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St Anthony's Hill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the St Anthony's Hill neighbourhood of Eastbourne, England (ONS area Eastbourne 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes BN22, BN23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BN23 6HD.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
St Anthony's Hill is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Eastbourne (4 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 and flats for £200,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Eastbourne (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Hampden Park (Sussex), is 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£325,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£200,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.08; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.8 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where St Anthony's Hill sits in Eastbourne
- Typical house price: 6th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne
- Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in St Anthony's Hill
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Eastbourne, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes improving their energy rating
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Hampden Park (Sussex) Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Eastbourne (about 5 min) and Brighton (39 to 45 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Tollgate Community Junior School 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school St Catherine's College 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about St Anthony's Hill
What is the typical house price in St Anthony's Hill?
£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does St Anthony's Hill compare with the rest of Eastbourne?
Typical house price: 6th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Eastbourne.
Is St Anthony's Hill an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is St Anthony's Hill gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.08; 4 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to St Anthony's Hill?
Hampden Park (Sussex). Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 9.6 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Eastbourne (about 5 min) and Brighton (39 to 45 min).
Which state schools are nearest to St Anthony's Hill?
Nearest state primary school. Tollgate Community Junior School. 410 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Catherine's College. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2019). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.