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About

Meads is a neighbourhood to the west of Eastbourne town centre, running along the seafront. The area is mainly residential, with streets made up of late-Victorian and Edwardian houses and a designated conservation area. The seafront here is a broad shingle beach backed by a continuous promenade; cast-iron shelters and timber groynes mark the shoreline. Small public gardens and set-piece terraces step up from the promenade toward the residential streets, and the grid of lanes gives the area a clear pattern that reflects its development in the late 19th century.

Local services are concentrated in short parades and around junctions with the main coastal road, while buses link Meads to the town centre and the railway station. Footpaths from the northern streets drop down to the seafront and provide direct routes onto the lower slopes of the South Downs, making walks into the countryside straightforward. For residents the area provides ready access to Eastbourne's central facilities while retaining a neighbourly street layout and a long stretch of undeveloped shoreline.

Area overview

On average Meads has low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 64% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 3.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Meads is £52,285 per year. There are 1 schools in Meads: 1 primary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Meads is home to around 6,747 people, with a population density of about 535.2 per km².

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
30
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
3.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Meads Population
6,747
Population density
535.2 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Anti-social behaviour
13.04(+6%)
Violence and sexual offences
12.45(-61%)
Burglary
3.41(+31%)
Other theft
3.11(-45%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.11(-52%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,701
84.5%
Other White
418
6.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
77
1.14%
Irish
72
1.07%
Indian
66
0.98%
Total population: 6,747

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
2,560
42.02%
Level 3 (A level)
931
15.28%
No qualifications
850
13.95%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
729
11.97%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
524
8.6%
Total 16+ residents: 6,092

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,959
58.81%
Owns with a mortgage
579
17.38%
Private landlord or letting agency
557
16.72%
Other social rented
99
2.97%
Other forms of private rent
82
2.46%
Total households: 3,331

Property prices in Meads

Median price£370,000
Price per sq ft£337
Sales (last 12 months)96
Typical range (middle 50%)£269K – £554K

Based on 96 recent sales, the median property price is £370,000 (about £337 per square foot) in Meads area, with individual transactions ranging from £90,500 up to £1,700,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Meads over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached18£870,000£465
Semi-Detached6£483,750£384
Terraced12£430,250£408
Flats60£295,000£299

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Meads

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Meads.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£550,000£233,250£525,000£322,500
2017£637,250£254,750£335,000£378,625
2018£730,000£239,000£450,000£416,000
2019£595,000£249,950£442,500£397,125
2020£710,000£250,000£474,100£387,500
2021£772,500£275,000£431,000£435,000
2022£875,000£294,000£497,500£450,000
2023£695,000£293,500£577,500£497,500
2024£772,750£298,500£520,000£465,000
2025£895,000£275,000£483,750£400,250
2026£785,000£330,000£599,950£435,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Meads.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Meads.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£341£252£324£355
2017£371£260£321£368
2018£358£272£348£368
2019£359£267£313£338
2020£364£253£297£355
2021£422£286£368£386
2022£467£311£423£440
2023£438£316£357£416
2024£437£303£431£470
2025£470£286£391£408
2026£406£316£334£445
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Meads.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Meads in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Meads

Is Meads safe?

Meads records about 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Meads?

The median sale price in Meads is £370,000 (about £337 per square foot) based on 96 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Meads?

Meads has 1 primary school. Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Meads?

Meads scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Meads sits around rank 24,564 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Meads?

The average household income in Meads is around £52,285 per year, and 4% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Meads

BN207JW

Bolsover Road

BN207JN

Bolsover Road

BN207LJ

Staveley Road

BN207EU

Silverdale Road

BN207PZ

St Johns Road

BN200BB

East Dean Road

BN207QR

Meads Road

BN207UA

Salisbury Road

BN207QA

Meads Road

BN207TZ

Lincoln Close

BN208HT

Barcombe Walk

BN208JR

Victoria Drive

BN207GD

Darley Road

BN207EP

Fitzgerald Close

BN208DP

Lindsay Close

BN207SU

Denton Road

BN207HL

Ascot Close

BN208BY

Compton Drive

BN208EN

Upland Road

BN207SH

Gaudick Road

BN207DF

Meads Road

BN207LB

Buxton Road

BN207LW

Gaudick Road

BN207SS

Denton Road

BN207LL

Buxton Road

BN207HA

Granville Road

BN207RH

Meads Street

BN211EE

Compton Place Road

BN207TD

Carlisle Road

BN208EL

Downside Close

BN207RY

Gaudick Place

BN207XR

Edensor Road

BN207XS

Rowsley Road

BN207JH

South Cliff

BN207XN

Foyle Way

BN207AZ

Silverdale Road

BN207QN

Beachy Head Road

BN207EQ

Beristede Close

BN207JU

Staveley Road

BN207LH

Staveley Road

BN208BX

Compton Drive

BN207NF

Fairfield Road

BN208EP

Ridgelands Close

BN207QQ

Ascham Place

BN207BU

Grassington Road

BN208DL

Old Camp Road

BN207RT

Holywell Road

BN207HP

St Johns Road

BN207RN

Meads Street

BN207TY

Warren Close

BN207NJ

Chesterfield Gardens

BN200AE

Meads

BN207ES

Meads Road

BN208NA

Upwick Road

BN207AY

Silverdale Road

BN207NA

Fairfield Road

BN207ED

Granville Road

BN207XF

Cliff Road

BN208ND

St Leonards Place

BN207RP

Meads Street

BN207JB

St Johns Road

BN208DH

Old Camp Road

BN207UR

Darley Road

BN207HU

St Johns Road

BN207LU

Fairfield Road

BN207RS

Meads Street

BN208NB

Upwick Road

BN207NP

Dalton Road

BN207UE

Carlisle Road

BN207JS

Staveley Road

BN207JF

Bolsover Road

BN207HT

St Johns Road

BN207QB

Meads Road

BN211DY

Compton Place Road

BN208HS

Longland Road

BN207EA

Meads Road

BN207QG

Meads Road

BN207RF

Gaudick Road

BN207SX

Paradise Drive

BN208DA

Compton Drive

BN207HY

St Johns Road

BN207TA

Link Road

BN208DR

Summerdown Road

BN207NG

St Johns Road

BN207RG

Meads Street

BN208DU

Pashley Road

BN207TN

Upper Carlisle Road

BN207PT

Meads Road

BN207LA

Buxton Road

BN207TL

Upper Carlisle Road

BN207DH

Blackwater Road

BN207UD

Carlisle Road

BN207LG

Buxton Road

BN207NR

Milnthorpe Road

BN207UL

Baslow Road

BN207TB

Carlisle Road

BN207QW

St Vincents Place

BN207JJ

Jephson Close

BN207LT

Fairfield Road

BN207JA

St Johns Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.