Rowsley Road Eastbourne
32 addresses across 1 postcode (BN20), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13200882.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £501,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 13, E: 2).
- 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 G; 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 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Helen Garden, is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 54 to 73 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Lighthouse Medical Practice, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 53 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £501,000 | £405,000 | £597,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £808,000 | £570,000 | £830,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £603,750 | £603,750 | £603,750 |
| 2020 | 1 | £517,500 | £517,500 | £517,500 |
| 2018 | 3 | £500,000 | £330,000 | £1,082,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £435,000 | £385,000 | £485,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £232,000 | £225,000 | £239,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £201,000 | £201,000 | £201,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £342,475 | £249,950 | £435,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £248,000 | £248,000 | £248,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2024 | 15 BN20 7XS | Detached | £597,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2024 | 23 BN20 7XS | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2023 | 19 BN20 7XS | Detached | £830,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2023 | 29 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £570,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 17 BN20 7XS | Detached | £808,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 19 BN20 7XS | Detached | £603,750 | |
| 28 Jul 2020 | 33 BN20 7XS | Detached | £517,500 | |
| 10 Sep 2018 | 33 BN20 7XS | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2018 | 11 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2018 | 14 BN20 7XS | Detached | £1,082,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2017 | 27 BN20 7XS | Flat or maisonette | £485,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2017 | 33 BN20 7XS | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2016 | 17 BN20 7XS | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2013 | 9 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £225,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2013 | 5 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £239,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2012 | 3 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £201,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 13B BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2009 | 1 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £249,950 | |
| 28 May 2009 | 20 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £435,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2007 | 5 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £248,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 31 BN20 7XS | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2005 | 16 BN20 7XS | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2005 | 20 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 1 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £214,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2005 | 14 BN20 7XS | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 27 May 2005 | 13A BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £294,500 | |
| 6 Aug 2004 | 18 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 18 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £293,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1999 | 7 BN20 7XS | Terraced | £127,500 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 22 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 24 BN20 7XS | Semi-detached | £121,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 14 BN20 7XS | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 13 Sep 1996 | 23 BN20 7XS | Detached | £88,000 | |
| 5 Sep 1996 | 19 BN20 7XS | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 8 Aug 1996 | 27 BN20 7XS | Flat or maisonette | £96,500 | |
| 1 Dec 1995 | 21 BN20 7XS | Detached | £154,000 | |
| 27 Feb 1995 | 28 BN20 7XS | Detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 134 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (6); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 1967-1975 (8); 1900-1929 (7); 1976-1982 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 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 G (20% of about 1,350 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)
- Spring Mead, 25 Meads Brow: up to 17 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Meads House, 26 Denton Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 September 2026: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 54 m and 73 m above sea level (62 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN20 7XS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eastbourne 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Polegate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edensor Road Meads | 100 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Lighthouse Medical Practice | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Esperance Private Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Helen Garden 2.4 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,760 m² | 70 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 220 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 4.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 200m south-east of Well Combe, a scheduled monument, 340 m south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 200m south-east of Well Combe | Scheduled monument | 340 m south |
| Bowl barrow 150m south of Well Combe | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Bowl barrow west of Well Combe | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Main Block and Chapel of All Saints Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Compton Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Well Combe | Valley | 250 m west |
| Holywell Retreat | Beach | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Paradise Plantation | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Black Robin Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Southbourne Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 32 | 32 |
None of the street's 32 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 John's Meads Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 100 m | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gildredge House | All-through | 4–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Meads Primary School BN20 7XS | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Breakfast & Afternoon Club @ St Johns Meads CE Primary School BN20 7XS | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| St Andrew's Prep School BN20 7RP | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| The Pilot Inn BN20 7RW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Tesco BN20 7RH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2024 |
| Rens Kitchen BN20 7RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2026 |
| Black Cat Tea Rooms BN20 7RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2024 |
| The Ship Inn BN20 7RH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Kamsons Pharmacy BN20 7RG | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Xing Fu BN20 7RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Cadence BN20 7XL | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Ancient Grains BN20 7RG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Chapman Wine Merchants BN20 7RG | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2025 |
| Beachy Rise Guest House BN20 7QN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Jul 2024 |
| Welcome Co Op BN20 7QY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Combe Lane (35); On or near Upper Duke'S Drive (11); On or near Rowsley Road (4); On or near Baslow Road (1); On or near Edensor Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- BN20 7XS: 32 addresses of 34 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Edensor Road · Baslow Road · Wellcombe Crescent · Combe Lane · Meads Brow · Darley Road · Upper Duke's Drive · Duke's Drive · Holywell Close
All the streets in BN20 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.