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On Downland Avenue, in Peacehaven East
What it's like at BN10 8UH: every home that has sold on Downland Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Downland Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 27 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1a, Downland AvenueDetached | Aug 2026 | £368,500 | 134 m² | £2,750/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Downland AvenueDetached | Apr 2024 | £300,000 | 73 m² | £4,110/m² | 1 |
| 3, Downland AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2012 | £215,000 | 120 m² | £1,792/m² | 3 |
| 4, Downland AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1997 | £59,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 5, Downland AvenueDetached | Jan 2011 | £188,000 | 62 m² | £3,032/m² | 1 |
| 6, Downland AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2008 | £169,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Downland AvenueDetached | Dec 2019 | £290,000 | 83 m² | £3,494/m² | 3 |
| 8, Downland AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2015 | £228,000 | 68 m² | £3,353/m² | 3 |
| 8a, Downland AvenueDetached | Oct 2006 | £220,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Newhaven Harbour, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 28k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newhaven Town.
The nearest bus stop is Seaview Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 12X, 12, 14, 494); 28 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Breakwater Academy, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Seahaven Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 40.3 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative, 1.1 km away, with Ashington closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Acorn Chiropody & Podiatry (1.2 km), with Medication Delivery Services the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Mr Tashman is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Sussex County Hospital, 9.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 53% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 17 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Peacehaven & Telscombe Football Club is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Avenue Kitchen & Tap the nearest pub (1.1 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 36% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 381 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Centenary Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Sinclair’s Swimming School (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Saltdean, 3.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 42 km away.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency: Chris Ward MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 9,663 (23.8%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 20%, Green Party 20%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
17 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BN10 8UH →
On this street: 0 of 22 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 83.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 4.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 9.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 27 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.