Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Eastbourne is up

+1.9%

The average private rent in Eastbourne is now £1,174 a month, £22 more than in September 2025. That's £264 a year more for the average renter. It's 279th of 334 areas, and 49th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£731£970£1,209£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ Eastbourne   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Eastbourne£1,174+1.9%+24%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Eastbourne is up 1.9% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£823+1.9%
2 bed£1,083+1.9%
3 bed£1,313+2.2%
4+ bed£1,804+1.6%
Flat / maisonette£1,020+1.3%
Terraced£1,181+2.2%
Semi-detached£1,302+2.3%
Detached£1,485+2.0%

Nearby in the table

Surrey Heath +2.0%New Forest +2.0%East Hampshire +2.0%Wealden +1.8%Hastings +1.7%Medway +1.6%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000061), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists