London commuter townsBrighton vs Eastbourne

Brighton vs Eastbourne: which commuter town suits you?

Brighton is 28 minutes closer to London, but Eastbourne is £132k cheaper on the average sold price.
Brighton

#94 of 118

Eastbourne

#117 of 118

Train to London

60 min
88 min

Annual season ticket

£6,307
£8,542

Average house price

£412k
£280k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

10.5x
7.6x

Average rent (2 bed)

£1,518/mo
£1,079/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

47%
35%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

94
73

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

957 Mb
865 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.4
6.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

87
54

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

247 ha
200 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

1218
307

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Brighton

East Sussex · 60 min to London · average sold price £412k.

Read the Brighton report

Living in Eastbourne

East Sussex · 88 min to London · average sold price £280k.

Read the Eastbourne report

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