Compton Close Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (TN40), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 32500611.
- Sales: 28 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £290,250 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bexhill, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Collington Surgery, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 174 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £290,250 | £250,000 | £330,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £317,000 | £317,000 | £317,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £267,495 | £254,950 | £315,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £245,300 | £245,300 | £245,300 |
| 2013 | 3 | £225,500 | £215,000 | £243,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £193,000 | £188,000 | £198,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £174,500 | £174,500 | £174,500 |
| 2004 | 2 | £197,500 | £187,500 | £207,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2025 | 11 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 7 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £330,500 | |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 9 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2020 | 12 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £317,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £337,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2017 | 2 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 2 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2016 | 12 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £267,495 | |
| 22 Mar 2016 | 4 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £254,950 | |
| 5 May 2015 | 8 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2014 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £245,300 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 2 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2013 | 13 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £243,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2013 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £225,500 | |
| 17 Jan 2011 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £178,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 10 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £198,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2006 | 11 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £188,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2005 | 4 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £174,500 | |
| 24 Sep 2004 | 10 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £187,500 | |
| 17 Aug 2004 | 1 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £207,500 | |
| 19 Nov 2002 | 10 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | 12 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £122,000 | |
| 25 Aug 1999 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £96,000 | |
| 16 Jun 1997 | 5 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £66,000 | |
| 24 Jan 1997 | 10 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £72,000 | |
| 6 Sep 1996 | 10 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £67,500 | |
| 17 Nov 1995 | 3 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £72,500 | |
| 16 Jun 1995 | 8 TN40 1TQ | Detached | £67,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, detached (12). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1976-1982 (4); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (47% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 85 Ashdown Road, Bexhill: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Ardath House, Hastings Road, Bexhill: up to 21 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- 30 Dorset Road, Bexhill: up to 8 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Chintings, Upper Sea Road, Bexhill: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 28 m and 30 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN40 1TG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN40 1TQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bexhill 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Collington 182,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| West St Leonards 138,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compton Close Bexhill | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Park Battle | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 58.1 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Collington Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Combe Valley Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bexhill Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.7 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,630 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,130 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,000 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) west. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) west |
| St Mary's Chapel, Bulverhythe (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Penland Wood | Wood | 320 m east |
| Galley Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Glyne Gap | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Combe Valley | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Filsham Reedbed | Wetland | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Cooden Moat | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 14 |
6 of the street's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rother: see them on the Rother page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Richard's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 230 m | Good (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bexhill College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Pebsham Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Chantry Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| King Offa Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Langford Centre TN40 2JE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Ashcroft House TN40 2HP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Elizabeth Court TN40 2HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Battle Abbey Prep School TN40 2NH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Battle Abbey Nursery TN40 2NH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2026 |
| The Royal British Legion Mais House TN40 2HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Southland Court TN40 2HJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Ashlodge Rest Home TN40 1PP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Ambleside Residential Home TN40 2JL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 26 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gleneagles Close (75); On or near Dorset Road (53); On or near Tiverton Drive (11); On or near Clarence Gardens (9); On or near Links Drive (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 53% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 75% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 27% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 58% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
De La Warr Road · Gleneagles Close · Martlets · Kestrel Close · Sunningdale Close · Saxon Rise · Clarence Gardens · Links Drive · Rohan Ascent · Elmstead Road · Woodland Rise · Kennedy Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.