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

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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