BN23 5BU
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Property report — BN23 5BU
Open-data due diligence for BN23 5BU and the area around it.
BN23 5BU in brief: 45 recorded sales (£290,000–£612,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN23 5BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN23 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£319,068
Population
8,778
Crimes recorded
37
Schools
1
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN23 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (45 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | £560,000 | 21 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2026-01-29 | £515,000 | 27 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2026-01-29 | £290,000 | FLAT 4, LOA COURT, 7 MACAULEY DRIVE | Flat |
| 2025-03-07 | £505,000 | 1A MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-03-17 | £458,000 | 39 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2023-02-03 | £440,000 | 33 MACAULEY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-31 | £612,000 | 9 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-06-22 | £315,000 | FLAT 4, LOA COURT, 7 MACAULEY DRIVE | Flat |
| 2022-04-29 | £302,000 | FLAT 2, LOA COURT, 7 MACAULEY DRIVE | Flat |
| 2022-02-24 | £306,000 | FLAT 3, LOA COURT, 7 MACAULEY DRIVE | Flat |
| 2022-01-21 | £296,000 | FLAT 1, LOA COURT, 7 MACAULEY DRIVE | Flat |
| 2021-09-24 | £585,000 | 17 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-08-27 | £575,000 | 15 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £570,000 | 13 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £567,500 | 25 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £570,000 | 23 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £572,000 | 11 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-24 | £565,000 | 19 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-18 | £385,000 | 5 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-06-11 | £385,000 | 3 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-05-14 | £565,000 | 21 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-03-26 | £385,000 | 1 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-03-01 | £415,000 | 6 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-02-24 | £542,500 | 27 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2021-02-19 | £410,000 | 10 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-06-04 | £355,000 | 43 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-03-09 | £359,000 | 37 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-03-06 | £387,000 | 18 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-02-21 | £433,000 | 51 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-02-06 | £355,000 | 35 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-01-10 | £390,000 | 12 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-12-13 | £410,000 | 8 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-12-03 | £385,000 | 14 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-11-29 | £350,000 | 41 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-11-29 | £382,500 | 4 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-11-12 | £355,000 | 45 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-08-28 | £415,000 | 29 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-08-09 | £412,500 | 2 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-08-01 | £378,000 | 20 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-07-05 | £395,000 | 16 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-06-21 | £320,000 | 47 MACAULEY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-31 | £320,000 | 33 MACAULEY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-28 | £314,000 | 31 MACAULEY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-03 | £345,000 | 39 MACAULEY DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-03-11 | £320,000 | 49 MACAULEY DRIVE | Semi-detached |
45 recorded sales on BN23 5BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Langney Primary Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Pevensey and Westham CofE Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| West Rise Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.3 mi) · SOVEREIGN PRACTICE (1.9 mi) · STONE CROSS SURGERY (2.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · GSTT @ EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · ROBOROUGH DAY HOSPITAL (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE GREY TOWER (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · MARTELLO TOWER EAST OF LANGNEY PRIORY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · Martello Tower No. 61 (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · BOOTS (0.6 mi) · CODA PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Pevensey & Westham (1.0 mi) · Pevensey Bay (1.2 mi) · Hampden Park (Sussex) (2.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.7 mi) · Tesco (1.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 20%
- Households
- 4,238
Owned 65% · Social rent 6% · Private rent 28%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN23 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN23 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 37/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictBN23 | SectorBN23 5 | PostcodeBN23 5BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £518,869 | £319,068 | £423,822 |
| Population | 37,368 | 8,778 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 243 | 37 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN23 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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