House prices in BN23 5 (Eastbourne)

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


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 to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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

Price per square foot

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

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 24, Havana Court, Eastbourne, sold for £210,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 796 square feet, the price per sqft is £263.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. Convert this site to square meters.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £353-£371, £371-£390, £390-£408 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 239 sales in Eastbourne (BN23 5) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqft for Eastbourne
Distribution of £ per sqft house prices in Eastbourne

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 (BN23 5). Of the 239 transactions, half were sold for between £314 and £405 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'BN23 5' is £362. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £405 sqft. 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.

Property price heatmap for Eastbourne
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 £314 sqft £363 sqft £418 sqft
BN23 7 Eastbourne £288 sqft £340 sqft £410 sqft
BN23 8 Eastbourne £297 sqft £344 sqft £381 sqft
BN23 5 Eastbourne £314 sqft £362 sqft £405 sqft

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.

Historic price per square foot in Eastbourne,Eastbourne
House price trends for Eastbourne

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.

Most recent BN23 5 sales
Recent trends for Eastbourne

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 £sqft Recent sales
Golden Gate Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5P 753 sqft £345 31
Dominica Court, Eastbourne, BN23 5T 0 sqft £293 30
Caroline Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5A 904 sqft £329 28
Midway Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5D 914 sqft £296 27
Macquarie Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5A 947 sqft £322 26
Hamilton Quay, Eastbourne, BN23 5P 0 sqft £373 22
Madeira Way, Eastbourne, BN23 5U 0 sqft £336 22
Phoenix Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 5P 979 sqft £390 21

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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 sqft £/sqft
24, Havana Court, Eastbourne £210,000
Jul-2024
796 263
54, St Kitts Drive, Eastbourne £380,000
Jul-2024
1,011 375
88, Madeira Way, Eastbourne £248,000
Jun-2024
731 338

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

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