Reviewed and updated: 17 October 2026. The original archive publication date is retained.
Eastbourne’s housing data show why the property type matters as much as the town-wide average. The ONS figures reviewed here were updated on 16 September 2026 and relate to different months for sales and rents.
Prices differ across the stock
The provisional average house price was £255,000 in July 2026, down 1.6% annually. However, flats and maisonettes averaged £175,000, terraced homes £283,000, semi-detached homes £355,000 and detached homes £518,000. An overall average cannot substitute for a comparison with the kind of home being considered.
First-time buyers paid an average of £218,000 in July. That measure is another view of the market, rather than a guaranteed starting budget.
Rental context
Private rents averaged £1,169 a month in August 2026, up 1.1% annually. The ONS one-bedroom average was £819, compared with £1,079 for two bedrooms and £1,306 for three.
A letting appraisal should use the relevant accommodation category and then account for condition, tenure and property-specific costs. These figures do not establish occupancy or a verified yield, so the archive’s old percentage claim is excluded. ONS warns that smaller local samples make short-term movements variable and that house-price estimates are provisional and open to revision.
This 17 October 2026 review uses later official evidence. It should not be read as information available at the original archive publication date; the original date and URL are retained.