Area market snapshot · in East Sussex

Eastbourne property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Eastbourne sits on the edge of East Sussex, covering about 8 square miles.
Median asking price
£295,000↓ 22% below East Sussex

956 for sale · East Sussex £380k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£275,000
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Eastbourne£215,000£295,000£425,000
East Sussex£260,000£380,000£585,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Eastbourne differs from East Sussex
  • A typical 2-bed asks £240k here, compared to £295k across East Sussex
  • Flats are 50% of what's for sale, compared to 39% across East Sussex
The last 30 days

More homes came onto the market in Eastbourne than left it

New listings
191

↓ 61% · was 493

Price cuts
236

↑ 64% · was 144

Went off market
137

↑ 47% · was 93

Typical time listed
44 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Eastbourne sit by price band, against East Sussex

Homes for sale in Eastbourne skew cheaper than in East Sussex

73% of Eastbourne listings ask under £400k, a bigger share than East Sussex (52%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandEastbourne listingsEastbourne shareEast Sussex share
<£150k10010%6%
£150k–200k11412%7%
£200k–250k13014%9%
£250k–300k14615%11%
£300k–400k20722%19%
£400k–500k10411%14%
£500k–750k9310%18%
£750k+626%16%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Eastbourne, set against East Sussex

Flats are 50% of homes for sale in Eastbourne, against 39% across East Sussex

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeEastbourneEast Sussex
Flats (477 for sale)£50£39
Terraced (182 for sale)£19£15
Detached (130 for sale)£14£20
Semi-detached (85 for sale)£9£12

Flats in Eastbourne ask £219k, 12% less than East Sussex flats (£250k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeEastbourneEast Sussex
Flats (477 for sale)£219,000£250,000
Terraced (182 for sale)£300,000£375,000
Detached (130 for sale)£575,000£650,000
Semi-detached (85 for sale)£350,000£400,000

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£315per sq ft

1,077 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£312per sq ft↓ 19% below East Sussex

785 listings with a known floor area

East Sussex: £386 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Eastbourne are up 27% over 10 years, to £315

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsEastbourne
Sept 2016£249
Dec 2016£255
Mar 2017£260
Jun 2017£262
Sept 2017£265
Dec 2017£269
Mar 2018£270
Jun 2018£271
Sept 2018£273
Dec 2018£276
Mar 2019£276
Jun 2019£277
Sept 2019£276
Dec 2019£277
Mar 2020£275
Jun 2020£273
Sept 2020£275
Dec 2020£278
Mar 2021£287
Jun 2021£293
Sept 2021£299
Dec 2021£304
Mar 2022£308
Jun 2022£312
Sept 2022£326
Dec 2022£334
Mar 2023£338
Jun 2023£341
Sept 2023£335
Dec 2023£330
Mar 2024£326
Jun 2024£326
Sept 2024£324
Dec 2024£326
Mar 2025£327
Jun 2025£324
Sept 2025£323
Dec 2025£320
Mar 2026£319
Jun 2026£318
Aug 2026£315

Homes sold in Eastbourne

Completed sales
1,452↓ 6% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 1,541 sales

Median sold price
£275,000

The median sold price in Eastbourne is up 37% over the last 10 years, to £275k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsEastbourne
Mar 2016£201k
Jun 2016£207k
Sept 2016£213k
Dec 2016£220k
Mar 2017£221k
Jun 2017£221k
Sept 2017£225k
Dec 2017£227k
Mar 2018£230k
Jun 2018£230k
Sept 2018£235k
Dec 2018£235k
Mar 2019£239k
Jun 2019£238k
Sept 2019£239k
Dec 2019£243k
Mar 2020£242k
Jun 2020£242k
Sept 2020£243k
Dec 2020£250k
Mar 2021£264k
Jun 2021£272k
Sept 2021£272k
Dec 2021£270k
Mar 2022£270k
Jun 2022£265k
Sept 2022£278k
Dec 2022£285k
Mar 2023£286k
Jun 2023£288k
Sept 2023£283k
Dec 2023£277k
Mar 2024£275k
Jun 2024£276k
Sept 2024£278k
Dec 2024£280k
Mar 2025£282k
Jun 2025£280k
Sept 2025£280k
Dec 2025£275k
Feb 2026£275k

1,452 homes sold in Eastbourne in the 12 months to February 2026, 12% below Eastbourne's five-year norm of 1,654 a year

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsEastbourne
Mar 20162,237
Jun 20162,127
Sept 20162,130
Dec 20162,082
Mar 20171,916
Jun 20171,951
Sept 20171,941
Dec 20171,927
Mar 20181,840
Jun 20181,858
Sept 20181,737
Dec 20181,723
Mar 20191,697
Jun 20191,607
Sept 20191,608
Dec 20191,533
Mar 20201,570
Jun 20201,408
Sept 20201,328
Dec 20201,382
Mar 20211,614
Jun 20212,038
Sept 20212,191
Dec 20212,124
Mar 20222,016
Jun 20221,815
Sept 20221,801
Dec 20221,816
Mar 20231,686
Jun 20231,562
Sept 20231,438
Dec 20231,356
Mar 20241,302
Jun 20241,349
Sept 20241,398
Dec 20241,473
Mar 20251,654
Jun 20251,595
Sept 20251,540
Dec 20251,529
Feb 20261,452

What listings offer

Eastbourne has more chain-free homes and more parking than East Sussex.

Gardens
72%

Gardens in line with East Sussex

72% of listings have a garden; East Sussex: 73%. 685 of 956 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
67%

More parking than East Sussex

67% of listings have parking or a garage; East Sussex: 64%. 641 of 956 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
44%

More chain-free homes than East Sussex

44% of listings are listed as chain-free; East Sussex: 35%. 424 of 956 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Eastbourne

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
Flat 1, Albany Court, 12 Lewes Road · BN21 2BTFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£205,000
15 Barbuda Quay · BN23 5SXTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£410,000
1 The Moorings · BN20 7NLFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£290,000
7 Rosefinch Way · BN23 7FRTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£265,000
77 The Rising · BN23 7TLFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£190,000

Current listings worth a look

Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Eastbourne

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Eastbourne956£295k
Bexhill-on-Sea851£300k
Seaford212£413k
Hastings936£295k
Lewes156£500k
East Sussexbenchmark7,524£380k

Key facts about Eastbourne

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Eastbourne is up 37% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • Homes for sale skew cheaper than in East Sussex: 73% of current listings in Eastbourne ask under £400k, against 52% across East Sussex.
  • Sales are running below Eastbourne's five-year norm: 1,452 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 1,654 a year; 191 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 137 left it.

Eastbourne property market: common questions

Where is Eastbourne?

Eastbourne sits on the edge of East Sussex, covering about 8 square miles.

What is the average house price in Eastbourne?

The median asking price across the 956 homes for sale in Eastbourne is £295,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £215,000 and £425,000. That is 22% below East Sussex. Homes that actually sold in Eastbourne went for a median £275,000 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Eastbourne rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Eastbourne is up 37% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Eastbourne cheaper than East Sussex?

Yes: asking prices in Eastbourne are typically lower than across East Sussex. The median asking price in Eastbourne is £295,000 against £380k across East Sussex: 22% below East Sussex. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Eastbourne?

956 homes are on the market in Eastbourne right now, up 3% since 1 Sept, 191 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Eastbourne?

236 listings in Eastbourne had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 25% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Eastbourne?

Of the Eastbourne listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 44 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Eastbourne?

The median asking price for a flat in Eastbourne is £219,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £300,000 across 182 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Eastbourne?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Eastbourne is £225,000, across 259 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Eastbourne?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Eastbourne is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £300,000 across 90 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Eastbourne?

In Eastbourne, homes that sold went for a median £315 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £312 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (956 in Eastbourne), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Eastbourne since February 2026.
  • East Sussex comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of East Sussex, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.