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County or areaEast Sussex
Postcode districtBN20
Telephone code01323
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 30 min4:45 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 57 min7:58 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,951 residentsin the Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean census areaMedian age 48.75,891 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 6,235 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C827 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 16°CONovember: 6 to 12°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCrowlinkwalk or trail · under a mileBirling Gap Beachbeach · 1.4 miFriston Forestforest · 1.1 miWent Hillhill · under a mileFriston Hillhill · under a mileSeven Sisterscliffs · 1.2 miSeven Sisters Cliffs Walking Trailwalk or trail · 1.2 miFlagstaff Pointheadland · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSeven Sisters Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 280 haEast Dean with Friston War Memorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileEastbourne Downs Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 58 haGildredge Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 10 haMotcombe Gardenspark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Apr 200748 mi away, Folkestone, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202414 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,558 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEastbourne District General Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryVictoria Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyKamsons Pharmacy2.7 miDentistOrchard Dental Group3.5 miPolice stationPolice StationEastbourne3.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Framfield Way3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Sussex College Group3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Sussex14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW31 miRailway stationEastbourne3.6 miBus stationLonghill School GroundsOvingdean12 miFerryNewhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal6.6 miBus stops22 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsEastbourne2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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