Ratton

Eastbourne · South East · population 8,290 · 5 LSOAs

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

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,322 of 6,856 in England
  • #591 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 13 in Eastbourne
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,190
Median age (est.)47
Density807per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

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

Ratton is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,322 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 13 in Eastbourne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Employment (49). Typical homes here sold for about £387,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 92 sales), 41% above the wider Eastbourne median of £275,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,608 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 113 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 52 · #3,268
Employment 49 · #3,494
Education 64 · #2,452
Health 52 · #3,254
Crime 74 · #1,767
Housing & access 84 · #1,122
Living environment 95 · #313

House prices ?

£387,500median (12m) · -10.9% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£387,50092-10.9%+0.8%
Detached£535,00045+0.6%+21.8%
Semi-detached£340,00033-13.9%+1.5%
Terraced£305,00011+7.0%+25.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£387,500
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)£44,608±£6,345 · #2,173 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,335
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

113 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 936 offences
Eastbourne111
South East71
England83

Rank #5,294 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft563
Burglary16
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons79
Drugs15
Robbery5
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 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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