Local servicesHospitalBexhill Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySea Road Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLj Collis & Co8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Peter and St Paul CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 420 pupilsright herePrimaryChantry Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 195 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Richard's Catholic Collegeages 11-16, 1,029 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBexhill Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW36 miRailway stationBexhillunder a mileBus stationBus ParkBattle5.3 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops121 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TN40 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 31 min4:44 am – 9:15 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min7:57 am – 3:54 pm
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People8,960 residentsin the Bexhill Central census areaMedian age 51.74,778 households55% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright7% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,599 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 9%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 47% go by car, 7% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C794 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesBexhill Downpark · under a mile · 16 haEgerton Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haWest Promenadepark · under a mileHighwoods Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 41 haSidley Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 5 haBexhill Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200735 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202422 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,473 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
