House prices in BN21 1 (Eastbourne)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BN21 1' (Eastbourne) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'BN21 1'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BN21 1", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Eastbourne.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Eastbourne is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 10 Crowne House, Star Road, Eastbourne, sold for £80,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 44 square metres, the price per sqm is £1,818.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 216 sales in Eastbourne (BN21 1) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Eastbourne (BN21 1). Of the 216 transactions, half were sold for between £2,750 and £4,000 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BN21 1' is £3,380. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,000 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Eastbourne

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Eastbourne. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Eastbourne

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'BN21 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BN21 4 Eastbourne	£2,890 sqm	£3,300 sqm	£3,750 sqm
BN21 3 Eastbourne	£2,310 sqm	£2,750 sqm	£3,330 sqm
BN21 1 Eastbourne	£2,750 sqm	£3,380 sqm	£4,000 sqm
BN21 2 Eastbourne	£2,910 sqm	£3,500 sqm	£4,190 sqm

Will Eastbourne house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for BN21 1 (Eastbourne) compared with both the wider area BN21 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Eastbourne to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Eastbourne and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Upperton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1L	60 sqm	£2,831	58
Southfields Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1B	85 sqm	£2,884	39
Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1E	108 sqm	£3,358	29
Willingdon Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1T	132 sqm	£2,870	28
Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1D	108 sqm	£3,235	28
Upperton Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1J	79 sqm	£3,055	20
The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1H	107 sqm	£3,157	17
Baldwin Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 1U	146 sqm	£4,337	16

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New build activity

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	New build sales
Southfields Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1A	60 sqm	£5,931	18

Southfields Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1A has seen 18 new build sales in the last 4 years (average price £348,490). These new build homes typically have an internal area of 60 sqm, with an average price of £5,931 sqm. This £sqm average is £0 above the average for BN21 1. New builds typically command a £ per sqm premium so this is normal.

Raw data

Our analysis of Eastbourne is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
Flat 10 Crowne House, Star Rd, Eastbourne	£80,000 Jul-2024	44	1,818
18, Charleston Rd, Eastbourne	£610,000 Jul-2024	192	3,177
34, Birling St, Eastbourne	£310,000 Jul-2024	77	4,025

See the entire list of all sales in Eastbourne (BN21 1) here.