Eastbourne BN21
2 bed property
Gildredge Road, Eastbourne BN21
2 bed property
Elms Road, Eastbourne BN21
1 bed property
Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21
2 bed terraced house
Montgomery Mews, Commercial Road
Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Eastbourne. Click through to the source portal to enquire.
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Council tax · VOA 2024
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
B
most common band
Mean band
2.96
≈ Band B–C
Stock
50k
49,730 properties
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
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
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
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
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
3 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Eastbourne centroid. The five closest:
Gildredge House
All-through · Free schools · BN20 8AB
Bourne Primary School
Primary · Community school · BN22 8BD
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · BN22 8XT
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.
Area safety
Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Eastbourne has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 239 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Eastbourne is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all 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
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Most common: Violent crime (55) · pop. ~9,000
Most common: Shoplifting (38) · pop. ~10,000
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (108) · pop. ~6,000
Most common: Violent crime (85) · pop. ~15,000
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (199) · pop. ~9,000
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.
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Frequently asked
The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Eastbourne is £1,200 a month, from 490 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Eastbourne is £900 a month, 25% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 143 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Eastbourne is £1,250 a month, 4% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 165 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Eastbourne is £1,600 a month, 33% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 84 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Eastbourne is £1,900 a month, 58% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 51 live listings on four property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
There are currently 490 rental properties available in Eastbourne, with 143 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Eastbourne has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 239 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
The most commonly reported crime category in Eastbourne is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across South East
How Eastbourne compares with the other 34 places we track in South East — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
Every city, every region, one table: the UK rental index.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across South East, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/eastbourne, updated 28 October 2026.
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