Average Rent, House Prices and Buy-to-Let Yield in Eastbourne (July 2026)
The average private rent in Eastbourne is £1,166 a month (ONS, July 2026) and the average house price £251,811 (HM Land Registry, June 2026): a gross yield of 5.6%, ranked 29 of 316 local authorities.
Rent in Eastbourne
The average private rent across all property types is £1,166 a month (+0.7% on a year earlier). The regional median in the South East is £1,355.
| Property | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £818 | £9,816 a year |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,076 | £12,912 a year |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,303 | £15,636 a year |
| 4+ bedrooms | £1,793 | £21,516 a year |
The bedroom ladder in Eastbourne: one to two bedrooms adds 31.5% to the rent, two to three adds 21.1% and three to four-plus adds 37.6% (England-and-Wales medians 27.3%, 20.9% and 40.9%). The biggest step here is three to four or more bedrooms — the size where an extra room earns most, and the first place to look when comparing a conversion against its cost.
House prices in Eastbourne
The average price paid is £251,811 (-3.7% on a year earlier).
| Type | Average price |
|---|---|
| Detached | £511,310 |
| Semi-detached | £350,177 |
| Terraced | £278,918 |
| Flat | £173,644 |
Rents are outrunning prices in Eastbourne. Rents moved +0.7% over the year against −3.7% for prices — a gap of 4.4 points that lifts the gross yield a buyer sees today. Eastbourne ranks 297th of 316 local authorities for rent growth and 301st of 316 for price growth; the England-and-Wales medians are +3.8% and +2.8%.
Gross yield by property type in Eastbourne
| Type | Rent / month | Average price | Gross yield | E&W median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | £1,076 | £173,644 | 7.4% | 7.5% |
| Terraced house | £1,303 | £278,918 | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| Semi-detached | £1,303 | £350,177 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Detached | £1,793 | £511,310 | 4.2% | 4.1% |
On these pairings the strongest gross yield in Eastbourne is on flats at 7.4%, against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type; the weakest is detached. Gross figures ignore service charges, which usually make flats the thinnest net yield of the four.
What that means for a landlord
- Gross yield 5.6% (rent × 12 ÷ price) — rank 29 of 316 local authorities; the regional median is 4.3%. Net yield is lower once mortgage interest, insurance, maintenance and voids come off.
- Tenant affordability: referencing at 30× means a household income of about £34,980 a year for the average rent.
- EPC before 2030: 39% of EPCs lodged in Eastbourne over the last year were below band C — the level a rented home needs by 1 October 2030 — with 33% at D (EPC ratings in Eastbourne).
- Council tax: Band D in Eastbourne is £2,654 for 2026/27, and the council charges a 100% second-home premium (council tax in Eastbourne).
Lender maths on the averages. At a 5.5% stress rate and 145% rent cover — the common buy-to-let convention — the average rent of £1,166 supports a loan of about £175,448, which is 69.7% of the average price. That falls short of 75% loan-to-value, so a buyer of an average home here needs a larger deposit or a stronger rent to pass the stress test. Both numbers are conventions rather than rules — change them in the stress test.
Run the numbers for Eastbourne
- Yield calculator with £251,811 and £1,166 already filled in
- Mortgage stress test at 75% LTV on the average price
- Rent affordability: the income a tenant needs to reference at £1,166 a month
- Rental income tax on £13,992 a year of rent
Nearest neighbours by yield, in the South East
| Area | Rent | Price | Yield | Rent 12m |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | £1,367 | £250,999 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| Southampton | £1,255 | £235,362 | 6.4% | +3.1% |
| Gosport | £1,165 | £235,188 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| Dartford | £1,570 | £351,594 | 5.4% | +3% |
| Slough | £1,569 | £352,024 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,809 | £407,803 | 5.3% | −1.1% |
All 316 areas ranked · council tax in Eastbourne · EPC ratings in Eastbourne.
Rents: ONS, Price Index of Private Rents (average monthly private rent by local authority, July 2026). Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (average price, June 2026). Gross yield = rent × 12 ÷ price, our calculation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Rankings and medians are ours, across 316 local authorities.
Asked about this area
£1,166 a month across all property types (ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026), up 0.7% on a year earlier.
£251,811 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, June 2026).
About 5.6% gross on the averages — £1,166 rent against a £251,811 price — ranking 29 of 316 local authorities. Net yield depends on your mortgage and costs.
Flats on our pairing: 7.4% gross (£1,076 rent on a £173,644 price), against an England-and-Wales median of 7.5% for that type.
Rents +0.7% against prices −3.7% over the year — rents ahead, so yield is rising for a buyer today.
Referencing at 30 times the monthly rent points to roughly £34,980 a year of household income for the average home; the affordability calculator shows 24× and 36× too.
Postcode districts in Eastbourne
Council tax bands, sold prices and build periods for each district — all BN postcodes.