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On Milnthorpe Road, in Meads
What it's like at BN20 7NR: every home that has sold on Milnthorpe Road 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Milnthorpe Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 67 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 10, Milnthorpe RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £1,200,000 | 316 m² | £3,797/m² | 4 |
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| Flat 3, 12, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Apr 2007 | £195,000 | 101 m² | £1,931/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 12, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Jan 2000 | £90,000 | 102 m² | £882/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 12, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | May 2013 | £300,000 | 206 m² | £1,456/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 14, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Jul 2011 | £234,950 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 3, 14, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £155,000 | 56 m² | £2,768/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 14, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Aug 2017 | £280,000 | 93 m² | £3,011/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 16, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Nov 2015 | £126,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 2, 16, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | May 2015 | £179,950 | 93 m² | £1,935/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, 18, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Mar 2017 | £500,000 | 242 m² | £2,066/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 18, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Feb 2006 | £180,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, Abbotsrood, 1, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Jul 2006 | £215,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 4, Abbotsrood, 1, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Jan 2022 | £300,000 | 97 m² | £3,093/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Abbotsrood, 1, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Jan 2012 | £234,500 | 112 m² | £2,094/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Abbotsrood, 1, Milnthorpe RoadFlat | Oct 2014 | £296,000 | 88 m² | £3,364/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Eastbourne, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 3.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Chesterfield Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 25 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 3A); 22 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 70 minutes away by public transport (43 by car).
The nearest primary school is St John's Meads Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 71% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gildredge House, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 46.7 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 9% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Welcome Co Op, 100 m away; Chapman Wine Merchants (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Lighthouse Medical Practice (1.3 km), with Kamsons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Bliss spa and beauty salon is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Eastbourne District General Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 62% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Ancient Grains is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Ship Inn the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 44% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Meads, College).
There are 17 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is All Saints Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Hillbrow Sports Centre (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Eastbourne, 1.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 54 km away.
36 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gazebo in the Back Garden of No 1 | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Eastbourne constituency: Josh Babarinde MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 12,204 (26.8%), turnout 63%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 52%, Conservative 25%, Reform UK 13%, Labour 6%.
21 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 BN20 7NR →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 59% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 45% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Milnthorpe Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 46 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 80.8% | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.7% | 15.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.9% | 1.3% | 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.
Nearest: The Pells Outdoor Swimming Pool · about 31 min
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