Eugene Way Crumbles, Eastbourne
73 addresses across 3 postcodes (BN23), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13201162.
- Sales: 144 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £237,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 53 homes have an energy certificate (B: 10, C: 36, D: 7).
- Flood: 104 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 D; Band D in Eastbourne costs £2,654 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pevensey and Westham, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 5 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 73 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Harbour Medical Practice, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 67% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 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 | £237,500 | £200,000 | £275,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £258,500 | £177,000 | £340,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £238,000 | £238,000 | £238,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £285,000 | £200,000 | £320,000 |
| 2021 | 9 | £265,500 | £195,000 | £325,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £293,000 | £275,000 | £311,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £281,500 | £175,000 | £325,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | £209,500 | £180,000 | £275,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | £267,500 | £230,000 | £322,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | £225,000 | £159,000 | £280,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | £257,500 | £207,000 | £265,000 |
| 2014 | 7 | £195,000 | £135,000 | £245,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2025 | FLAT 13, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jul 2025 | FLAT 22, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 15 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £177,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2024 | FLAT 29, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £340,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | FLAT 27, 29 BN23 5BH | Other | £375,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Nov 2023 | FLAT 3, 27 BN23 5BH | Other | £239,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Apr 2023 | 16 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £238,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2022 | FLAT 33, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jun 2022 | FLAT 30, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Mar 2022 | 19 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Nov 2021 | FLAT 18, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £299,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Nov 2021 | FLAT 15, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Sep 2021 | FLAT 11, 27 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2021 | 19 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jun 2021 | FLAT 2, 27 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2021 | 10 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 21 May 2021 | FLAT 25, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Mar 2021 | FLAT 16, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £265,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 2021 | FLAT 17, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2020 | FLAT 24, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Sep 2020 | 5 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £311,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2019 | 18 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2019 | FLAT 33, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £256,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2019 | 1 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2019 | 24 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £164,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Jul 2019 | 12 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £306,500 | |
| 9 Nov 2018 | FLAT 24, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £252,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2018 | 19 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £194,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 22 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 2018 | FLAT 19, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2018 | FLAT 7, 27 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jan 2018 | 16 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £191,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 1 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £322,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2017 | FLAT 16, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £249,950 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2017 | FLAT 8, 27 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jun 2017 | FLAT 21, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Apr 2017 | FLAT 33, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Apr 2017 | FLAT 14, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £240,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 5 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £315,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | FLAT 13, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2016 | FLAT 19, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £272,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Mar 2016 | 2 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2016 | 19 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £159,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 11 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £163,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 25 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2015 | FLAT 9, 27 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £207,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Aug 2015 | 12 BN23 5BH | Terraced | £264,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | FLAT 16, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jul 2015 | FLAT 27, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jul 2015 | FLAT 19, 29 BN23 5BH | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
53 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 73 m². Most common: Flat (44); House, mid-terrace (5); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 2003-2006 (45); 1996-2002 (4); 2007-2011 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (36); rented (private) (13).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 1, Eugene Way
- 2, Eugene Way
- 8, Eugene Way
- 12, Eugene Way
- 14, Eugene Way
- 17, Eugene Way
- 24, Eugene Way
- 25, Eugene Way
- 28, Eugene Way
- Flat 1, 27, Eugene Way
- Flat 4, 27, Eugene Way
- Flat 6, 27, Eugene Way
- Flat 11, 27, Eugene Way
- Flat 13, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 14, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 15, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 16, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 17, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 19, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 20, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 25, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 33, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 35, 29, Eugene Way
- Flat 36, 29, Eugene Way
Council tax
What each band costs in Eastbourne in 2026-27: Band D £2,654 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,770 | £2,064 | £2,359 | £2,654 | £3,244 | £3,834 | £4,424 | £5,309 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (52% of about 860 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)
- Sovereign Harbour Site 2: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 104 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 178 homes the Environment Agency counts, 103 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 58 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN23 5BH | not in 2 or 3 | 36 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN23 5BG | zone 3 | 68 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN23 5QA | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 73 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN23 5BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN23 5BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN23 5QA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pevensey Bay 5,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eugene Way Sovereign Harbour North | 30 m |
| Car parks | Sovereign Park East Car Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 53.5 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harbour Medical Practice | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M & M Dental And Cosmetics Centre | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Eastbourne District General Hospital | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police - Eastbourne Hammonds Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Eastbourne 1, Pevensey Bay Road Cashzone | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,910 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.2 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,490 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point, a scheduled monument, 160 m south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Martello tower no 64 at the Crumbles, 1.3km north east of Langney Point | Scheduled monument | 160 m south-east |
| Martello tower no 66, 320m north east of Langney Point | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Langney Point | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| St Anthony's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Pevensey Bay | Bay | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| West Langney Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Pevensey Bay Beach | Beach | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Pickens Wood | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 72 | 73 |
1 of the street's 73 addresses is 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 Eastbourne: see them on the Eastbourne page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's College Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary School Church of England/Methodist | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Langney Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maris View Care Home BN23 6DW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Caroline Way (12); On or near Golden Gate Way (5); On or near Long Beach Mews (4); On or near Anchorage Way (4); On or near Eugene Way (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- BN23 5BH: 71 addresses of 72 in the postcode
- BN23 5BG: 1 address of 87 in the postcode
- BN23 5QA: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Long Beach Mews · Pacific Drive · San Diego Way · Long Beach Close · Admiralty Crescent · Golden Gate Way · Long Beach View · Golden Gate Mews · Admiralty Way · Chatham Green · Anchorage Way · Silver Strand East
All the streets in BN23 and across Eastbourne.
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.