Eastbourne: local statistics
Eastbourne is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 103,894 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Eastbourne, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Eastbourne sold for an average of £254,636 in July 2026, a fall of 1.6% in twelve months. Among council areas that puts it the 59th highest of all 64 council areas in the South East (regional average £380,878). Since July 2016 prices have risen 25%; the July high in the series was £285,743 in 2022. The average price is 6.8 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Eastbourne. That ratio is the 3rd lowest ratio in the South East.
In the year to March 2026, 11,505 offences were recorded by police in Eastbourne: 110.7 per 1,000 people, the 3rd highest rate of all 55 council areas in the South East. A year earlier it was 108.9. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 65.4 to 110.7 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
In August 2026, 2,970 people in Eastbourne were on the claimant count, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the South East was 3.1%. That compares with 4.7% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 4.1% (August 2023) and 6.0% (August 2021).
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Eastbourne is £2,654.28, 4.8% more than in 2025-26. It is the 6th highest of 64 in the South East. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,716.04, so it has risen 55%.
3,805 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Eastbourne in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. There are 37 per 1,000 residents, 60th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest.
In mid-2025 the population of Eastbourne was estimated at 103,894, down 0.4% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 1.9%, against +8.1% for the South East as a whole, the 56th fastest growth of all 64 council areas in the South East. The series peaked at 104,271 in mid-2024.
An estimated 69.3% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Eastbourne were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 9.2 points either way, against 78.9% across the South East. Its lowest reading in the series was 69.1% and its highest 78.7%.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Eastbourne was £727.00 in April 2025 (£37,236 a year). That is 10.8% below the figure for the South East and 54th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest. Jobs based in Eastbourne paid almost the same: a median £725.20 a week. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £528.00: a change of +38% before inflation.
A girl born in Eastbourne in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.3 years and a boy 78.9 years, on the ONS's period measure, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +0.1 years for women and -0.9 for men. It is 52nd of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest for women.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 101,996 |
| 2016 | 102,610 |
| 2017 | 102,964 |
| 2018 | 102,544 |
| 2019 | 102,754 |
| 2020 | 101,984 |
| 2021 | 101,601 |
| 2022 | 102,320 |
| 2023 | 103,876 |
| 2024 | 104,271 |
| 2025 | 103,894 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £203,228 |
| July 2017 | £212,539 |
| July 2018 | £221,935 |
| July 2019 | £222,603 |
| July 2020 | £218,771 |
| July 2021 | £248,787 |
| July 2022 | £285,743 |
| July 2023 | £277,756 |
| July 2024 | £271,545 |
| July 2025 | £258,834 |
| July 2026 | £254,636 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £528.00 a week |
| 2016 | £522.90 a week |
| 2017 | £504.20 a week |
| 2018 | £547.60 a week |
| 2019 | £535.90 a week |
| 2020 | £539.00 a week |
| 2021 | £543.80 a week |
| 2022 | £631.80 a week |
| 2023 | £732.90 a week |
| 2024 | £704.90 a week |
| 2025 | £727.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,716.04 |
| 2017-18 | £1,789.59 |
| 2018-19 | £1,889.69 |
| 2019-20 | £1,965.13 |
| 2020-21 | £2,039.17 |
| 2021-22 | £2,113.12 |
| 2022-23 | £2,199.47 |
| 2023-24 | £2,307.76 |
| 2024-25 | £2,416.45 |
| 2025-26 | £2,532.49 |
| 2026-27 | £2,654.28 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 65.4 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 75.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 85.6 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 85.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 91.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 79.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 87.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 95.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 108.0 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 108.9 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 110.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 69.1% |
| 2016/17 | 76.2% |
| 2017/18 | 72.4% |
| 2018/19 | 69.6% |
| 2019/20 | 77.3% |
| 2020/21 | 72.2% |
| 2021/22 | 77.2% |
| 2022/23 | 72.8% |
| 2023/24 | 78.7% |
| 2024/25 | 71.2% |
| 2025/26 | 69.3% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.3 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.3 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.6 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.6 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,740 |
| 2017 | 3,770 |
| 2018 | 3,785 |
| 2019 | 3,810 |
| 2020 | 3,955 |
| 2021 | 4,235 |
| 2022 | 3,955 |
| 2023 | 3,910 |
| 2024 | 3,810 |
| 2025 | 3,780 |
| 2026 | 3,805 |
Questions about Eastbourne
What is the average house price in Eastbourne?
£254,636 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-1.6% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Eastbourne?
110.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Eastbourne?
2,970 in August 2026 (4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Eastbourne?
£2,654.28 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Eastbourne?
The ONS estimates 103,894 people lived in Eastbourne in mid-2025.
What is the average salary in Eastbourne?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Eastbourne was £727.00 a week in April 2025 (£37,236 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Eastbourne?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 78.9 years for men and 83.3 for women.
Who has power over Eastbourne
Every body that makes decisions for Eastbourne, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Eastbourne council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Eastbourne in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Eastbourne: Josh Babarinde (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK average house price · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in the South East: Gravesham · Hart · Lewes · Rushmoor · Spelthorne · Woking
Related questions
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