Foster Close Seaford, Lewes
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (BN25), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23301608.
- Sales: 41 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £200,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10, D: 1).
- 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 D; Band D in Lewes costs £2,756 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Seaford (Sussex), about 570 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 19 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Seaford Medical Practice, about 610 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 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 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £179,950 | £179,950 | £179,950 |
| 2018 | 1 | £194,000 | £194,000 | £194,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £259,500 | £169,000 | £350,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £312,500 | £305,000 | £320,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £123,750 | £120,000 | £127,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | 17 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2023 | 19 BN25 2JL | Terraced | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 May 2022 | 14 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £179,950 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 2018 | 21 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £194,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 8 BN25 2JL | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2016 | 6 BN25 2JL | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 18 May 2016 | 21 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £169,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Oct 2015 | 5 BN25 2JL | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2015 | 8 BN25 2JL | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2013 | 21 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £127,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Mar 2013 | 17 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Dec 2012 | 12 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £128,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jul 2010 | 20 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £124,950 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Mar 2009 | 16 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £113,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2008 | 6 BN25 2JL | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2006 | 18 BN25 2JL | Terraced | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Nov 2005 | 7 BN25 2JL | Detached | £219,950 | |
| 2 Dec 2004 | 10 BN25 2JL | Detached | £233,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2003 | 14 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £102,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 2003 | 14 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Nov 2002 | 14 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £79,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 22 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £59,750 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Aug 2000 | 8 BN25 2JL | Detached | £148,000 | |
| 26 May 2000 | 7 BN25 2JL | Detached | £139,950 | |
| 10 Nov 1999 | 16 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £47,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 1999 | 12 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £47,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 1999 | 18 BN25 2JL | Terraced | £46,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 1999 | 10 BN25 2JL | Detached | £114,500 | |
| 16 Dec 1998 | 6 BN25 2JL | Detached | £113,750 | |
| 30 Jul 1997 | 10 BN25 2JL | Detached | £91,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 20 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £41,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Nov 1996 | 6 BN25 2JL | Detached | £82,000 | |
| 6 Sep 1996 | 22 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £39,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 1996 | 1 BN25 2JL | Detached | £108,950 | New build. |
| 30 May 1996 | 10 BN25 2JL | Detached | £91,950 | New build. |
| 10 May 1996 | 2 BN25 2JL | Detached | £108,950 | New build. |
| 3 May 1996 | 9 BN25 2JL | Detached | £99,950 | New build. |
| 8 Mar 1996 | 18 BN25 2JL | Terraced | £32,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 8 BN25 2JL | Detached | £99,950 | New build. |
| 30 Nov 1995 | 11 BN25 2JL | Detached | £100,000 | New build. |
| 13 Apr 1995 | 15 BN25 2JL | Flat or maisonette | £40,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 52 m². Most common: Flat (5); House, detached (3); Maisonette, semi-detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (4); 1991-1995 (4); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Lewes in 2026-27: Band D £2,756 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,837 | £2,144 | £2,450 | £2,756 | £3,369 | £3,981 | £4,594 | £5,512 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (25% of about 680 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)
- Land rear of Chichester Road, Seaford: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Land at Elm Court, Blatchington Road, Seaford: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Gas Works site, Blatchington Road, Seaford: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- 51-53 Blatchington Road, Seaford: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- East Street Car Park, East Street, Seaford: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Holmes Lodge, 72 Claremont Road, Seaford: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Station Approach/ Dane Road, Seaford: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- The Shore, 7 Dane Road, Seaford: up to 7 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 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
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 23 addresses are between 19 m and 25 m above sea level (22 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN25 2JJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN25 2JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaford (Sussex) 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bishopstone (Sussex) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Newhaven Harbour 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingsmead Walk East Blatchington | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bishopstone - Hill Rise | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Esplanade Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sutton Road Car Park | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 46 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Seaford Medical Practice | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cameron L & Sons LTD | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sea Smile | 380 m |
| Hospital | Eastbourne District General Hospital | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Police station | Seaford Police Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Seaford, Broadstreet | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,630 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Salts Recreation Ground 8.4 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seaford Allotments 3.2 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Parish Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Parish Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| The Parish Church of St Leonard | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Medieval crypt, Church Street | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Martello tower no 74 on Seaford Esplanade | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Two bowl barrows, the south easternmost pair of a group of six bowl barrows, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Rookery Hill | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hawth Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Seaford Bay | Bay | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Yellow Falls | Cliff or slope | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Exceat Saltings | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) east |
| Meeching Down | Wood | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
| Jerry's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 23 |
2 of the street's 23 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 Lewes: see them on the Lewes page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 m | Report card (May 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 |
| Cradle Hill Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Annecy Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Seaford Head School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chyngton School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaford and Blatchington Lawn Tennis Club BN25 2HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Blatchington Manor BN25 2HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| FOODEX LTD BN25 2DX | Retailers - other | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Seeability BN25 2HS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| The Blue Door Nursery BN25 2EH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 15 Sep 2025 |
| David Lewis BN25 2HS | Manufacturers/packers | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| St James' Trust Seaford BN25 2AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Union Club BN25 1UH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Maldon House BN25 2EG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Nova House BN25 2EG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Seaford Family Care Limited BN25 2BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| Beth’s kitchen and cakery BN25 1QX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Seaford WI BN25 2DX | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Dunkies BN25 1QX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| New Dynasty BN25 2AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kingsmead Close (5); On or near Kedale Road (3); On or near Chichester Close (2); On or near Blatchington Hill (1); On or near Homefield Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 64 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 49% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 52% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 9 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
Chapel Close · Wilkinson Way · Kedale Road · Blatchington Hill · Chichester Close · Grosvenor Road · Homefield Close · Blatchington Close · Kingsmead Close · Glebe Drive · Chichester Road · Kingsmead Way
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.