BN23 8BJ
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Property report — BN23 8BJ
Open-data due diligence for BN23 8BJ and the area around it.
BN23 8BJ in brief: 62 recorded sales (£25,950–£379,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN23 8BJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the BN23 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£304,604
Population
14,376
Crimes recorded
106
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in BN23 8, 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 (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | £206,000 | 88 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-09-06 | £225,000 | 86 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2024-07-26 | £160,000 | 28A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2024-02-23 | £315,000 | 138 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-28 | £285,000 | 142 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-21 | £379,000 | 158 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-10-28 | £325,000 | 98 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-02-16 | £135,000 | 28A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2021-10-15 | £225,000 | 90 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2021-10-15 | £250,000 | 102 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2020-11-02 | £131,000 | 16B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2020-09-25 | £247,000 | 108 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-12-12 | £230,000 | 154 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-27 | £248,000 | 158 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2019-08-21 | £224,950 | 92 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2018-07-10 | £246,000 | 108 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-05-17 | £192,500 | 86 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2017-06-12 | £115,000 | 4A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2016-03-18 | £180,000 | 94 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2015-11-24 | £102,500 | 10B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2015-11-20 | £215,000 | 104 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-10-30 | £230,000 | 134 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-05 | £141,500 | 88 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-09-19 | £105,000 | 26B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2014-07-14 | £155,000 | 90 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2014-03-14 | £104,000 | 28A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2013-11-21 | £85,000 | 34A SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2013-04-30 | £170,000 | 96 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-02-16 | £71,000 | 16B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2010-01-11 | £75,000 | 14A SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-22 | £122,000 | 92 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2009-10-30 | £173,000 | 98 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-06-05 | £114,500 | 86 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2009-05-19 | £120,000 | 90 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2008-11-21 | £93,000 | 28A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2008-01-14 | £105,000 | 10A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2007-11-30 | £105,000 | 26B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2007-09-28 | £98,000 | 32A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2007-04-20 | £171,000 | 100 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-07-29 | £149,000 | 152 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-19 | £147,000 | 138 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-12-17 | £139,000 | 152 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-11-19 | £95,000 | 90 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2002-07-31 | £125,000 | 142 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-28 | £104,000 | 104 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-01-10 | £94,000 | 102 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-09-14 | £116,000 | 140 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-31 | £72,950 | 88 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 2000-08-07 | £38,950 | 10B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 2000-08-01 | £30,000 | 30B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 1999-09-08 | £67,500 | 152 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-09 | £28,500 | 32A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 1999-07-05 | £84,000 | 144 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-04 | £27,000 | 28A SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
| 1998-07-03 | £80,000 | 144 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-04-03 | £64,950 | 146 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-30 | £60,000 | 96 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-10-06 | £44,750 | 88 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1997-06-06 | £39,000 | 92 SORREL DRIVE | Terraced |
| 1997-06-03 | £60,000 | 152 SORREL DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £58,000 | 106 SORREL DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-07-31 | £25,950 | 30B SORREL DRIVE | Flat |
62 recorded sales on BN23 8BJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinewater Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| The Turing School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| West Rise Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Stone Cross School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Langney Primary Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Catherine's College | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
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: STONE CROSS SURGERY (0.8 mi) · HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.3 mi) · PARK PRACTICE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · GSTT @ EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.9 mi) · ROBOROUGH DAY HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: STONE CROSS WINDMILL (Grade II*) (0.6 mi) · Second World War pillbox at Stone Cross (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · THE WHITE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.9 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Pevensey & Westham (1.2 mi) · Hampden Park (Sussex) (1.2 mi) · Pevensey Bay (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.3 mi) · Morrisons (1.0 mi) · Buy 4 Less (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 6,006
Owned 62% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for BN23 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in BN23 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 99/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for BN23 8BJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 8 | PostcodeBN23 8BJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £518,869 | £304,604 | £139,121 |
| Population | 37,368 | 14,376 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 243 | 106 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (BN23 8); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.