Is Eastbourne, East Sussex a nice place to live?

Is Eastbourne a nice place to live or is Eastbourne a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Eastbourne meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Eastbourne?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Eastbourne. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Eastbourne. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Upper Willingdon	26210
2	Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	25427
3	Ratton	24401
4	Sovereign	23673
5	Old Town	18541
6	Upperton	18126
7	St Anthony's	17672
8	Hampden Park	14165
9	Langney	13111
10	Devonshire	6868

Is Eastbourne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Eastbourne, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Eastbourne residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Wealden	4.42
Rother	5.99
Eastbourne (Eastbourne)	6.28
Hastings	7.27

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Eastbourne. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Eastbourne. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels (Best)	26660
2	Upper Willingdon	25334
3	Old Town	21990
4	Sovereign	21914
5	Ratton	19787
6	Upperton	15544
7	St Anthony's	15029
8	Langney	12401
9	Devonshire	11158
10	Hampden Park (Worst)	9663

Is Eastbourne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Eastbourne. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Upper Willingdon	26117
2	Old Town	23383
3	Ratton	21293
4	Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	20831
5	Sovereign	17225
6	Upperton	16560
7	St Anthony's	15468
8	Devonshire	8361
9	Langney	8271
10	Hampden Park	8261

How affordable are the rents in Eastbourne?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Eastbourne rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for East Sussex.

Beds	Eastbourne	East Sussex
1	£675	£650
2	£850	£825
3	£1033	£1095
4	£1350	£1460

How much can I earn in Eastbourne per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Eastbourne, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Eastbourne's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Eastbourne (Eastbourne)	£726.70
2	Wealden	£679.90
3	Hastings	£655.80
4	Rother	£623.90

So, is Eastbourne a nice place to live?

* Probably.