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Property report — BN23 8BU

Open-data due diligence for BN23 8BU and the area around it.

BN23 8BU in brief: 33 recorded sales (£33,000–£260,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for BN23 8BU 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

sector BN23 8 · 78 sales

Population

14,376

sector BN23 8

Crimes recorded

106

sector BN23 8 · Apr 26

Schools

3

sector BN23 8

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

97%

sector BN23 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £56,840, median £52,000 (133 sales)1996: mean £58,411, median £57,750 (148 sales)1997: mean £61,532, median £57,500 (227 sales)1998: mean £71,536, median £65,748 (196 sales)1999: mean £73,534, median £64,950 (283 sales)2000: mean £94,446, median £86,500 (210 sales)2001: mean £92,991, median £84,950 (237 sales)2002: mean £118,031, median £106,500 (216 sales)2003: mean £136,888, median £127,000 (164 sales)2004: mean £151,321, median £138,475 (178 sales)2005: mean £165,407, median £151,000 (135 sales)2006: mean £156,885, median £146,000 (171 sales)2007: mean £175,567, median £163,500 (206 sales)2008: mean £173,876, median £156,000 (85 sales)2009: mean £177,065, median £167,000 (105 sales)2010: mean £179,358, median £164,500 (70 sales)2011: mean £170,369, median £159,000 (82 sales)2012: mean £171,068, median £156,000 (91 sales)2013: mean £183,501, median £170,250 (108 sales)2014: mean £212,113, median £177,500 (116 sales)2015: mean £207,515, median £192,975 (112 sales)2016: mean £222,516, median £216,500 (104 sales)2017: mean £246,237, median £230,000 (114 sales)2018: mean £249,270, median £245,000 (105 sales)2019: mean £508,731, median £234,975 (90 sales)2020: mean £274,180, median £248,000 (61 sales)2021: mean £287,574, median £275,000 (147 sales)2022: mean £303,927, median £295,000 (89 sales)2023: mean £303,090, median £277,500 (85 sales)2024: mean £304,604, median £279,000 (78 sales)2025: mean £299,099, median £294,500 (94 sales)2026: mean £296,600, median £290,000 (25 sales)1995: mean £56,840, median £52,000 (133 sales)1996: mean £58,411, median £57,750 (148 sales)1997: mean £61,532, median £57,500 (227 sales)1998: mean £71,536, median £65,748 (196 sales)1999: mean £73,534, median £64,950 (283 sales)2000: mean £94,446, median £86,500 (210 sales)2001: mean £92,991, median £84,950 (237 sales)2002: mean £118,031, median £106,500 (216 sales)2003: mean £136,888, median £127,000 (164 sales)2004: mean £151,321, median £138,475 (178 sales)2005: mean £165,407, median £151,000 (135 sales)2006: mean £156,885, median £146,000 (171 sales)2007: mean £175,567, median £163,500 (206 sales)2008: mean £173,876, median £156,000 (85 sales)2009: mean £177,065, median £167,000 (105 sales)2010: mean £179,358, median £164,500 (70 sales)2011: mean £170,369, median £159,000 (82 sales)2012: mean £171,068, median £156,000 (91 sales)2013: mean £183,501, median £170,250 (108 sales)2014: mean £212,113, median £177,500 (116 sales)2015: mean £207,515, median £192,975 (112 sales)2016: mean £222,516, median £216,500 (104 sales)2017: mean £246,237, median £230,000 (114 sales)2018: mean £249,270, median £245,000 (105 sales)2019: mean £508,731, median £234,975 (90 sales)2020: mean £274,180, median £248,000 (61 sales)2021: mean £287,574, median £275,000 (147 sales)2022: mean £303,927, median £295,000 (89 sales)2023: mean £303,090, median £277,500 (85 sales)2024: mean £304,604, median £279,000 (78 sales)2025: mean £299,099, median £294,500 (94 sales)2026: mean £296,600, median £290,000 (25 sales) MeanMedian £508,731 £52,000 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

DatePriceAddressType
2025-11-14£260,00061 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2024-07-29£222,50015 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2024-07-15£231,50067 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2019-02-26£212,00039 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2019-01-25£129,00069B FOXGLOVE ROADFlat
2018-11-20£194,00031 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2018-09-04£203,00059 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2016-05-26£190,00049 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2015-08-17£162,50039 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2015-07-10£168,00011 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2014-02-06£159,9503 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2012-09-27£125,0005 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2009-10-16£126,00061 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2009-10-12£148,00049 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2008-03-28£119,95027 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2007-03-22£144,00031 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2006-12-15£137,00047 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2006-10-26£142,5007 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2005-09-16£138,00049 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-12-24£130,0003 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-12-06£72,00013 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-10-04£124,95043 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-09-03£132,00047 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-08-20£140,0003 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2004-07-02£132,00039 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2002-06-07£105,00019 FOXGLOVE ROADSemi-detached
2001-08-20£33,00037 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2001-07-20£40,50069B FOXGLOVE ROADFlat
2001-04-20£82,00057 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
2000-09-23£76,50065 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
1997-09-19£50,00065 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
1996-11-29£38,0007 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced
1995-08-18£44,50051 FOXGLOVE ROADTerraced

33 recorded sales on BN23 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Shinewater Primary School0.3 miPrimaryGood (2022)
West Rise Primary School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
The Turing School0.4 miSecondaryRequires improvement (2023)
Heron Park Primary Academy0.7 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Stone Cross School0.8 miPrimaryReport card →
Langney Primary Academy0.9 miPrimaryReport 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: STONE CROSS SURGERY (0.9 mi) · PARK PRACTICE (1.1 mi) · HARBOUR MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · GSTT @ EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · ROBOROUGH DAY HOSPITAL (2.2 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: STONE CROSS WINDMILL (Grade II*) (0.8 mi) · Second World War pillbox at Stone Cross (Grade II) (0.8 mi) · COBBLED GARDEN WALL AT LANGNEY PRIORY (Grade II) (0.9 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.3 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.9 mi)

Nearest stations: Hampden Park (Sussex) (1.0 mi) · Pevensey & Westham (1.4 mi) · Pevensey Bay (2.2 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.3 mi) · Morrisons (0.8 mi) · Buy 4 Less (0.8 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

May 24: 128 crimesJun 24: 121 crimesJul 24: 98 crimesAug 24: 151 crimesSep 24: 105 crimesOct 24: 76 crimesNov 24: 80 crimesDec 24: 79 crimesFeb 25: 92 crimesMar 25: 96 crimesApr 25: 73 crimesMay 25: 97 crimesJun 25: 74 crimesJul 25: 75 crimesAug 25: 60 crimesSep 25: 77 crimesOct 25: 79 crimesNov 25: 176 crimesDec 25: 106 crimesFeb 26: 101 crimesMar 26: 121 crimesApr 26: 106 crimes Apr 26: 106 crimes 176 60 May 24 Apr 26

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

Modelled flood risk for BN23 8BU: Very low — 8 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 8 PostcodeBN23 8BU
Average sold price£518,869£304,604£133,738
Population37,36814,376
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/103/10
Crimes recorded243106
Schools83
Flood riskHighMediumLow
Gigabit broadband91%97%100%
Superfast broadband100%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.