Hampden Park South

Eastbourne · South East · population 7,860 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

27Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,989 of 6,856 in England
  • #987 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 13 in Eastbourne
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,750
Median age (est.)50
Density2,513per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above25%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 22%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hampden Park South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,989 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Eastbourne. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (83) but weak on Employment (17). Typical homes here, about £330,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 82 sales), 20% above the wider Eastbourne median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,821 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 130 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,824
Employment 17 · #5,674
Education 30 · #4,824
Health 23 · #5,270
Crime 46 · #3,665
Housing & access 53 · #3,220
Living environment 83 · #1,163

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · -4.3% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00082-4.3%+26.0%
Detached£423,00027-10.2%+8.5%
Semi-detached£392,50025+27.6%+49.0%
Terraced£254,00027+4.2%+16.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£330,000
Eastbourne£275,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,821±£4,941 · #5,087 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,123
Price-to-income ?9.5×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,026 offences
Eastbourne111
South East71
England83

Rank #5,657 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences371
Theft300
Burglary36
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson82
Public order & weapons115
Drugs36
Robbery28
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 272 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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