House prices in BN23 5 (Eastbourne)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'BN23 5' (Eastbourne) - statistics were last calculated on 30 June 2024.

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Defining 'BN23 5'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BN23 5", 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 labels to change to a neighbouring 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. 47, Falmouth Close, Eastbourne, sold for £153,000 on May-2024. Given the internal area of 52 square metres, the price per sqm is £2,942.

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 263 sales in Eastbourne (BN23 5) that took place in the last two years.

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 (BN23 5). Of the 263 transactions, half were sold for between £3,350 and £4,400 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'BN23 5' is £3,880. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,400 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 'BN23 5' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
BN23 6 Eastbourne	£3,480 sqm	£3,910 sqm	£4,520 sqm
BN23 7 Eastbourne	£3,150 sqm	£3,670 sqm	£4,420 sqm
BN23 8 Eastbourne	£3,160 sqm	£3,770 sqm	£4,180 sqm
BN23 5 Eastbourne	£3,350 sqm	£3,880 sqm	£4,400 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 BN23 5 (Eastbourne) compared with both the wider area BN23 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
Dominica Court, Eastbourne, BN23 5T	106 sqm	£3,122	35
Macquarie Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5A	89 sqm	£3,419	30
Golden Gate Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5P	70 sqm	£3,710	30
Midway Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5D	85 sqm	£3,130	30
Caroline Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5A	84 sqm	£3,549	28
Hamilton Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5P	168 sqm	£4,051	26
Phoenix Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5P	91 sqm	£4,168	22
San Diego Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5B	80 sqm	£3,798	22

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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
47, Falmouth Close, Eastbourne	£153,000 May-2024	52	2,942
Flat 18 Fiador Court, 6, Midway Quay, Eastbourne	£252,500 May-2024	72	3,506
Flat 30 Orvis Court, 5, Midway Quay, Eastbourne	£260,000 May-2024	71	3,661

See the entire list of all sales in Eastbourne (BN23 5) here.