Lavender Close Eastbourne
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (BN23), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13200840.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £305,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 B; 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 Hampden Park (Sussex), about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Shinewater Park, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stone Cross Surgery, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 618 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £159,000 | £159,000 | £159,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £118,000 | £118,000 | £118,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £98,750 | £98,750 | £98,750 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 | 4 BN23 8DQ | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 5 BN23 8DQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Sep 2014 | 4 BN23 8DQ | Semi-detached | £179,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Dec 2006 | 5 BN23 8DQ | Semi-detached | £159,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 4 BN23 8DQ | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2002 | 2 BN23 8DQ | Terraced | £98,750 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 B (59% of about 610 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)
- Garage to the rear of 1-11 Primrose Close: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- 5 and 7 Friday Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Garages adjacent 25-32 Fletching Road: up to 8 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN23 8DQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN23 8BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN23 8BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN23 8DQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pevensey and Westham 166,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Pevensey Bay 5,850 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shinewater Lane | 40 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 50.9 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stone Cross Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Eastbourne District General Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hammonds Drive Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Shinewater, North Langney Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shinewater Park 71 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ador Park 4.3 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 72 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shinewater Bronze Age settlement, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shinewater Bronze Age settlement | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Stone Cross Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hydneye Lake | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Pickens Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Eastbourne Beach | Beach | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Tas Combe | Valley | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinewater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 300 m | Report card (Jun 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 |
| The Turing School | Secondary | 11–16 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| West Rise Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 4–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stone Cross School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heron Park Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Langney Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Catherine's College Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainkind BN23 8ED | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Shinewater Primary School BN23 8ED | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Shinewater Community Fridge BN23 8ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| The Co-op Welcome BN23 8BR | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2024 |
| Kamsons Pharmacy BN23 8BR | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| The Bungalow BN23 8BH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2025 |
| The Farm at Friday Street BN23 8AP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 4 Good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Eastbourne Mencap BN23 8AP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 478 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (529); On or near Oulton Close (21); On or near Milfoil Drive (19); On or near Shinewater Lane (19); On or near Orchid Close (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
- Food hygiene ratings Shinewater Community Fridge (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BN23 8ED) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Heather Close · Orchid Close · Milfoil Drive · Oulton Close · Honeysuckle Close · Windsor Close · New College Close · Bramble Close · Magdalen Close · Foxglove Road · Elmwood Close · Reedham Road
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.