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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 moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 30 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. 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 3 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

Violence and sexual offences
11.41(-64%)
Anti-social behaviour
10.37(-10%)
Burglary
3.85(+48%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.56(-45%)
Vehicle crime
3.26(-14%)
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

Based on 92 recent sales, the median property price is £358,725 in Meads area, with individual transactions ranging from £70,000 up to £1,675,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

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

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Meads over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached13£885,000
Flats59£275,000
Semi-Detached7£485,000
Terraced13£415,500

10 years median price trend in Meads

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Meads.

All postcodes in Meads

BN207TA

Link Road

BN208EF

East Dean Road

BN207QS

Beachy Head Road

BN207HT

St Johns Road

BN207RG

Meads Street

BN207RP

Meads Street

BN207RU

Cliff Road

BN208DA

Compton Drive

BN208HU

Barcombe Close

BN207QA

Meads Road

BN207TB

Carlisle Road

BN207XE

Cliff Road

BN208BP

Paradise Drive

BN208BX

Compton Drive

BN211DZ

Compton Place Road

BN207EG

Granville Road

BN207NQ

St Johns Road

BN208EH

East Dean Road

BN211DX

Compton Place Road

BN207PB

Darley Road

BN207PH

Derwent Road

BN208DB

Fairway Close

BN211EE

Compton Place Road

BN200AD

Meads

BN207GE

Darley Road

BN207JF

Bolsover Road

BN208AX

Vicarage Lane

BN207UG

Meads

BN207UL

Baslow Road

BN208DX

Pashley Road

BN208HR

Longland Road

BN207HX

Ravenscroft

BN207HY

St Johns Road

BN207QL

Meads Road

BN207QT

Meads Street

BN207UJ

Baslow Road

BN208BY

Compton Drive

BN208DR

Summerdown Road

BN211DY

Compton Place Road

BN207EA

Meads Road

BN207ED

Granville Road

BN207HG

Granville Road

BN207ST

Denton Road

BN207UP

Meads Brow

BN207DH

Blackwater Road

BN207JW

Bolsover Road

BN207NW

Milnthorpe Gardens

BN207UB

Salisbury Road

BN207UE

Carlisle Road

BN207XT

Upper Dukes Drive

BN208BU

Compton Drive

BN207AZ

Silverdale Road

BN207ET

Meads Road

BN208EX

East Dean Road

BN207JX

Staveley Road

BN207HB

Granville Road

BN208EG

East Dean Road

BN207ER

Carlisle Road

BN207ES

Meads Road

BN207JS

Staveley Road

BN207QR

Meads Road

BN207RA

Matlock Road

BN207RF

Gaudick Road

BN207RS

Meads Street

BN207UX

Saffrons Park

BN207JL

St Gregory Close

BN207LX

Fairfield Road

BN207RY

Gaudick Place

BN207TZ

Lincoln Close

BN207XS

Rowsley Road

BN207RN

Meads Street

BN207XW

Wellcombe Crescent

BN207JE

Bolsover Road

BN208EE

East Dean Road

BN207FG

King Edwards Parade

BN207BU

Grassington Road

BN207TT

Cranborne Avenue

BN207JH

South Cliff

BN207JZ

Staveley Road

BN207QP

Beachy Head Road

BN207TS

Cranborne Avenue

BN211EF

Compton Place Road

BN200BB

East Dean Road

BN207FD

Meads Street

BN207XF

Cliff Road

BN208AP

Vicarage Drive

BN207FE

King Edwards Parade

BN207QN

Beachy Head Road

BN208DY

Pashley Road

BN208NB

Upwick Road

BN211ED

Compton Place Road

BN207FF

King Edwards Parade

BN207LE

Buxton Road

BN207NR

Milnthorpe Road

BN208EW

Upland Road

BN207EZ

Silverdale Road

BN200AE

Meads

BN207GB

Darley Road

BN207LG

Buxton Road

BN208DW

Summerdown Close

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.