Macmillan Drive Eastbourne
35 addresses across 5 postcodes (BN21), about 310 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13200598.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £567,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 15, E: 4).
- Flood: 4 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 E; 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 Eastbourne, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 440 m (0.3 miles) away, and Motcombe Gardens (0.6 hectares) is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 42 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 35 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Medical Centre, about 340 m away.
- People: About 990 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £567,500 | £535,000 | £600,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £596,000 | £596,000 | £596,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £393,750 | £382,500 | £405,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £415,000 | £408,000 | £425,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £361,250 | £350,000 | £372,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £336,000 | £336,000 | £336,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £285,000 | £273,000 | £285,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £287,500 | £287,500 | £287,500 |
| 2007 | 4 | £300,000 | £275,000 | £338,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £258,500 | £247,000 | £270,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2024 | 14 BN21 1SX | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2024 | 3 BN21 1SU | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 21 BN21 1SU | Detached | £596,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2021 | 22 BN21 1SY | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2020 | 20 BN21 1SY | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 8 BN21 1SX | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2019 | 31 BN21 1SU | Detached | £382,500 | |
| 9 Jul 2019 | 27 BN21 1SU | Detached | £430,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 21 BN21 1SU | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2018 | 13 BN21 1SU | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2018 | 5 BN21 1SU | Detached | £408,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2016 | 1 BN21 1SU | Detached | £372,500 | |
| 26 Feb 2016 | 19 BN21 1SU | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | 33 BN21 1SU | Detached | £336,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2013 | 7 BN21 1SU | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2013 | 26 BN21 1SY | Detached | £273,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2013 | 4 BN21 1SX | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2012 | 23 BN21 1SU | Detached | £287,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2007 | 6 BN21 1SX | Detached | £338,000 | |
| 24 Sep 2007 | 27 BN21 1SU | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 17 BN21 1SU | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 23 BN21 1SU | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 28 BN21 1SY | Detached | £247,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2004 | 27 BN21 1SU | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2001 | 10 BN21 1SX | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2000 | 33 BN21 1SU | Detached | £140,500 | |
| 27 Jan 2000 | 30 BN21 1SY | Detached | £156,500 | |
| 15 Dec 1999 | 34 BN21 1SY | Detached | £82,000 | |
| 30 Jul 1999 | 30 BN21 1SY | Detached | £99,950 | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | 32 BN21 1SY | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1997 | 1 BN21 1SU | Detached | £119,950 | |
| 30 May 1997 | 17 BN21 1SU | Detached | £116,500 | |
| 12 Jan 1996 | 1 BN21 1SU | Detached | £80,500 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 111 m². Most common: House, detached (21). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1, MacMillan Drive
- 4, MacMillan Drive
- 5, MacMillan Drive
- 7, MacMillan Drive
- 8, MacMillan Drive
- 13, MacMillan Drive
- 19, MacMillan Drive
- 20, MacMillan Drive
- 21, MacMillan Drive
- 23, MacMillan Drive
- 25, MacMillan Drive
- 26, MacMillan Drive
- 27, MacMillan Drive
- 31, MacMillan Drive
- 33, MacMillan Drive
- 34, MacMillan Drive
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (33% of about 1,320 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)
- Milton Garage, 72a Milton Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- St. Elizabeth’s Church, Old Town: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 38a Motcombe Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Garages to the rear of 36-40 Broomfield Street: up to 8 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Greenfield Road Methodist Church: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent 51 Church Street: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- The Mews, 5 Watts Lane: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (890 m (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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN21 1SU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN21 1SX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BN21 1SY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN21 1SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BN21 1UU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 31 m and 42 m above sea level (35 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN21 1SN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN21 1SU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN21 1SX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN21 1SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BN21 1UU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eastbourne 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Polegate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cavendish School Downside | 60 m |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 51.6 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Eastbourne District General Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Sussex Police | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Framfield Way Cashzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,950 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Motcombe Gardens 6,200 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,060 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Parsonage (Parish Hall), a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 27 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 Old Parsonage (Parish Hall) | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated prehistoric remains at St Anne's Road, Upperton | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Two bowl barrows south of Foxholes Brow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bowl barrow on Beachy Brow 820m north west of Youth Hostel | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| The Hoo | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Further Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Willingdon Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Crunden's Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Southbourne Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| The Pound | Tidal water | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Langney Point | Wetland | 5 km (3.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 35 |
3 of the street's 35 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 Eastbourne: see them on the Eastbourne page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cavendish School | All-through | 2–16 | 150 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Motcombe Infants' School | Primary | 5–7 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Pashley Down Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ocklynge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ratton School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | 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; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Gildredge House | All-through | 4–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| East Sussex College Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Baptist Church BN21 1UE | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Greens Greengrocer BN21 1SD | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| J Heath & Son BN21 1SD | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Coppice Cakes BN21 1SD | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Co-op BN21 1SD | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Kamsons Pharmacy BN20 8QJ | Retailers - other | 290 m | Exempt | |
| Mace BN20 8QJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | 4 Good | 11 Jul 2025 |
| Corro's BN21 1SB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Everything Spice BN21 1SB | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Priti Indian BN21 1SB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Green Street News ESPO BN21 1SB | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Kamsons Pharmacy BN20 8NH | Retailers - other | 330 m | Exempt | |
| Old Town Community Centre BN20 8PL | Other catering premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Sainsbury's Local BN20 8NH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Oven Kebab House BN21 1RN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 4 Good | 23 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Chamberlain Road (18); On or near Eldon Road (13); On or near Macmillan Drive (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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 Co-op (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, BN21 1SD) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BN21 1SU: 17 addresses
- BN21 1SX: 8 addresses
- BN21 1SY: 8 addresses
- BN21 1SN: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- BN21 1UU: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Chamberlain Road · Eldon Road · Glendale Avenue · Albert Terrace · Long Acre Close · Milton Crescent · Baldwin Avenue · The Crescent · Wessex Place · Shortdean Place · Beechy Avenue · Fiennes Close
All the streets in BN21 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.